[Veg Plot 1B]

Looking to buy sweet potatoes and research says they have to be brought as slips.

Have also come across them as seeds.

Can the be grown from seeds in UK?

Finding postage at £5 to much, anybody know if garden centres sell them?

[JayG]

Easy to grow your own slips from a supermarket sweet potato tuber - there have been several lengthy threads on the subject over the years if you do a search for them; this is one of the shorter ones: 

sweet potato slips in Grow Your Own - Page 1 of 1

[Veg Plot 1B]

Thanks JayG.

I have a couple left in larder so will give it a try.

Have read that shop brought ones are treated so may not grow, any thoughts?

[jambop]

Follow these guidelines and you cannot go wrong... mind you that's a mess of sweet potatoes

The Sweet Truth about Sweet Potato Production in Louisiana - YouTube

[mumofstig]

Instructions and more videos in an old 'how to grow sweet potatoes' thread here
Sweet Potato Time - 2013 in Grow Your Own - Page 1 of 17

[JayG]

Have read that shop brought ones are treated so may not grow, any thoughts?

I soaked mine in a bucket of water overnight before propping it up in its water container - don't know whether that helped because I don't know whether the tuber had been treated in the first place... 

Edit: just noticed you mentioned that you've got a couple in your larder - unless you just want to practise growing slips (which might work now) it's way too early to start them now as they can't be planted outside or even in a greenhouse until it warms up considerably.

[Veg Plot 1B]

Ok I'll eat these and get new ones next year.