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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: okra on January 28, 2007, 19:03:21

Title: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: okra on January 28, 2007, 19:03:21
Has anybody tried these or got any tips.
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: saddad on January 28, 2007, 19:11:30
Several of us have grown them Okra... I bought in some slips and tried them in a variety of places, under black poly, in a greenhouse. Do a search and you will get back to the threads...
;D
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: manicscousers on January 28, 2007, 19:34:33
mine are on the windowsill in a glass of water, waiting for the slips  ;D
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: Marymary on January 28, 2007, 22:08:02
And mine.   :)
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: OliveOil on January 28, 2007, 22:27:18
Mine are on the windowsill too but the tops feel squidgy/rotton... should i chuck and try again? did i put the wrong end in the water?
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: manicscousers on January 29, 2007, 11:35:13
someone else ? recommends putting them somewhere warm in compost, I think, I might try that if this doesn't work  ;D
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: okra on January 29, 2007, 18:17:26
thanks for the advice - has anybody had much of a crop, as I understand they are difficult to grow.
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: cornykev on January 30, 2007, 15:12:58
Go on Saddad show off your football. :o ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: manicscousers on January 30, 2007, 15:25:55
yeah, go on, saddad, you know you want to  ;D ;D
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: cambourne7 on January 30, 2007, 15:26:57
Quote from: manicscousers on January 28, 2007, 19:34:33
mine are on the windowsill in a glass of water, waiting for the slips  ;D

dito :-)
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: saddad on January 30, 2007, 17:14:30
If you insist Manics... here's one we prepared earlier... last summer, first time luck!
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/SPot1.jpg)
This is far more normal I fear...
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/SweetPots.jpg)

Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: supersprout on January 30, 2007, 17:42:42
crikey! not many of them to the pound!! :o
where did you source the slips, dad?
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: mc55 on January 30, 2007, 19:58:38
mine are still in the cupboard whilst I think about putting them on the windowsill   PLAN which windowsill will be best to site them on.
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: telboy on January 30, 2007, 22:12:38
O.K. you lot,
Want to try these this season. Full SP please. Slips etc. & onward.
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: telboy on January 30, 2007, 22:19:45
Sorry,
Didn't see Manic's post.
Don't rush in where experts tread!!
Title: Re: SWEET POTATOE
Post by: saddad on January 30, 2007, 23:10:55
It was just under 5lbs SS and I'm fairly sure it was Marshalls or Chase... I'll be buying slips again...
;D