How to Grow Sweet Potatoes in Containers Pt. 1 | Planting, Soil, & Varieties

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Sweet potatoes are one of the most productive plants to grow in the garden, and quite easy as long as you set them up for success! In this video we show you how to plant them and mix the correct soil.
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Slips Prep
01:44 - Varieties
02:54 - Moving Slips Into Shade
03:23 - Planting Slips
04:56 - Container & Soil Mix
07:39 - Planting Slips
09:57 - Watering
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@jeffreymerkle361 Год назад

Was there ever a part 2?

@sabitboss 2 года назад

I've been growing sweet potatoes the exact oppposite - part shade, poor clay soil, loads of watering, and they're still growing great. Says something about the versatility of this crop. One crop that's difficult to get wrong.

@dkielp11 Год назад

did you get a good harvest?

@sabitboss Год назад

Honestly, I've been growing them for the leaves, not the potatoes, and yes, one of my best growing crops. I suggest people try the leaves cooked, I love the taste.

@ezzatisaid Год назад

Agreed at how they're pretty low-maintenance they are. I had and grew mine by accident, and I've never felt as close to being an irresponsible parent as I am with this plant lol

@CLove511 Месяц назад

I've heard a few people say that you actually want kind of bad soil. It promotes a weaker leaf/plant, so all of the energy goes into tuber production. If that's true, this couldn't be easier to grow.

@kimberlyshearer6299 Год назад

Is there a Part 2 ? I am curious to know how this approach worked.

@texartisanstudios 2 года назад

We started ours from slips that were mailed to us a few weeks ago. They did not look very happy, so we simply placed them in a cup of well water with a bit seaweed fertilizer and set them under grow lights for about a week. They bounced back, developed new growth and roots. Then we planted them in a 30" deep x 3 x 4 cardboard box. They are loving it! First time, hoping for a great fall harvest! Looking forward to seeing your progress!

@majoyap3403 2 года назад

Growing sweet potatoes is the best plant to grow because it's easy to grow. You can eat the tubers and the tops/leaves. You can put the leaves in a lot of dishes like boiled or steamed and make ensalata, or stir fry it, or add them in Filipino stews like sinigang or nilaga. The tubers are generally sweet, you can just boil them and eat them by dipping in some sugar, or frying sweet potato slices and sprinkes sugar while frying, or putting them in adobo, sinigang or nilaga.

@thatsalt1560 2 года назад

Thank you! I had no idea you can eat the leaves.

@1Lightdancer 2 года назад

I love plants with edible leaves - look forward to growing some a well!

@jjudijo Год назад

I started cutting up and frying leaves in a touch of oil before I cook an egg. Delicious for breakfast.

@sumpop420 2 года назад

Growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year so perfect timing as always! Thanks as always for the interesting and informative videos 👍

@BackpackComics 2 года назад

Sweet potato gang where you at? 😎 love growing these. Making sweet potato fries after they have grown is the best feeling!

@maddworld3317 2 года назад

MMMMM

@pbsjones 2 года назад

Taking your advice to use an auger to mix my soil has been the best thing for me this year! As a Lady Of A Certain Age, I have found mixing my ingredients with a shovel results in excruciating back pain days later (you'd think it would let you know as you're doing it, right? Ha!) The drill is fun! Thank you, so much!

@mewhotkoko 2 года назад

You guys made it so complicated haha. I grow sweet potatoes every year and I'll clip a cutting and put it directly in the dirt. Make sure it stays water and it should do fine.

@juliesilvaggio804 2 года назад

Totally agreed with you! The easiest plants to grow!

@rockylily36 Год назад

What climate are you? Sounds like you keep them going all year? I'm not sure where to find viable organic sweet potatoes to grow slips in march

@juliesilvaggio804 Год назад

@@rockylily36 any store bought sweet potatoes is fine. No need for organic unless you have to have it for namesake only!

