Growing potatoes or sweet potatoes comes with many specific, different variables — many of which may surprise you. Potatoes and sweet potatoes may seem like they'd be siblings, but they're actually ...

Three roasted orange sweet potatoes split down the middle with a plate of butter cubes on the side - Clarkandcompany/Getty Images Potatoes and sweet potatoes are often mistaken as different varieties ...

Sweet potatoes and yams are often confused, but they are botanically different plants. True sweet potatoes are native to the Americas, while true yams originate from Africa and Asia. The canned "yams" ...

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Potatoes and sweet potatoes are often mistaken as different varieties of the same vegetable, but they are, in fact, not directly related. While potatoes belong to the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family ...