Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas/p> </section> </header> <nav> <a href="../homegardener.html">Home</a> <a href="../local-feed.html">Local Feed</a> <a href="../master-gardens.html">Master Gardens</a> <a href="../farmers-market.html">Farmers Market</a> <a href="../local-markets.html">Local Markets</a> <a href="../ask-a-farmer.html">Ask a Farmer</a> <a href="../Plant-science.html">Plant Science</a> <a href="../plant-directory.html">Plant Directory</a> <a href="../pests&diseases.html">Pests & Diseases</a> <a href="../garden-plotter.html">Garden plotter</a> </nav> <main class="plant-container"> <section class="history-section"> <h2>History</h2> <p>Sweet potatoes date back 5000 years in what would be modern peru. It was a weel established vegtable amoungst native american tribes. While it was christopher colombus was the one to being it to europe it is unknown how it found its way to the polynesian islands almost 500 years before colombus.
History
Sweet potatoes date back 5000 years in what would be modern peru. It was a weel established vegtable amoungst native american tribes. While it was christopher colombus was the one to being it to europe it is unknown how it found its way to the polynesian islands almost 500 years before colombus.
Growing conditions
Sunlight
Needs atleast 6 hours of direct sunlight
Temperature Range
70F-95F
Soil Conditions
Sandy Loam soil.
Water
1 to 2 inches of water per week.
Water the plants when the topsoil is dry to the touch.
Nutrients
10-10-5
Potassium and phosphorus aid in root growth
pH
5.5-6.5
Plant care
Sowing Seeds
Plant only tubars seeds may not produce a potato. bury on half the sweet potatoe and give time for slips to develop
Germination
It can take several weeks for slips to develops roots. Once roots are develops remouve the slips from the mother plant and allow amd soak in water until white roots develop.
burying the slips on there sides can result in more tubar production.
Pruning
prune back leggy vines but cutting anout a half inch after a leave node.
Remove any dead or diseased leaves.
Harvest
Lossen the soil with a pitch fork and gently pull them out.
Growing Tips
Growing from a seed can be a fruitless endevor. a seed does not promise tubar growth. it could years if not decades to finds the right one