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.