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Sweet potato planting distance

I'm planning 30 cm apart in rows (~12 inches) and 0.5m rows distance (~19.5 inches). But, isn't it too densely? I'm even considering 30/30 cm (30 cm rows distance as well). Does planting density actually affect to crop amount/tubers size? Vines are…
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Correct orientation of Okinawan purple sweet potato

Not being able to find any organic Okinawan purple sweet potatoes in the supermarket, I bought slips online. They’ve been growing for about 9 months and I’ve finally harvested the tubers. What is the correct orientation to place this tuber into the…
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Cure sweet potatoes - sprout during cure process + white coating

Variety: All Purple. To cure I managed to build a heat incubator. I made it as an expanded polystyrene box, I put electric heat tape inside to maintain temperature. Washed, wet tubers have been packed into plastic bags with a few small holes, then…
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What is eating my beautiful plant?

I have a sweet potato, it grown pretty big, and something came and ate it overnight. There was a small hole, not sure if it is a footprint, or a part of our garden. the radius is about 5 inches.
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What variety of sweet potato is best for lower grow temperatures?

I'm looking for sweet potato variety most suitable for temperate climate zone (central Europe). Especially, I need some variety that tolerates lower night temperatures (usually between 10 and 15 °C). I had some success with purple and white variety:…
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Sweet potato - wrinkled leaves

I'm getting some leaves wrinkled. Is there anything to worry about? Or it's still ok? Slips were wrinkled as well, directly growing from tubers, but now that effect becomes less visible on new young leaves Also, some older leaves have been burned…
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How do you make conventional (non-organic) Okinawan sweet potatoes sprout?

Organic I've got no trouble sprouting organic sweet potatoes. Just place them in a cup of water and put them in front of a window sill. Nearly every variety of sweet potato is available as organic for a little extra price. Conventional However, I…
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Do sweet potato tops make good fertiliser tea?

I am growing sweet potato in my back yard and I come to realize the abundant amount of potato tops after harvesting, do they make a good fertiliser tea or I would just add them to the compost?
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Is the sweet potato beyond saving?

The whole story start off as an accident. At the beginning, we bought some sweet potato and mean to cook them, but we forgot one at the bottom of a chair and next time we discover it, there were green leaves growing from it. So we put the sweet…
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How to grow leaves from a sweet potato (not in a jar of water)?

I once accidentally grew sweet potatos in my kitchen - it was just sitting there for a while since I haven't used it, without rotting, and it started growing. I'm trying to reproduce it, because I liked the result (the old ones died when I wasn't at…
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Sweet potatoes: Can I plant a whole tuber instead of starting slips? Are slips a better option?

I'm in zone 4 (Minneapolis MN, USA) and managed to grow some sweet potatoes last year with the 3 month window (I bought slips), but this year I have the saved tubers from last year. Should I grow slips or could I simply plant the tubers? I can't…
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