Select The Right Sweet Potatoes To Start Slips, and have a GREAT HARVEST! This was a surprise, and I'll take advantage of it!!!
Howdy friends, and thanks for stopping by my front porch here at Steemit! I was culling through what's left of my 2017 sweet potato harvest, and noticed this one. Despite sitting in a bin with other potatoes from December until now, it's already budding slips (with no input from me)!
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This is a potato I want to propagate, and produce a good quantity of slips for this spring's planting. Why? Because it's already started to slip-out, with no water, soil, care, etc. It's a strong potato with strong DNA....
Every year I want to continue the "strong" and weed out the weak, thus making the potatoes more resistant to pests, diseases, and soil & environmental factors that could affect the yield. Every year they will also become more tolerant and adaptive to my geographical region.
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Oh man I love sweet potatoes, like A LOT! They are like the candy of the earth haha. I only wish I had a longer season and could grow them well, but I will have a greenhouse soon enough and I will definately attempt to grow them there!
I agree with you 100%....so delicious, especially when cured properly! That's exciting that you'll be getting your greenhouse soon...please let me know how things go when you start sweet potatoes..thanks for commenting @skycae !!!
I am excited to learn more about them and to grow them. They are probably my favorite veggie as of late haha. I am sure I will post about it, thanks for your awesomness!
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Good luck with this strong one :)
I don't think UK climate is suitable for Sweet Potatoes.
I bet the nightshade species of potatoes grow really well on the UK...like russet, reds, and Yukon golds. They prefer cooler milder climates. Thanks for your comment @eggmeister !
Hello @texasoffgrid, I processed some potato seeds last year and did a video on it. Hopefully they'll be good long-term storage though I do intend to germinate and grow some this year to test them out. They are red potatoes but not sure on variety (either Mozart, Shannon, Desiree or Romano). It's a mildly interesting story how I came across these seeds ;)
Hey man that's an awesome video, they actually DO look like green tomatoes. I got an education with the video!!! Thanks for providing the link...I've never seen potato pods with seeds...good luck on the germination this year my friend
Many thanks @texasoffgrid :)
I left the tubers in the composter to grow again this year (hopefully). If they do grow out of the composter and produce seed pods again, I'll process them :) I might give those ones away to steemit members,....... so here's hoping they deliver the goods LOL
Hey @eggmeister, you are the Man!!!...looking forward to seeing the progress! :D Thanks
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