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cambourne7

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Sweet Potato
« on: July 07, 2018, 11:54:39 »
Hi All,

I have found some sweet potato in the back of veg racks and they have some large sprouts popping out. So the question i have is should i bin them or is it worth trying to grow slips for planting?  Am i to late to plant them out? Would they go in the greenhouse?

Cam


Obelixx

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Re: Sweet Potato
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2018, 14:08:18 »
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ancellsfarmer

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Re: Sweet Potato
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2018, 15:56:39 »
Semi tropical crop. Maturity time is 90-170 days. In the greenhouse, kept above 10 deg C, possibly for Christmas? All supermarkets sell these.
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Digeroo

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Re: Sweet Potato
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2018, 16:52:01 »
I believe that the leaves are edible.

 

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