Do the sweet potatoes need to be organic, in case they have been sprayed with anything to stop them sprouting?
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Do the sweet potatoes need to be organic, in case they have been sprayed with anything to stop them sprouting?
All depends which country they've come from but it could be an issue
Just by chance we ate the first ever sweet potatoes from our garden this evening.
Only small but I was surprised we got anything this year as they went in late.
That's awesome! I found it so difficult to maintain a high enough temperature this year. Hopefully next year I'll have more success
I've left a few of the tubers in the ground just to see what happens. Do you think they might sprout at all in the spring? Or do you have to sprout the slips to get anything going with them?
If they do sprout that would give them the earliest possible start, unless we get a naughty late frost sneak in and zap them.
They are in the polytunnel so that should help a bit.
They may rot over winter but usually in hotter climates, they will just sprout naturally if you plant the tuber in warmer soil. Not so good in UK without a lot of protection.