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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: manicscousers on September 24, 2009, 17:24:48

Title: sweet potato cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on September 24, 2009, 17:24:48
when do I take them, took lots last year, only 1 survived the winter but it's gone great guns all summer..do I take the cuttings before it's ready to harvest, I've lost my notes  ???
Title: Re: sweet potato cuttings
Post by: saddad on September 24, 2009, 18:12:14
Mine all failed but I might try it again...  :-\
Title: Re: sweet potato cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on September 24, 2009, 19:29:04
just seen next year's prices, 10 beauregard for 11.25 plus postage  :-\
Title: Re: sweet potato cuttings
Post by: Sinbad7 on September 24, 2009, 20:21:35
Mine are still growing.  I managed to get 4 slips from my potato on the kitchen windowsill, if anyone remembers it.

The thing is I haven't had any flowers on the plants although they have grown very well.  So, do you think I'll get any potatoes from them this year and when should I start to dig them up?

Or would it be better to take cuttings from these plants and start again for next year?
Title: Re: sweet potato cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on September 24, 2009, 20:38:29
they don't need to flower, sinbad, we're leaving ours for as long as possible, think saddad usually digs his in october :)
Title: Re: sweet potato cuttings
Post by: Sinbad7 on September 24, 2009, 20:57:52
Thanks manics.  I feel quite excited now as I thought I had failed especially after seeing saddads flower on his last month.

Will hang on as long as I can then before I have a peep.