Grow and harvest of Japanese sweet potatoes 

Thanks and welcome

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Yes, would like to keep them in-ground, but I have gophers so I have to harvest them. Also, keeping them in-ground too long is also an issue, so be sure to harvest before they decompose or start growing again :)

@@breakinggreatness1010 thanks so much! i actually just pulled a bunch of them out of the ground. It has been about 10 months since I planted them. Some of them were starting to decompose but some were still good. I think the longest you can keep them in the ground is 8-9 months.

@@breakinggreatness1010 we have A LOT of gophers. Do you think it’s still possible for me to plant the sweet potatoes directly into the ground?

Yes, there are so many different types, biodiversity is very important. I want to grow other types not seen in stores.

Much appreciated

yes

Grow what you have access to and even better if you like it!

Thank you 😋

The vegetable name does imply where it is native to (I'm learning)

@@breakinggreatness1010 Yeah that's true because we had them in Africa (Ghana) as well. We grew those and the white sweet potatoes as well. I never knew of the regular American type and the orange sweet potato until I got to America. I think it's because as people travel so are these vegetables. Also, growing up in Ghana, we learned that there were many vegetables and fruits that were introduced to the country by European missionaries. I guess as people move, they move with plants and now we have all kinds of plants in places that are not their native homes. Lastly, I think with scientific research playing such important role in agriculture, this 'migration of plants' if I may call it that, will continue for a long time.

If there is more interest, yes...

take a tub, or shallow container, 1)add 2 inches of compost, or peat to the container 2)place the organic sweet potatoes on the compost 3)add more compost to almost cover the potatoes, but you don't need to fully cover them. 4)moisten the compost, but make sure it is not wet. 5)place the container by a bright window, or outside if your temperatures are above 55 (that's an approximation). they like it warm. 6)in 6-8 weeks snap off the shoots from the potato and place the shoots (slips) each in one jar of water and watch them grow roots. 7)after some roots develop, plant the rooted slips outside either in the ground, or in a pot. they do well in pots, but make sure it is at least 15 gallon pot. that's it.

Be patient, root vegetable take time and you can't see them unlike other vegetables.

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