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Planting Sweet Potato Slips


Remember the sweet potato post back in September 4? Well, a month later, the slips are ready to be removed from the jars and planted in their beds.
First you start by choosing a slip that has plenty of leaves, and a nice root system, snap it off gently by twisting, and pulling it away with its roots intact.

I sprinkle Rootgrow Mycorrihzal Fungi in the planting hole, and on the roots.


Create a long trench for the stem and root, remember to place the leaves side somewhere where you can control the future vines and leaves, Im creating a small trellis for them to climb for example, so I place them towards that.
Cover the stem and roots with soil, and water. 

That’s all there is to planting sweet potatoes!

What is Mycorrhizal fungi?

I ordered mine from here: Amazon.uk 

Sweet Potato update

Here is an update on the sweet potatoes, the slips have started to form but are not quite long enough yet to collect and plant.

The slips that I need are the purple stems growing from the eyes of the potato, very pretty right?

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