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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: jezd on January 19, 2008, 22:42:12

Title: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: jezd on January 19, 2008, 22:42:12
Sweet Potatoes

Anyone know the best place to buy Sweet Potatoes for 2008? what time of year do they become available?

Cheers

Jez
Title: Re: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: Jeannine on January 19, 2008, 22:44:07
Tesco..and do them yourself ot T&M but expensive.
Title: Re: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: saddad on January 20, 2008, 09:04:47
I buy T+M slips... but as Jeannine saya they're expensive... never had the nerve to start them myself!
;D
Title: Re: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: calendula on January 20, 2008, 09:22:27
the only time I ever started my own I just left some shop bought ones in the dark for a long time and they eventually shooted, took ages though
Title: Re: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: manicscousers on January 20, 2008, 09:32:52
word of warning, my T&M slips were very late last year and a mess, when I asked about them, I was told to "see how they go and see what they do "..only 7 of the 10 for 10.00 came to anything, trouble is, once I'd waited, it was too late to re-plant, will try my own from organic stock this year  ;D
Title: Re: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: springbok on January 20, 2008, 11:13:49
I have one sweet potato that has sprouted, can I plant this then??
If so, when, and is a black bucket ok to do so with just compost?

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Sweet Potatoes
Post by: Riffster on January 22, 2008, 11:37:45
There are some good SP threads covered last year.

See also the Wiki on http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php?page=9

Try  http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,19540.0

and

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,18135.0.html
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