@adawnstaley Год назад

@@rockylily36 I think they are in zone 9 in California

@chrisz.9974 Год назад

Do you clip and root the end of the vine?

@kpratt5960 Год назад

Perfect timing!! I had just sat down to take a water break and learned about the sand. I literally had a bag laying 10ft from me. Jumped up and added that to the soil before I got the slips planted. As always, you’re the bomb!!

@jenniferrosario1489 2 года назад

We're in a tropical climate when we plant potato slips we make a loop ➰ with the slip and cover it. That encourages them to grow quicker without spreading that much. We harvest between 10-15# per plant

@thatsalt1560 2 года назад

A loop? How?

@jenniferrosario1489 2 года назад

@@thatsalt1560 like this loop ➰

@AshesInsane Год назад

@@jenniferrosario1489so you take a slip, make that loop and the o of the loop is under the soil with the two legs above the soil?

@jenniferrosario1489 Год назад

@@AshesInsane yes. The ends will produce the greens and the potatoes will form where the loop is.

@jenniferrosario1489 Год назад

Yes

@roberttillotson6861 2 года назад

It’s nice to see you more involved in your videos again. You do a great job.

@radhavaidyanathan2988 2 года назад

Hi Kevin, your video regarding planting sweet potato slips has inspired me! As always, very informative. Thank you!

@on_another_level5661 2 года назад

Glad you took a Vacation, you deserve it. I've been away for some time, I can't believe how far the epic garden has come! What a gorgeous property. Glad all is well. 🕉

@fabricdragon Год назад

i cant find part 2?

@Neenerella333 2 года назад

Wish I would have had Jacque's "pot up in semi shade idea" years ago. I lived in zone 10 South east of Phoenix. The growers won't ship slips until May, which is WAY too late for that area. Even with partial shade from my Mesquite tree, the heat was just too much in May. Now that I'm in 7a, I'll try again. Thanks guys.

@ternyasen Год назад

Waiting for part 2! AWESOME video.

@christinahutchison3967 2 года назад

Your videos on container gardening I find fascinating. I grow potatoes sweet potatoes, tomatoes and other vegetables in pots between a quarter and a half an acre each. Keep up the great contentAnd watching your rural Homestead grow has been amazing.

@RachellesGardenDiary 2 года назад

I just got Pumpkin Yam sweet potato slips from Baker Creek. I put them in water to soak overnight. I'll pot them up today and harden them off for a few days before I plant them in the 20 gallon grow bag. I would've gotten the purple variety, but hubby wanted orange for our first attempt at growing them.

@karenyhogan5196 7 месяцев назад

my sweet potatoes, started slips in the pantry this fall, so am working on planting them in starter soil and putting them out into my garage by window an my grown light to see if can produce more slips. with longer runs to plant in my out side garden this spring. zone 8b/9a in Washington state on the coast of Ocean Shores. mild winters about 28 for coldest and average 40's until later in January when start to warm up. average heat it 65-70 for warmest part of spring and summer. 76 year old lady learning from you young guys. Thanks

@catiepower3550 2 года назад

I love my half whiskey barrel. I planted a raspberry bush in it. I’ll be getting one for each of my blueberry bushes and another two for potatoes. They look good, smell good, hold up to time good and are certainly large enough to hold what we need.

@Pocketsand662 2 года назад

Very good timing! literally snipped off all my sweet potato slips and started getting them to root in a glass of water two days ago.

@Fixajo Год назад

Where is part 2? I'm really curious about how this went with such a thorough and good start for the sweet potatoes

@julesgoh 2 года назад

Cooool! Been waiting for this one for the longest time! Thanks Kevin and Jacques!

@onionring1531 2 года назад

I planted my sweet potatoes a month too late last year but they still did surprisingly well. It's the start of winter here and I've already got a few slips growing so they'll be getting planted too early this year, soon as the frosts have stopped in mid September.

