1 This is a significant increase over the 3% level of outlier claims paid in the early years of the program (2000 through 2002.). 2  More than 84% of the outlier payments were made to agencies in three statesâ Florida, California and Texasâthat account for only 23.4% of Medicare enrollees.
Sweet Potatoes are a tropical plant. This means that they grow well in USDA hardiness zones 9, 10, and 11. This area includes most of the southern and south-western United States. If starting your own slips, start sprouting them in March or April.
This is my third year growing sweet potatoes. I don't start my sweet potatoes until the first of May in two of my 4'x8' raised beds. Usually, I use the beds for bush beans and/or late Winter crops of carrots and beets and harvest those before replanting with the sweet potatoes.