Potting up sweet potato slips

[GodfreyRob]

I've got some shoots on my sweet potatoes ;D
Can someone tell me how big they should be before I remove them to pot up and how much of the original potato tuber to cut away with each slip?

Thanks.

[GodfreyRob]

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wHEN i DID MINE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, i JUST PULLED THE SLIP OFF THE MAIN POTATO.......sorry caps lock (sheepish grin)....and put the slips in a jar of water. When they grew roots I potted them up.

Good luck with them.....mine grew well but I got a rubbish crop. ;)

[GodfreyRob]

At the moment they are sat in the dark next to the hot water boiler - should I bring them out into the light?

[vegmandan]

I've just had a go at this too.
I've just got a few roots showing though  ???
It'll be interesting. ;D

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I had mine on the windowsill Godfrey. They did fine there, good luck both of you. Keep us updated of your progress ;) :)

[saddad]

Not sure if I will be bothering this year... without the big greenhouse...  :'(

[rog_pete]

having read an article online I decided to try sweet potato slips and started with some only 2 days ago, maybe a little late but they are on the windowsill and I hope something happens

here is to hoping...

[greenhousegirl]

I read about the sweet potato slip thing and thought I would give it a go so I bought a sweet potato in Tesco's put it in a glass of water and hey presto 4 weeks later I have a slip about 1 1/2" long.  Now what ?

Should I grow them in the greenhouse or outside

[galina]

I've got some shoots on my sweet potatoes ;D
Can someone tell me how big they should be before I remove them to pot up and how much of the original potato tuber to cut away with each slip?

Thanks.

Just break them off and push them into potting soil, then keep indoors until they are fully rooted, then harden off before they go into the greenhouse border or (much later after last frost) get planted through black plastic in the sunniest spot in the garden.

[greenhousegirl]

Thanks will get on with it now, not sure what to expect with it being a supermarket sweet potato but it will be interesting to see

[manicscousers]

just potted my first one up  ;D

[greenhousegirl]

Good luck !

just potted my first one up  ;D