Sweet Potato 2013 thread! (and Hydroponic Tomatoes)

[squarepush3r]

Decided to try some sweet potatoes before, I wanted to do it last year but it never materialized. This year we made it happen, ordered 200 slips from George's Plant Farm

http://www.tatorman.com/p1.htm



Got the slips 5/30
I was taking pictures every few days, the lastest one is today (6/23). They will need to be transplanted soon. Also, there are my hydroponic tomatoes, using 100% coco coir in a few of the shots.

 

[socaljoe]

Wow, that's a lot of potatoes. Definitely interested in seeing how this goes for you.

Good luck.

 

[dl290485]

I expected a garden bed not pots
Or is that where they are going when you transplant? Also they'll try to spread like a ground cover- if you are keeping them in pots are you going to prune them to keep the spread down or just let them sprawl?

 

[DownUnderDoper]

You can also eat the leaves from sweet potatoes, similar to spinach.

 

[squarepush3r]

I expected a garden bed not pots
Or is that where they are going when you transplant? Also they'll try to spread like a ground cover- if you are keeping them in pots are you going to prune them to keep the spread down or just let them sprawl?

yes, I am transplating them hopefully in a few days now. Here is a picture taken this morning. I will be using a bed/row type setup as planned, and give them extra space to grow into.

 

[Dendrophilly]

awesome. I'm subbed. I want to see how these play out.

Can we get a one month update in a couple of days?

 

[dannyboy602]

I love sweet potato French fries