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'Porto Rico' Sweet potato

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Description:	Mid-season. Extremely compact, bushy vines produces roots with copper-colored skin and moist, deep reddish-orange flesh.
Days To Maturity:	NA
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (4.5 Stars) Yield: (2.5 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 2

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 05/12/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I have grown both the vining and semi-vining (bunch) version of this sweet potato. Good flavor and good producer. Some tendency to Jumbo. Bigger drawback is its susceptibility to scurf.

Reviewed on 11/08/2004 by russell - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ontario, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Poor producer.Roots are often no bigger than a thumb.I suspect it needs a longer growing season.

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