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some of my slips are quite large now and i think ready for removing but having read the wiki for sweet potatoes is says leave til they are 10 to 15 cms mine are probably 8 to 10, it also says to put them in water to allow them to root, i was sure that someone on here said i could plant them straight into compost for them to root in there, is this correct and if so should i didp them in rooting hormone powder?
thank you very much  ;D

it was eristic, debster, I've taken mine off with a bit of potato and planted them, I think he said when they have 2 or 3 leaves, mine seem perfectly happy in the compost, been there about a week now and still going  ;D

oh thanks manics, so you kind of dug off a bit of the spud with them did you? do you think at 8 to 10 cm mine are big enough?

edited to add i have just measured these slips they are only 5 to 6 cms is this too small

here you go, debster, smallest one is only 1", biggest is 5", don't know what that is in cms

perfect sadly ran out of time today so didnt get to start them off will do it sat morning sunday latest lol

im confused! dont you just chit them as per "normal" spuds then??? sounds very technical! good luck tho!

no, loopyloulou, they're not really potatoes so don't chit..can't remember what they're related to apart from bindweed  ;D