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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Storeman on July 04, 2008, 17:47

Title: sweet potatoes
Post by: Storeman on July 04, 2008, 17:47

has anyone grown sweet potatoes. ideas please

Title: sweet potatoes
Post by: Poolfield2 on July 04, 2008, 20:51

I spent ages trying to get "slips" from a supermarket sweet potato cos the garden centre ones needed a second mortgage. When they grew, I put them in  water to root but they never did, so I gave up for this year.

Title: sweet potatoes
Post by: gardengran on July 04, 2008, 23:38

iv been wondering about these too, just learnt they climb  :oops:  gonna give them a try too as soon as im able   :D

Title: sweet potatoes
Post by: gobs on July 05, 2008, 07:46

It is a bit late/early now. It's a 6-9 months crop, so you want to start chitting early spring - though well worth considering to buy in more suited varieties once :wink:  - chits, cuttings, all root rather easily and fast, try damp sand or light sompost.

Title: sweet potatoes
Post by: Eristic on July 06, 2008, 02:02

One of the mistakes people make is putting the cuttings in water instead of compost. Put the tuber in some water and remove the shoots as soon as large enough to handle and pot on immidieately.

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