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Hi all,have just got back from doing the weekly shop and guess what i found in my hot and sweaty little hands? A load of sweet potato plants!now, i have no idea what to do with them but i have been using the search button so have a bit of a rough idea now,just need to clarify a few things with some of you grapes that know a load more than me i want to grow them in a couple of potato sacks.first,can i sow them in with my toms?and secondly,do i treat them like ordinary spuds and sort of earth them up as they grow?plus any more tips gratefully received!!
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I've had a few goes at sweet potatoes, with some success. They like a long growing season and warmth. Last year, even in the greenhouse, mine were a dead loss. However you are a lot further south and we might even get a summer this year. You need deep free-draining soil to grow them in but you just plant them like an ordinary plant and the tubers form in the soil. No earthing up required. They produce lots of top growth, looks a bit like bindweed. At the end of the year leave them in the soil as long as you can (until the first frost). They need quite a lot of space. Good luck with them. -
Many thanks-ill give it a go-nothing ventured,nothing gained!Comment
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