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.
Sweet potatoes are not started by seed like most other vegetables, they are started from slips. slips are shoots that are grown from a mature sweet potato. Place each section in a jar or glass of water with half of the potato below the water and half above. Sweet Potato Sprouts in Water and Slips to Plant.