@wjm1319 2 года назад

Interestingly, though sweet potatoes don't like muddy ground, they grow wonderfully in a flood & drain hydroponic bed. So it's not really the amount of water - it's the lack of air. But they are super easy to grow and super tasty. I am currently using them as a groundcover plant for my new berm because the vines spread super-fast and I wanted something pretty and edible to fix the soil/mulch in place as quickly as possible.

@speedyhomo 2 года назад

YOOOO I use a lot of sweet potatoes when I cook so I'm very excited for this!

@Carmen-ok 2 года назад

I love sweet potatoes. I make this amazing recipe with butter, brown sugar, spices, walnuts or pecans. Yum 😋!

@denisebrady6858 2 года назад

I am so sorry but I am laughing at the moment- OMG I have just harvested probably 30lbs of sweet potatoes from a 4 x 4ft bed & have never seen such a procedure just to grow slips- I honestly am a fan of your channel & try to never miss but I have never seen so much trouble to grow them. Hey buy a sweet potato- throw it in the garden bed- let the slips come up & transplant the slips around the garden bed & Wow heaps of sweet potatoes. Don't forget to water them though. Cheers Denise- Sub tropical Australia. :):)

@georgeharvey3062 4 месяца назад

Hi Denise. I love the oriental sweet potatoes from my local Asian market. I’ve always wanted to grow them from a potato. Would you please go into more detail on how to do this. This is the first year I’m using raised beds for all my root vegetables. Your help is GREATLY appreciated. Many thanks. George

@royallan3717 4 месяца назад

Can I ask what you fertilise with thanks

@denisebrady6858 4 месяца назад

@@royallan3717 I use Seasol & Powerfeed mixed together in water ( fish solutions) - just brilliant here in Sub-Tropical Queensland. Cheers

@royallan3717 4 месяца назад

@@denisebrady6858 thanks Denise,my favourite state btw ❤️ I need to note the date I put the slips in so I know when to harvest.I have been lazy with fertiliser in the past. Appreciate your reply thanks Roy

@jenniferarmer106 2 года назад

My new food find. I love sweet potatoes since you can also eat the leaves. They are delicious

@thesuperdak7224 2 года назад

I've known this for a couple years, only went all-in on it last year. They remind me strongly of spinach, but with added sweetness. Works in salads, stir-frys, gumbos, etc.

@MrGRockin 2 года назад

"Kevin's on vacation, PROBABLY well deserved" 😂

@epicgardening 2 года назад

He's so rude 😂

@jaej34 2 года назад

Those barrels are super cool, nice touch!

@dylanslabach4090 2 года назад

10:40: Gotta love some good drainage! I enjoyed seeing the video and I’m thrilled to see where the sweet potatoes go!

@meysaeteurn7901 2 года назад

"The Hermit Dredge"...don't know why but that is so hilarious to me! 🤣

@mattbutler4763 2 года назад

Love the channel bro, thanks for the knowledge!

@Gkrissy 2 года назад

I love the wine barrels. I grew okra in similar barrels last year. I totally forgot to buy my sweet potatoes slips and they are sold out so I will have to wait for next season. Interesting that sweet potatoes like the humidity, then it would love the humidity the south is getting right now. Thanks for the video.

@learning2growmyown 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing, Looking forward to the updates on the sweet potato.

@Inpreesme 2 года назад

Add on sales described as advice, brilliant !

@Fred_Nice 2 года назад

Tried this in my roof garden with little success. 17th story, full sun, Singapore. Think hot and humid. Now I know what I did wrong. Soil, very clay heavy. Will try again now that you've taught me how to amend the soil. Thanks very much!

@eklectiktoni 2 года назад

You can't really have too sandy soil for sweet potatoes. If your soil is clay, amend with LOTS of sand and compost. Don't overfertilize them, water consistently but not too much.

