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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 930250 United States05/01/2010 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | sweet potatoes require sand lol Quoting: Etheric RayYou would need abasement full of sandy soil. Hmm, I read you start them out in water then when the slips sprout out of the top and become a few inches then you plant the slip in sand. Im just not sure why its not sprouting the slip off the top. Maybe I should just put the whole thing in sand. |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 930250 United States05/01/2010 09:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just started some too in my kitchen. The ones i cut in half, only one is sprouting roots. The ones i left whole and put in water, all are sprouting. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 958532What i am wondering is how does one get each slip to separate from the rest? from what I read, you just pick it off the top when it has some length to it then you just plant that a few inches under sandy soil. Are yours sprouting from the top thats not in water? Or just roots on the bottom that is in water? Mine are only growing roots in water. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 930250 United States05/01/2010 09:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I grow them the way you do, in water. It just takes some time, so be patient. Once you have roots, the top will start to sprout. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 958534Phew! thanks. I wasnt sure what came first the roots or the sprout part. Have you ever had one go mushy on you.. no sprouts/roots, just wrinkly and mushy? |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 958534 Canada05/01/2010 09:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes, I've had them go mushy,just throw it away. For the ones that grow roots, I only keep enough water in the container to cover the roots, not the potato, less chance of it going mushy. Once the sprout becomes a vine and is 8 inches in length, you can cut it off close to the potato and just stick it in soil or sand. I have a vine right now that is about 3 feet long and I'm going to cut it into 8inch pieces (cuttings)and plant each one into a large pot. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 958534 Canada05/01/2010 10:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I took an 8 inch cutting off a potato and planted it in a pot of soil. It has been growing in the house all winter and is now a 3 feet long vine. I will use this vine for cuttings and plant each one in a separate pot. By the end of the season, I will have sweet potatoes. (Of course, here in Canada I grow them in a greenhouse). |
| Butt Ugly Toad User ID: 958501 United States05/01/2010 10:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | sweet potatoes require sand lol Quoting: Etheric RayYou would need abasement full of sandy soil. No they don't! They need ASH! Burn some paper then take the ash and dump it in the water. Ribbit :) "To pee or not to pee, that is the question!" - Old Toad Proverb “Unbeknownst to most, Kindness is not a STD, so pass it on!” – Old Toad Proverb Old Toad Proverbs: Thread: Old Toad Proverbs |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 961826 United States05/05/2010 11:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just started some too in my kitchen. The ones i cut in half, only one is sprouting roots. The ones i left whole and put in water, all are sprouting. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 930250What i am wondering is how does one get each slip to separate from the rest? from what I read, you just pick it off the top when it has some length to it then you just plant that a few inches under sandy soil. Are yours sprouting from the top thats not in water? Or just roots on the bottom that is in water? Mine are only growing roots in water. Yes, mine are starting to sprout from the top too! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 961826 United States05/05/2010 11:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some sweet potatoes are treated with a growth inhibitor to prevent sprouting. I've grown them outdoors as a quick vine to shade the house...white morning-glory-type flowers. Mine came back year after year if they weren't dug-up, but I'm in a gardening zone 9/10...so I don't know how they handle cold weather. Quoting: weegieYea, i'm here in cape coral, florida so i may try to do just that. I hear they make a pretty vine! |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 930250 United States05/14/2010 07:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Some sweet potatoes are treated with a growth inhibitor to prevent sprouting. I've grown them outdoors as a quick vine to shade the house...white morning-glory-type flowers. Mine came back year after year if they weren't dug-up, but I'm in a gardening zone 9/10...so I don't know how they handle cold weather. Quoting: weegievery interesting, Ive gone through 3 types of potatoes so far and only the organic one sprouted little purple leaves. All the others from the store have turned to mush. One even exploded. No kidding, bits of potato were floating in the water. |
