What Happens If You Harvest Sweet Potatoes Too Early?
If sweet potatoes are harvested too early, they won’t have enough time to develop their full flavor and nutritional content. The sweet potatoes will be smaller in size, have thin skin, and lack the usual sweetness and starchiness of fully grown ones. Harvesting too early also increases the risk of rot and spoilage during storage. Therefore, it’s crucial to wait until the sweet potatoes are fully matured before harvesting them.