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Sweet potatoes

jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
in Problem solving
these are my leftover sweet potatoes from last year.   Last year I picked out the slips and grew the roots out and planted them.   Why can't I just plant the whole potatoe? The roots are incredible even coming to the surface.

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  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    There is no reason why you can't plant the whole tuber as they are a perennial crop. In our climate they don't overwinter without protection so are usually grown from slips each year. 
    We do need a good summer to make growing them really worthwhile though.
  • jamesholtjamesholt Posts: 593
    They don't overwinter here either.   I had these in the pantry from last year
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    You can plant the whole tuber but you get more if you cut them in half or into slips.   They are par of the ipomea family - Morning Glory and bindweeds - so yes, incredible roots.
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  • GrajeanGrajean Posts: 447
    I grow them as trailing house plants!
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