Unfortunately, the sweet potato is only one year old. But growing a new plant every year? It doesn't have to be. With simple means and few accessories, you can grow a sweet potato yourself in no time at all. You even have several variants to choose from. In the following article you will read how a small offshoot or a single tuber will soon grow into a beautiful morning glory that will definitely enrich your garden.

A sweet potato can be rooted in a glass of water

Schedule for growing a sweet potato

Ideally, start growing a sweet potato in the winter. It doesn't take long for the first roots to appear, but at this point your batata has enough time to develop sufficiently to be placed outside later. This is only possible after the last night frosts have subsided. Mid-May, after the ice saints, is a reliable time here. Only in the greenhouse are there suitable conditions for planting the sweet potatoes in the ground earlier. The optimal temperature for cultivation is 17°C.

manual

You can grow a sweet potato without much effort using three different methods:

  • down in the soil
  • in the water glass
  • about cuttings

Materials needed

Depending on the procedure you will need:

  • a sweet potato tuber from the supermarket
  • a flower box
  • potting soil
  • a glass of fresh water
  • Cuttings that you either take from the mother plant or buy from a garden store

cultivation in the ground

  1. fill a box with regular soil or mix a substrate of compost and sand
  2. put the sweet potato tuber on top
  3. place the crate in a bright place;
  4. keep the substrate constantly moist

Cultivation in a water glass

  1. fill a glass with warm, fresh water
  2. cut off one end of a sweet potato tuber
  3. place the sweet potato cut-side down in the water
  4. the sweet potato is too small and threatening. To sink, toothpicks help to fix them
  5. place the jar in a warm, bright place, for example, on the windowsill
  6. change the water after a few days

Cultivation with cuttings

  1. remove about 10 cm long sprouts from your existing sweet potato
  2. place them in a shallow bowl of water
  3. here, too, it only takes a few days for the first roots to form

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Vegetable garden