Gardening Tips: How to Plant and Grow Sweet Potatoes

26.04.2023 22:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:25

Sweet potato is a tuberous root vegetable that has a sweet taste and beautiful color. Young leaves and shoots can also be eaten as greens.

In the article we will tell you how to properly plant and grow sweet potatoes.

Sun and Soil

These are key factors for a rich harvest.

Sweet potatoes need plenty of sunlight and fertile soil to grow.

Add compost to the soil so that the root system of the plant develops correctly and quickly.

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Water the plant regularly.

If the soil is sandy, it will need a little more water. If the soil is more clayey, it will retain moisture better.

You can use only organic fertilizers.

How to Grow Sweet Potato Quickly and Easily

  • Head to the store and buy an organic sweet potato.
  • Put the root vegetable in a warm place or in water with the pointed end down for about a month.
  • After 30 days, you will see shoots. Separate the leaves and leave only the roots.
  • Plant the cuttings in the soil 2 weeks after the last frost in spring.

You can harvest sweet potatoes 3-4 months after planting in the fall.

Keep the trampoline in a dry, cool place. For example: in the cellar.

Author: Diana Dashkevich Editor internet resource

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  1. Sun and Soil
  2. How to Grow Sweet Potato Quickly and Easily