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ornamental sweet potatos
I can't seem to find the thread now, but back in the late fall I was cleaning out some hanging baskets where I had grown the blackie sweet potato vine. Lo and behold, there were one or two potatos in the baskets ranging from lemon sized to grocery store size. I wondered if they were edible and did a search that said yes, but not very tasty. But I also wondered if I could use these roots to get plants for 2012 hanging baskets. Article said yes so I put the potatos in a baggie but didn't seal it. In early Jan or so ago I was rooting around in my plant stuff and there in the baggie were some tiny sprouts. I moved the baggie into a south window and left them alone for right then, but a few weeks later the sprouts were getting a bit bigger so I moved them to a container of water. Last week I cut off 2 slips and potted them up. These plants ran over $3 last year
Kay
Kay
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
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walshevak
Certified SFG Instructor- Posts : 4374
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coveting those sweet potatoes
I envy your ability to grow these yummy veggies. We don't have the right climate here to grow them, although I'm trying to come up with a way to warm up a tall bin to try.
curio- Posts : 388
Join date : 2012-02-22
Location : Maritime Pacific Northwest zone 8A/B with ugly heat scale
Re: ornamental sweet potatos
These are not eating potatos. They just make beautiful hanging baskets and don't usually form big tubers like pictured. I credit the MM.
Kay
Kay
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
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walshevak
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difference/eating or not?
I wonder why they don't consider them good for eating? Is it because they weren't grown in the traditional way? Just color me confused
curio- Posts : 388
Join date : 2012-02-22
Location : Maritime Pacific Northwest zone 8A/B with ugly heat scale
Re: ornamental sweet potatos
Wish I could find the original thread I posted on this.
These are not sweet and are stringy. They are not dangerous to eat, just don't taste good. It is the variety not how they are grown.
Kay
http://www.ehow.com/info_10075278_sweet-potato-vines-flower-pots.html
These are not sweet and are stringy. They are not dangerous to eat, just don't taste good. It is the variety not how they are grown.
Kay
http://www.ehow.com/info_10075278_sweet-potato-vines-flower-pots.html
Last edited by walshevak on 2/28/2012, 8:53 am; edited 1 time in total
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
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walshevak
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Got it :)
OHHH... ok. I know the type you're talking about now (duh me). Thanks
curio- Posts : 388
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Re: ornamental sweet potatos
curio wrote:I envy your ability to grow these yummy veggies. We don't have the right climate here to grow them, although I'm trying to come up with a way to warm up a tall bin to try.
Hi curio, here is a link on how to grow sw. potatoes in too cold a climate. Jo
http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/pages/sweetpotato_catalog.html
littlejo- Posts : 1575
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Re: ornamental sweet potatos
Kay, were you looking for the link about growing sweet potatoes that started in 2010?
If so, here it is SWEET POTATO QUESTIONS
If so, here it is SWEET POTATO QUESTIONS
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Re: ornamental sweet potatos
A WEED IS A FLOWER GROWING IN THE WRONG PLACE
Elizabeth City, NC
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