Sweet potatoes

Money_maker

Thanks for this thread. I have a sweet potato tuber in my potato drawer which is currently sprouting. Ashamed to say that its been in there for a few months - just never got round to trying it. You have all inspired me to try potting up the shoots next month, thank you.

conradmum

Money_maker wrote: »

Thanks for this thread. I have a sweet potato tuber in my potato drawer which is currently sprouting. Ashamed to say that its been in there for a few months - just never got round to trying it. You have all inspired me to try potting up the shoots next month, thank you.

Some people manage it without even trying.

yellowdots

conradmum wrote: »

I think the exposed flesh, even though dried, wouldn't be an as effective barrier to bacteria as the tuber's outer skin.

Hah! I didn't really engage my brain did I? I feel silly now hehe.

Looking forward to seeing other peoples progress with this too.

conradmum

yellowdots wrote: »

Hah! I didn't really engage my brain did I? I feel silly now hehe.

Looking forward to seeing other peoples progress with this too.

Hey, I'm just guessing! The truth is that very little of gardening lore has actually been properly and rigorously tested, and we know very little about the extremely complex interactions between plants and their environment. A lot of the things you get told are just old wives' tales, so it isn't stupid to not take them for granted and experiment a bit instead (and lots of fun as long as you don't mind the odd disaster ).

So why not have a go and report back? Maybe cut and dry half and measure the results against the uncut ones.