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Sweet Potato

ST365015

Growing Season

Fall

Light

Full Sun

Watering

Low

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Beet, Carrot, Potato

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Plant description

The sweet potato is a large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens.
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Seed

Seed Depth
Soil Temp.

F

Days To Germination
Indoor Sowing

Not applicable

Outdoor Sowing

2 weeks before frost

Sowing Instruction
You can start the process of planted sweet potatoes by putting them in a glass half filled with water. This step makes sure that the roots are developed correctly so that it can be planted outside. Every few days replace the water in the glass with fresh water. The fresh water will ensure the continuous growth of the roots. When the roots are growing plant the slips from the potato into the soil. Make sure that the soil is loosen. Add compost and manure to the soil to give that extra boost of nutrition.
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Growing

Spacing Between Beds

35cm - 45cm

Soil Temp.

65F - 90F

Ph Range

5.6 - 6.5

Growing Instruction
Water the slips throughly so that they can easily get established. In summer season make sure the plant gets enough supply of water. Keep the plant free of weeds, this will also ensure that all the nutrients are consumed by the plant and not the weeds.
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Harvesting

Days to harvest seeds

115 Days

Days to harvest seedlings

90 Days

Harvesting Instruction
In the fall weather when the top of the plant is turning black then start harvesting. Be careful when digging for the potatoes as you do not want to cut the slips from the potatoes that can be used for future plants.
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