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31 May 23, JJ Penza (USA - Zone 7b climate)

I am on the Va/NC line zone 7B.I have had success growing Beauregards, Okinawas, and Covingtons, The best producers at my place were in that order.

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02 May 23, Carolyn (USA - Zone 8a climate)

A friend of mine gave me some sweet potato plants rooted and planted in soil before last winter. She told me to keep them and water occasionally and plant in April/May in North Texas. These little plants are about 6" high with multiple shoots from a center stalk. Do I plant the whole plant in a pot or cut off the shoots and plant? Confused? Thank you.

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08 May 23, (Australia - temperate climate)

You can do both. More plants if you break it up into a few.

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02 Jan 23, Allen (USA - Zone 7b climate)

Hi; I know what a sweet potato slip is but what the heck is a sweet potato crown? All I can find on the internet is recipes for cooking not planting.

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08 Jan 23, Chris (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Crowns are the top sprouting part of a sweet potato. It should say slips too.

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05 Jan 23, Anonymous (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

A slip should be 20 cm/8 in

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12 Mar 22, DeAnn Johnson (USA - Zone 5a climate)

Thank you so much for the GREAT Tip!!!

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15 Mar 22, (USA - Zone 4a climate)

Read the posting here in the New Zealand section - I just put a reply there about growing Sweet Pots.

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27 Aug 21, Kirk McCoy (USA - Zone 10a climate)

If your sweet potatoes wont sprout it is because commercial growers spray them with a anti sprouting chemical. It can be removed buy giving your sweet potatoes a ascorbic acid bath for 15 minutes then rinsing. I use 2 tsp in a half gallon of water. you could also use crushed vitamin C pills.

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19 Jun 22, Maria (USA - Zone 10a climate)

Thanks for the tip! I am trying for the first time and will do this :)

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