If you found this video helpful, please "Like" and share it to help spread its reach! Thanks for watching 😀TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 Growing Sweet Potatoes 1:22 Tip #1: Containers VS Soil 5:09 Tip #2: Sweet Potato Soil Mix 8:05 Tip #3: Rooting Sweet Potato Slips 12:56 Tip #4: Fertilizing Sweet Potatoes 14:42 How To Plant Sweet Potato Slips 19:55 Tip #5: Vine Management 22:19 When To Harvest Sweet Potatoes 25:27 Adventures With Dale

@angelacalloway8125

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for all you do to help me have a more successful garden!😊

@honeybadger3570

19 күн бұрын

Sooo 😂 I should've watched this BEFORE I planted my sweet potatoes in 10 gal pots last weekend... used only miracle grow potting soil with chunks of tree trunk/root instead of rocks at the bottom for drainage, no sand or other added stuff... 😕 do I remove plants - amend the soil with sand and perlite and replant? Or will that cause shock & delay growth bc of disturbing them again?

@TatloServices

3 күн бұрын

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Sweet potatoes saved so many lives of Koreans through the generations just before me. There, rice runs out around April, and barley isn't available until June. Sweet potatoes filled the gap. It grew very well even without fertilizer, and the petioles were made to kimchi, which tasted better than nappa.

@valkyrise1148

25 күн бұрын

That's so interesting. I never grew sweet potatoes before, and I had no idea the camote tops/leaves are edible. I'll try growing some (and yams) because I love making kimchi. Also trying mizuna kimchi!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Sweet potatoes are a great storage food. I still have a few leftover from my harvest last November.

@jimdandy4329

25 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardenerthat's amazing, any special storage?

@breakdown2878

24 күн бұрын

I’ve had sweet potatoes in storage for almost 8 months. I believe they’d be an amazing filler. They grow amazingly, leaves are edible when growing. Then the roots last so long when in dry storage.

@TeeRust15

24 күн бұрын

@@jimdandy4329I still have some Beauregard sweet potatoes from last fall as well. All I did to store is put them in a box in a closet of a bedroom.

This is the absolute BEST explanation I’ve ever seen on sweet potato slips.

@TheMillennialGardener

19 күн бұрын

Thank you! I’m happy to hear it was helpful.

@SUN7SHINE25

14 күн бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you thank you thank you 😊....I was just given sweet potato slips yesterday 😋 but didn't ask what kind.. Your explanation us the best I'm so glad I didn't need to keep strolling... Of course I'll need to watch a few times cause it's new to me and very good step by step instructions and information...

I grow sweet potatoes without slips. I just use an organic sweet potato that has started to sprout and divide up the potato based on the locations of each sprout and plant each piece of the potato with corresponding sprout in the ground with some of the sprout above soil level and then cover the soil surface with straw. The sprouts' leaves push through the straw.

@careya

2 күн бұрын

I have been wondering about this! Seems lots easier.

What an absolutely awesome tutorial vlog on sweet potatoes. As an organic gardener for decades, I actually learned something I did not know. I can rectify the situation as per your instructions. Amazing video that I'm sharing as we speak. Blessings for you, your bride & Dale - and your gardens. Sherry 🥰 🙏 💞 🐕

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it was helpful.

Just in time!!! I’m about to plant my slips today!! Thank you!!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Glad to be timely.

Literally spent the day looking into growing sweet potatoes and then... THIS VIDEO 🙌 It's like you have a crystal ball into what people are thinking of growing 😂😂😂

Excellent video sir. Just some info for all you growers : at the end of the season , cut some big slips off and put them in a vase of water , keep in front of window ( or grow lights in basement ) and it will last thro winter into spring when you can plant them again. !!!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Usually, the sweet potatoes I harvest in November are sprouting by March. I keep the early sprouters for rooting. Once they begin to develop sprouts, they root in about a week on a heating mat.

Perfect timing! I've had some slips rooting in water.

@TheMillennialGardener

19 күн бұрын

Glad to be timely!

I kept my vines alive over the winter and I planted them 2 weeks ago.

Hands down, this is the best gardening advice channel. Anthony uses a scientific approach, without being pretentious or providing content that isn't user-friendly because it's overly complicated. I got an okinawan sweet potato from a farmstand at a market in Asheville, NC early last fall, stored it properly, and now I have slips for sweet potatoes growing per this channel's past advice (in grow bags). Solid, solid stuff.

Great tips on growing sweet potatoes. For Okinawan sweet potato, here's what I do that worked for me in the ground in zone 9a. Everything is similar but here is what worked for me: 1) I fertilize 15-15-15 All Purpose Granular Fertilizer every 2 weeks for the 1-2 months; 2) switch to 6-30-30 Water Soluble for the rest of the season every 2 weeks; season ends in month 4 or 5 when the tubers are the size I am after. For growing in pots, I am still experimenting, hopefully this season experiment will produce more tubers.