@bjbrown6884 2 года назад

I am zone 9b and I have planted slips about a month ago and I'm going to start more. Now that my tomatoes are done for awhile I have room for sweet potato and melons. I'm going to experiment and let one bed run and the other bed will be pruned.

@sensenisok 2 года назад

Finally. Been waiting for this one :)

@LuckyFigFarm 2 года назад

Nice garden! Thanks for the video.

@DiscipleGames 2 года назад

Hope you had a good vacation, Eric of Eric Gardening

@epicgardening 2 года назад

Banned

@Tommyatoms Год назад

Did you ever do a harvest video for the sweet potatoes? If not how did they do and did you get a good harvest?

@marymcmanus 2 года назад

Love the barrel ❤️🍠

@bublhed 2 года назад

I feel like my life won’t be complete without this power planter…!

@MsDragonwitch 2 года назад

I just ordered mine

@ellenkuang8853 2 года назад

Sweet potato leaves & stems stir fried with garlic, ginger and soy sauce my FAVE thing to eat whenever they sell it at the asian markets in the summer!

@chinatownboy7482 Год назад

I buy the Asian market sweet potato leaves. I cut the leaves off. Then plant the stalks. They will root, and give you another free crop. I usually get about 3 more meals.

@PatienceLove 2 года назад

You read my mind!!!

@reshabriella 2 года назад

Yayyy! I've been growing "fowl foot" sweet potatoes for the past year. Finally I'm going to find out how to up my game! Thanks 😊

@heraldofrevival9517 2 года назад

Good stuff

@thatsalt1560 2 года назад

Yes, I enjoyed this! I love sweet potatoes but I don't like paying for them. There is no tradition around growing and eating them where I live, so even if the climate here is fine for growing them, they are expensive because so few buy them. This also means there are no seedlings. However, some friendly American homesteaders on RU-vid have posted instructions for growing sweet potatoes from the sweet potatotes themselves so next year I hope I will be able to do that 🙂

@lizprocopiou9944 2 года назад

Interesting! What's the process for growing directly from a potatoe?

@jag2333 2 года назад

Thank you. Interesting and enjoyable.🥰😊🥰

@cosmicbackwoods 2 года назад

im growing jersey, jewel, Japanese, purple stokes, and beau's. I got them in a 20x10 bed with drip. 28 per row. interplanted with four corners red beans. its gonna be a sweet winter haha

@Greenplantguide 2 года назад

How amazing 👌✌it is very helpful thanks for sharing💚💚💚

@SanghaGarden 2 года назад

most beautiful your garden

@pennylaur7687 2 года назад

I was hoping to learn if you could start them just like reg potatoes. I like being able to just cut a potato from the store in sections per eyes and plant them.

@mjcubo2246 Год назад

Thanks for the primer. I'm trying this out from a potato that spouted in my pantry. Would you please talk about importance of garden water quality with regard to root up-take and what you know about toxic chemicals potentially released into the water from some garden hoses. Thank you.

@inannashu689 2 года назад

Sweet potato slips are very prolific,I live in the south and I grow them in clay with a little topsoil. Don't work too hard at it and you don't need anything fancy to grow them. They will take over anywhere you plant them if they are not contained to a specific area.

@jessicamendieta8473 2 года назад

I live in Texas … would it be ok to use the Organic Miracle Gro all purpose container mix??? I use felt containers to grow my plants

@inannashu689 2 года назад

@@jessicamendieta8473 You sure can.

@nevaeha4048 2 года назад

Excited to see how you plan on changing them from nasty potatoes to the delicious sweet potato we all know and love.

@SanghaGarden 2 года назад

Nice work

@nijinokanata111 2 года назад

The thumbnail is super cool

@christiensgarden3325 Год назад

Great video

@Jasmine-fu7qr 2 года назад

Well made video

@KawaiiKoshka 2 года назад

I picked up the Myanmar Purple, Lilac Beauty, and Korean Gold from Baker Creek, too! I heard Jacques list off the varieties and went waiiit that seems familiar. I've heard that planting them diagonal or sideways (like, the leaf nodes are in the soil, and the leaves are sticking out) promotes more sweet potatoes, since each node can root (and therefore make tubers). Maybe it's worth a try for any plants you guys have left or cuttings that you can make?

