Colorado · Garden vegetables

Sweet Potato season in Colorado

Cool nights keep sweet potatoes out of Colorado fields — stores carry North Carolina and Mississippi roots.

Where sweet potatoes really grow

The season does exist — just not here. These states carry the sweet potato harvest, in the order the peak arrives:

See the whole national sweep — or what Colorado does best, which is the better trade anyway.

Frequently asked questions

Are sweet potatoes grown commercially in Colorado?

Not at market scale, no — and we'd rather tell you that than invent dates. Cool nights keep sweet potatoes out of Colorado fields — stores carry North Carolina and Mississippi roots.

Where do the sweet potatoes in Colorado stores come from?

Cool nights keep sweet potatoes out of Colorado fields — stores carry North Carolina and Mississippi roots. The national sweep shows which states are actually picking in any given month.

What should I look for at Colorado markets instead?

Whatever the season is actually serving — the full Colorado calendar always has something honest on the board.