anyone tried growing sweet potatoes up north (eg freezing Co durham like me)

[calamityjayneuk]

Hi

thinking of sweet potatoes for this year's adventure veg - any tips about growing in the colder climate we have up here would be much appreciated - eg what variety to choose, can we grow outside or does it have to be polytunnel?

Jayne

[calamityjayneuk]

[manicscousers]

we grow ours in a polytunnel  :)

[Obelixx]

Beechgrove garden grew theirs in a polytunnel too and had a good success rate - far better than Joe's efforts on his London allotment.

[calamityjayneuk]

I was thinking it would be the polytunnel - I had some really nice ones from sainsbury's last year, they were purple - anyone know what variety they would be?

[detailista]

Did you grow them in pots/potato bags or in the soil in the polytunnel? 

Am in Newcastle and would love to try them.

thanks

detailista

[detailista]

I think the purple ones are called Okinawa.

[manicscousers]

we grew ours last year in a small raised area in the poly, the year before in the soil border  :)