@eddiealexander8362 2 года назад

This is a good video thank you

@deborah820 2 года назад

Martian potatoes is a wonderful website to get your slips from, I am not trying to take away from anyone else’s sales, I’ve just bought from them for a couple years and am beyond satisfied with the results! Always healthy slips and always prolific producers.

@FelixTheAnimator 2 года назад

That's where I got mine! They're growing like crazy!

@pagevpetty 10 месяцев назад

you should do the vertical adding dirt method

@vicwickgardens9174 2 года назад

I’m growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year as well. I love FoxFarm 🙂

@cbass2755 2 года назад

Me too. I have a little plant popping thru the soil! I'm very excited

@cltinturkey 2 года назад

It's great, but makes for really expensive sweet potatoes. In Virginia it's not economical for large scale planting.

@vicwickgardens9174 2 года назад

@@cltinturkey that’s true. It definitely depends on your location and growing goals.

@psycophonic 2 года назад

Glad to see you use an interim transplant style. I was not sure that would work. However I had to do that with some I got recently but wasn't sure when I could get down the allotment next. I only hope mine work here in the UK.

@epicgardening 2 года назад

Worked well! We had to since I was gone

@psycophonic 2 года назад

@@epicgardening keep us updated please mate. Would like to compare, even though I might screw mine up. Thanks

@erikutube33 11 месяцев назад

We put two store bought sweet potatoes half buried in a small pot, took WEEKS to get one to start putting out slips, the other just rotted away, maybe too moist? Anyways we just clipped the slips off, took a few leaves off, stuck in water until roots formed, the potted them up in gallon pots to better acclimate to soil in a partially shaded area with ability to harden off in sun once they were comfortable. Once they put on some growth, some three feet long (yeah too long) we planted in the grow bags. Cut some leaves off areas of the long stems and buried them so they would put down roots. Could have prob let them drape on the soil, but wanted to be sure they’d get ample moisture and opportunity to root at those intermediate regions along the length. I didn’t add enough sand to the mix, but will next year. Will see how these do.

@ArleneYLope Год назад

Wow que interesante y bonito 😀

@RiceaRoni354 2 года назад

Good ole Tennessee whiskey!

@jackiehorsley9263 2 года назад

your sweet potatoe slips look awesome hope they do well

@TosillKohut 2 года назад

Have you tried the Treasure Island sweet potato varieties yet? They are heavy on vining and the leaves are very tasty for salads!

@PlantGuild 2 года назад

Always look forward to your new videos. They’re always an inspiration! Especially during the cold months here in Colorado. Cheers!

@mj3825 2 года назад

Sweet potatoe Daddy's back!😁💖 jack daniels whiskey barrel lucky!!!

@NillerMann 2 года назад

Sweet

@LauraDeIulio 2 года назад

That opening line 🤣

@stacyrobbins2378 2 года назад

Try white sweet potatoes they are amazing

@GreenBeanCrochets 2 года назад

I could have used this video about a week ago when I planted mine haha

@ranmo4615 2 года назад

Purple sweet potato is my favorite!!! They are nutritious and having less sugar than regular sweet potatos!! BTW, who is this guy? He's cute 😉

@thomaswolf6507 2 года назад

Growing some slips from a storebought (so far, a working food hack, that is, if I remember to keep changing the water* lmao) so this came at a good time; my first time growing them. Odd they are not potatoes and come from the morning glory family.

@deborahhosein2535 2 года назад

Just dug up my first purple sweet potatoes. I’m hooked . Didn’t know there were so many varieties. Thanks for mentioning the ones you are planting. Im guessing there is no special time to plant ‘‘em I’m San Diego? Im coastal.

