Bophelo

Season Overview

Description

With 'Bophelo,' you can grow a sweet potato variety of South African origin in your garden bed. This variety takes about 15.5 weeks to mature before harvest. This makes it an excellent choice for strategically expanding the variety in your vegetable garden.

Growing tips

Plant the tubers or cuttings of 'Bophelo' in the soil at a depth of about 7.5 cm. Space them 27.5 cm apart within the row and leave a generous 95 cm between rows. For the entire growing season, you should plan on about 15.5 weeks of growth time in the garden bed.

Details

Plant distance

27.5 cm

Row spacing

95 cm

Seeding depth

7.5 cm