Help with sweet potatoes please!

Bruckey99 · Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:59 pm Post subject: Help with sweet potatoes please!

Hi ,i recently bought some sweet potato plants in the local gardening centre. I don't really know much about them and am just wondering does anybody here have any advise as how to grow them or where to grow them? All advise is welcome!Thanks Smile

vegmad · Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:24 pm Post subject:

Hi they need lots and lots of light and warmth. over 100 days i read somewhere. they need deep fertile soil and wet lots of wet . putting a plastic bottle down to their roots is a good way to water them. i tried last year and failed but then i did not know any of this info then. best of luck keep us posted.

yvonnehouli

michael brenock · Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:59 pm Post subject:

I grew sweet potatoes in St Lucia but were not very successful. Yes they need lots of sunshine but they also need lots of water. I got the "seed" from a local farmer and planted it straight away about 6 inches deep. it produced a good shoot but hardly any tubers, The farmer told me that I should have planted it deeper and watered it more. The only other potatoes available there were called "irish " potatoes grown in Idaho USA.
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired)

Bruckey99 · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the replies. Yvonnehouli as far as know they are slips does this change anything like planting them deep? and I presume they still need alot of water? Sorry for the probably silly questions, I am a beginner Smile

yvonnehouli · Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:59 pm Post subject:

ian · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:06 am Post subject: Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes were discussed here last year

http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/about2457.html

ian · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:07 am Post subject:

how come i've gone from Rowan to Silver Birch? I miss my bonny Rowan tree.....

Bruckey99 · Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 7:40 pm Post subject:

Thanks ian.

Bruckey99 · Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 4:13 pm Post subject:

Thanks yvonnehouli that video on you tube was very interesting. Also the sweet potatoes are coming along nicely, there has been a lot of growth the past few days.