@WARHORSE465 2 года назад

Dang it! I should have known to check the Epic family of videos before I JUST planted my 6 purple sweet potato slips into a 10 gallon container. To see that you recommend a whiskey barrel sized container for just 4 makes me realize that I should have only planted one, maybe two, slips in my beautiful 10G terra cotta planter. It’s been about 10 days so do you think it would kill the slips if I try to transplant the extras into a new bigger pot?

@skimark8275 2 года назад

Ok Kid's, just a warning, black widows love the beautiful vines !!!! Got bit twice, didn't learn the first time !!!

@tracycrider7778 2 года назад

Oh snap! Ugh

@healesvillepottery234 2 года назад

Thx for this video. I tried growing sw pot and the plant looked like it was going great. Lots of leaves and vines.. It was in my barrel for probl a yr. When I thought I could harvest there where not one potato there.:) I never mixed in sand in my soil. And it was probl also lacking nutrients maybe. How long does it take usually until harvest?

@a.j.infowars7582 Год назад

Should I add manure to the mix?

@Guinngardening 2 года назад

You should do a video on aloe Vera propagation or how to take the mother aloe and make baby aloe plant with it

@Mercury688 2 года назад

I love potatoes in my garden and in my mouth 🧐

@dankadesign7462 6 месяцев назад

Hi where is part2?

@cltinturkey 2 года назад

Please, please, please, please, please do at least a short video of your beautiful painted garden wall!!! I've got to see the whole thing from one end to the other. It's magnificent!

@kendratai 2 года назад

I wish I had this video a month ago!! I've got 3 out of 5 sweet potatoes left and I'm curious if they will all make it.

@Oar123Oar 2 года назад

Question on Municipal Compost--I assume they collect grass---no worries on sprays used on lawns? Want to try this in NY, probably next year.

@michelledouglas8913 2 года назад

Thank you sweet potato daddy! 😝

@rosea830 2 года назад

Very nice! Now, you could trellis them to keep things looking neat, or you could let them run all over the ground and see how many random tubers you can find at harvest, lol.

@Navigatingmotherhood 2 года назад

Just added 6 sweet potatoes where my cabbages failed! I have never grown sweet potatoes before I am not sure what to expect especially in a raised bed(not ideal but my other potato row in ground is completely packed

@JeffrotheDude 2 года назад

i just planted blue turmeric and surrounded it with purple sweet potatoes for the first time, hopefully they survive

@hanastolhand8494 Год назад

Was there a Part 2 to this???

@chattyotter3300 2 года назад

My mom had a bunch of sweet potatoes from the store that started to sprout so I threw them in the biggest pot I could find to see if they would grow. So far they look healthy but it will be interesting to see what happens and what I end up with when I harvest them. Edit: Update, so I just pulled them today since nearly all the plants had died back. They are really small (the largest ones are a little bigger than an egg) so I'm going to (attempt to) store them until next growing season.

@SuperUsername147 Год назад

Interesting that your plant died back so soon. I’m curious what climate you live in? Generally sweet potatoes will die back if they are overwatered which can cause fungal disease. It’s been a dry summer where I live so far and even though I’m watering every 2-3 days they are thriving (at least from a leaf perspective). I’m brand new to vegetable gardening though so who knows how the tubers are doing on my end. I live in New England so I wasn’t expecting much from the sweet potatoes. But the whole plant is edible so I’m still getting some nice use out of the leaves.

@chattyotter3300 Год назад

@@SuperUsername147 Yeah the more I looked at them I think they were russet potatoes😂 I know I tried to plant a sweet potato a while ago but it didn't do anything but that mixed me up so I thought I planted sweet potatoes but looking at them now they must have been russets🤷‍♀ I do think there was probably a fungal disease because the leaves were looking off, also I'm in an 8a planting zone