Revision as of 04:40, 14 June 2012

Temperature

During the first 2 weeks after planting, spray each plant with 10 seconds of water from a garden hose (1/2 diameter) at 50psi or equivalent volume of water.

After the first 2 weeks, spray each plant similarly as before but once a week if the weather has been dry.

Planting with frost coming later is situationally ok because the water inside a grown sweet potato causes a moderating effect that enables the plant to last in the cold longer than it would normally as a new split.

If you cut a sweet potato in half then submerge it in water, the splits will grow.

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 *Plant after any risk of frost.
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+*Planting with frost coming later is situationally ok because the water inside a grown sweet potato causes a moderating effect that enables the plant to last in the cold longer than it would normally as a new split.
+*Beauregard sweet potatoes are harvest-ready in 90 days.
+*Centennial sweet potatoes are harvest-ready in 100 days.
+=Planting Material=
+*Sweet potatoes grow from splits, thin root-like things.
+*If you cut a sweet potato in half then submerge it in water, the splits will grow.
+=Spacing=
+*Plant sweet potatoes 2-4 inches below the topsoil surface
+*Plant sweet potatoes 12-18 inches apart in rows
+*Plant the rows at least 2-3 ft apart
+=How to Plant=
+*Till the ground to loosen the soil
+*Make holes in the soil in rows and put the splits into them
+*Cover the holes with soil and lightly tamp them