Growing Sweet Potatoes

After succeeding in white potato growing I decided it was time to start some sweet potatoes. 

I like them better and they are a lot healthier. They are low glycemic, have vitamins B6, C, and D. Contain iron, and are a good source of magnesium and potassium,  and have carotenoids like beta carotene. 

So here is what I did. I cut two organic sweet potatoes in half. I poked in three toothpicks to each one and set them in a jar full of water. After a little while the eyes started to grow and the roots started to spout off of them. You need to keep the potato mostly submerged in the water because some eyes will grow without making roots. They drink a lot too. I was adding water daily. Try to keep your water fresh for a healthy plant.

After the roots are at least an inch long you can take off the plant and root together from each eye like in this picture here. 

The next thing was to make good beds with loose soil for the potatoes to grow. 

I made raised beds with my first round of slips. You can see them a little larger on the right. With the second round I put them in these terra cotta pots just to see how it will work since I didn't have anywhere else to plant!

The potatoes need to be watered twice a day for at least a week and then once a day after that. 

You can stop watering at least a week before digging them up.

Can't wait to see what happens.