Hard to grow sweet potatos

 I love baked sweet potatoes. Is it hard to grow these? I have never
gron them before. I have grown regular potaos before. DO they grow like
them? Into a bush that you pull up when they are ready to harvest?

 Hi!
I grow Sweet potatoes every year, because i live in Southern, Ontario, I
have to grow mine inside to get them started. I use a foil pie dish, add the
potting soil, keep it moist and cover with clear wrap. When you see the red
buds start to appear, remove wrap, and make sure you spray the soil and
buds. I harden them off in Spring, and plant them in a large plot. They grow
all over! In September, which is harvest time for us, I dig them up!. From
one plant I got eleven sweet potatoes! Excellent crop! Each year varies
though. weather can play a factor. I wish you luck, and I hope this helps??
Deb.

 
Pepperqueen wrote:

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I live in southern Kentucky

 I'm in South Ontario, too.  I've wanted to grow sweet potatoes for a
long time but was afraid our season is too short.  Now I'm going to
give it a try.  Do you get your sweet potatoes from a supplier or at
the grocery store?

Pen  :)

 On 4 Feb 2005 13:10:26 -0800, stryped@hotmail.com wrote:


Sweet potatoes grow like weeds here in east TN.  At the end of the
season they are plentiful and inexpensive.  I don't grow them because
my vegetable garden is currently limited to 400 sq feet and sweet
potatoes need a lot of space, even more than Idaho potatoes.  Sweet
potatoes make an interesting "kitchen house plant" growing in a glass
with a little water.