Morning Glories: Overwintering Ipomoea carnea roots, 1 by KevinTernes

KevinTernes wrote:
Ipomoea carnea fistulosa is pretty easy to grow from seeds or cuttings. I already have some cuttings started in pots that I'll bring in over the winter. But I thought it would be novel to try to overwinter a couple that were growing in the ground this year.

Two that I started from seed and gave to my mom back in May were damaged in the strong storms we had from the remnants of Katrina. She asked me to dig them up for her this morning so I did and here they are.

One way to save these for next year might be to put them in big pots and fill with dirt and keep inside with my cuttings. But can I get away with less? Can I just clean these off and keep them in a cool dry place in the basement till spring?

Any other suggestions?