Propagation: Ornamental Sweet Potatoes, 1 by randbponder

randbponder wrote:
Lala_jane. I don't think it is that late. SPs don't really need that long of a growing season. The only thing I'm thinking is you will soon be going into the hot part of the year. They may need a little extra water to get a good start. Mine are just starting to take off now. And I do mean " just ".
as they are pretty small yet. I started mine from the slips and rooted them a little early. They were not hardened off when I planted them.
So they suffered a little set back. I have planted them in june before too and they still made good tubers. Some were just a little smaller. They tasted just as good. Don't have a pic right now but will take one tomorrow, so you will see what I mean. I have left them in the ground untill the first frost several times. but then I have also harvested them 2 or 3 weeks earlier. Last year I got this one a couple weeks before frost. And left some untill frost. ( Some body said it looked like a turkey). With just the two of us it was enough for four meals. That one was 6 and a half lbs.

This message was edited Jun 8, 2007 4:26 PM