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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Duke Ellington on March 28, 2016, 20:43:45

Title: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: Duke Ellington on March 28, 2016, 20:43:45

I have managed to grow some good sweet potato slips and intend to grow sweet potatoes in containers in the greenhouse. How many slips should I plant in what size container. This will be my first ever attempt at growing sweet potatoes and I am totally clueless😐

Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: saddad on March 28, 2016, 22:52:44

I would put two, or three at the most in a plastic dustbin...  :wave:

Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: okra on March 29, 2016, 08:10:03

Well done on growing your own slips, as its not that easy. I have grown slips a few times but have never had a decent sized crop outside, perhaps I should have tried containers in the greenhouse.

Does anybody know of a cheap supplier of slips?

Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: Duke Ellington on March 30, 2016, 22:21:26

I think Thompson and Morgan sell sweet potato plug plants. I wish I'd started mine earlier as they were very slow to get going. I will be growing them in the greenhouse and try saddads suggestion of three to a dustbin. I love trying new things especially things you can't see until harvest...although it can be a bit of a dissapointment when it doesn't work.
Duke

Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: Duke Ellington on March 31, 2016, 08:16:30

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Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: Plot22 on March 31, 2016, 08:49:58

I have tried them for the last 2 years outside in the allotment. The 1st year was slips from T&M and the 2nd year was from my own slips . On both occasions I was not very successful . The potatoes seem to attract slugs like there is no tomorrow. I have not bothered growing in our greenhouse at home as once my veg plants are out then my wife takes it over with tomatoes ,chillies cucumber etc. I am always trying new things but have come to the conclusion that they are not worth the effort. In fact Monty answered a readers question in the Saturday Mail a few weeks ago by saying they are for hot climate only. Having said that I hope that you have success in the your greenhouse trials. I would certainly not put more than 2 in a dustbin size bucket the foliage is very rampant and don't forget the slug pellets.

Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: Duke Ellington on March 31, 2016, 15:11:09

I will certainly report back at the end of the season.

Title: Re: Sweet Potato Question
Post by: saddad on April 01, 2016, 23:55:32

A dustbin each, if you have the space and the compost... I have three in each...  :wave: