Sweet potatoes

[caseylee]

My sweet potatoe has been suspended above water for ages now, and I have noticed a long thin white root growing from the botton of it, its this what I am neant to plant cause nothing but a tiny purple prout has grown on the top

[caseylee]

[ceres]

No, what should happen is that the sprout will grow into a shoot or slip.  You then take the slip off the potato, put it into water and in a few days it will have roots so you can pot it up.  When you say suspended above water, you've got part of the potato in the water, haven't you?

[caseylee]

yeah the bottom of it is in the water, but the slips on top are not growing at all, have I done it right

[ceres]

How long has it been in the water?  They can be slow to get going.  I started mine in January and it only produced roots and one small slip in the first 3 months.  It's now got going strongly.  Is it in a warm place with good light and are you keeping the water topped up? 

[caseylee]

I started mine about feb its always got water and and its in a vrey warm place plenty of light I might just leave it a bit longer and see how it goes

[Doris_Pinks]

Casey mine too has been in since January, and is only just starting to sprout....so you are not alone! ;D

[saddad]

I spent £12 on a dozen slips from T+M and they arrived yesterday. Even after a day in water the look sorry for themselves, but at least they aren't as flaccid!
I must try my own next year...
::)