The potato can grow in hot climates. It does not matter. The climate is wet or dry. (compound-complex sentence)
The potato can grow in hot climates, and it does not matter whether the climate is wet or dry.
The potato can grow in hot climates. It does not matter. The climate is wet or dry. (compound-complex sentence)
The potato can grow in hot climates, and it does not matter whether the climate is wet or dry.