How To Grow Sweet Potatoes In Containers Part 2 Of 3

The best and easiest way to grow more plants is to take cuttings of the vine.

How to grow sweet potatoes in containers part 2 of 3 - To grow sweet potatoes you will cultivate slips which are stems that grow when the potato is submerged in water for an extended period of time. I filled up the lower part with one bag 1 5 cubic feet of organic potting soil. Just found your blog and read with interest how you are growing sweet potatoes i have grown them for the past few years here in the uk although i havent got any going this year as we hope to be moving to our farm very soon i love the idea of growing them in. Most sweet potatoes in a traditional grocery store have been chemically treated to prevent sprouts so opt for a sweet potato from the local farmer s market instead.

Here are the necessary steps to grow sweet potatoes in containers. Select a variety of sweet potato that is ideal for growing in containers. Plant slips 10 12 inches apart and allows room for the vines to grow they will create their own tropical ground cover. Unlike field growing containers present two unique challenges.

Many gardeners reference portio rico also referred to as bush or vineless as an ideal variety for smaller gardens or containers. How to propagate sweet potatoes. Ideally the ph is between 5 8 and 6 2 although they will tolerate a more acidic ph to 5 0. The leafy part of the potato plant will begin to sprawl in vines outwards while the roots will produce the tubers between 6 12 inches 15 2 30 5 cm deep in the soil.

In one bed there are only two rows of plants. The distance between plants with each other in a row is approximately 30 cm and the distance between rows is 40 cm. Look along the main stem until you find a joint that has begun to send up a small sprout preferably the furthest from the main part of the plant. You can plant sweet potatoes by immersing 2 3 cuttings into the soil.

Growing sweet potatoes works best in loamy well drained soil that is not too rich. First they need supplemental water especially for a water hungry crop like sweet potatoes. For instructions on this method of growing see how to grow sweet potatoes in containers. If you would like to grow sweet potatoes in a container this is possible too.