Sweet potato plants

[caroline7758]

Just seen this in an email from Dobies

http://www.dobies.co.uk/Shop/Special+Offers/Sweet+Potato+Beauregard+443381.htm?utm_source=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gatoremarketing.co.uk&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Dob11May&utm_term=Grow+your+own+Strawberries+in+60+days&utm_content=caroline%40andersonfamily.nildram.co.uk&ita=1176&ito=&itv=203793&its=Grow+your+own+Strawberries+in+60+days

Seems expensive, but given my failure to produce anything from slips, I'm tempted to try them. What do you think? Would they still be reliant on a warm summer?(Sorry about the long link!)

[caroline7758]

[GodfreyRob]

If you have to add on postage (looks like £3.95) thats nearly £19 in total. You could go and buy quite a few sweet potatoes for that price.

I know I don't grow my own stuff primarily to save money but its worth thinking about.

I have raised some slips myself for the first time this year and they seem to be growing really slowly - but then again its hardly been a warm start to the growing season.