Last month I found a purple sprouting sweet potato in the pantry. It had obviously been left too long. I read somewhere that the tubers grow slips and that you can grow a sweet potato plant with them. I have decided to carry out an experiment. I hope to harvest sweet potatoes this fall.
I cut out the sprouted end and used the rest of the potato for cooking. I pierced 3-4 toothpicks in the sprouted end to provide support and placed it in a glass of water. I placed the glass on a window sill. My window is south facing and gets direct sunlight all afternoon. I believe some sunlight throughout the day should suffice. I have changed the water every other day. I am using tap water. Two weeks into the experiment I got this.
I think it is ready to plant in the garden and my vegetable bed is ready for it. But I have decided to wait a little longer. I want stronger roots to give the plant the best chance of survival. I will update on the progress of this little experiment in the next few weeks.
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