These are my sweet potato shoots I started growing a month or so back. This will be my first time in planting them and really don't know how. I don't know if I am to cut a chunk from where the shoot attaches or just break it off and plant it.
Being it is my first time to mess with them I did not know how many to set in water because I did not want to have to many plants plus I did not know how many little shoots three starter potatoes would make. Heck I don't even know when is the right time to plant them. I guess they are about the same as a regular potato.
The good thing is, I will have plenty of time tomorrow to read all about them.
I think sweet potatoes would be the same as white potatoes. I think I read somewhere that sweet potatoes are not actually potatoes at all, but they are tubers so I would think it would be the same. Every eye can potentially produce a plant. Like you say, you'll have plenty of time to read up on it tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteWe LOVE sweet potatoes. I might try to grow some this year.
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ps It's me, Hoss Boss. I'm signed in but your blog is not recognizing me at the moment. I won't take it personal. LOL
I tried sweet taters last summer and we just didn't have a hot nor long enough season to get anything. I'm going to try them again and see, if nothing I'll consider that a crop we simply can not grow ourselves.
ReplyDeleteMay have to work out a barter trade with someone who can grow them*wink* I do this with another friend in TX, we trade our apples for her oranges and lemons. Those P.O. fixed amount boxes are a blessing :o)
Kelle, I will let you know how this first season goes and then if successful I would be willing to trade some stuff.
ReplyDeleteHoss Boss, I don't know what is going on with thing. It does not show some of the followers and sometimes it will not let me post pics. I don't know but thanks for the comment.