You just answered why my sweet potatoes are all leaves and hardly anything under the soil. My soil is too rich! Thank you for this great instructional video. I like how you explain clearly with attention to details easily missed. The leaves aren't wasted for us. We're Asian and sweet potato leaves are normal everyday food for us. Better than spinach imo, none of the metallic aftertaste that spinach has

@yellowdog762jb

24 күн бұрын

I over fertilized last year and had great looking vines and only a few potatoes. It's a reasonable mistake to make. I'm going for better results this year! I sprouted organic Garnets from the grocery store last year. The few potatoes that we got were great. I ordered a couple of different ones to try this year from Hoss.

@breakdown2878

24 күн бұрын

I love spinach, started eating it this year when I grew it. I didn’t really eat my sweet potato leaves last year. So imma definitely hope I enjoy them more because they grow in such abundance in comparison

@breakdown2878

24 күн бұрын

Just tried one raw. After taste I liked but I think I enjoy the spinach more raw. Need to try it cooked. But it was worth the try

@kenlee5550

24 күн бұрын

@@breakdown2878we use them in anything, soups, omelette, stir fry. It's a perfect green that doesn't overwhelm the dish

@kenlee5550

24 күн бұрын

@@yellowdog762jb I'm going for better results for everything this year since the price of produce skyrocketing!

So excited for this year! Here in the PNW (very different Zone 8b here in Oregon, near Salem) we need to squeeze out some extra growing degrees before and after the peak of summer. I got a pack of 15gal fabric grow bags, and I've been planting out some slips over the last couple weeks. I'm experimenting with planting a tomato, a pepper, or a basil plant in some of the bags with the sweet potatoes, to see if we can get a dual harvest and gobble up some of the excess nitrogen. I have most of them in our 6x8 hobby greenhouse for now, since our average daily temps are still around 55°, where it's about 10° higher in the greenhouse, and they are all living their best life right now! I'm still waiting for our garlic and potatoes to finish in our main garden before I lay down some clear plastic on rows, cut slits and plant the slips. Then I'll drape some fabric row cover over the pvc low tunnel there to hold additional heat in. Last year we grew sweet potatoes for the first time, and got about 35 lbs without all this heat management or grow bags, so I'm hoping we can really ramp it up this year. 🤞

Wow just planted my sweet potatoes today.

Planted sweet potatoes yesterday, it's the first year trying. I have clay soil .keeping my fingers crossed! 🤞 You have a lovely, lush garden!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! If you have slips left over, you can start some in containers and compare results in the fall.

I was wondering how to grow sweet potatoes. I put one partly in water and it is growing a vine and now i know to cut the vibe into slips and plant those. Looks like I'm ordering more 25 gallon grow bags and making more soil. Thanks for your recipe for sweet potato soil. I'll get some play sand. Great video and so glad to cone across this when I did!

Yay! Sweet potatoes! 🍠

Even I who live in the North of England 🇬🇧 can follow your tutorial and grow sweet potato. Thanks for the great information. I planted my sweet potatoes 2wks ago.they ok considering the weather but I will now be adding bone meal and watering more frequently and crossing my fingers for the best 👌 🎉

Agreed 💯 you have the best videos on growing sweet potatoes! Hi Dale!

Oh my God thank you thank you thank you. You just explained exactly what happened to me 2 years ago and it made me give up trying to grow sweet potatoes. The vines are beautiful I love the vines but I don't like the taste of the vines. And I had very few sweet potatoes thank you so much. They were in this beautiful beautiful dirt that I actually created because I'm here in the desert of Arizona if you want good dirt you have to buy it or make it. I think you explained what I did wrong

@TheMillennialGardener

22 күн бұрын

It's funny, but sweet potatoes like lower quality, sandy soil. Save the good quality black soil for the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc. Give the sweet potatoes the crummy soil.

@intuitivegina

22 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener ❤️

Awesome teaching. Thank you Anthony 😊❤

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

South Jersey here. It's great to know sweet potatoes love the sandy soil. I had no idea. That's all we have here in the Pine Barrens. I used leaf mulch compost this year in 20 gallon grow bags and have added bone meal from Espoma, the makers of Plant-Tone, right here in South Jersey, about a half hour from me. I will add some native soil in as you advise so my plants don't focus on leaf production. Although, my friend eats the leaves and says they are delicious. Last year I did them in 5 gallon buckets, but the groundhog realized he could knock over the buckets and wiped out my plants. With the 20 gallon grow bags, I think he will find it difficult this year. Learned a lot on this video. Thank you for sharing your tips.

All your content is very thorough and very helpful. Thank You

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

Helpful- thanks!

Thank you for all your knowledge!

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

Thank you so so so much!!! So generous content.

Yup, this is my first time growing sweet potatoes, and I love how easy they are to root from slips. Fabulous.

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

Best of luck!

Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

You're welcome! Thank you so much for your support and generosity! I really appreciate it ❤

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

@TheMillennialGardener

14 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

I would root them in a water bottle that I cut in 1/3rd of the way up. The top part (2/3rd of the bottle upsidedown) would contain soil with the slip and the cap with any type of tissue going through a hole in it. Put it (upside down) in the bottom part containing water. That way, not only do you not need to water it, but the roots will take off in the soil, which you can just "transplant" in the desired container. [Kinda hard to put into words]

good to know

Thanks so much for the information

@TheMillennialGardener

23 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!

I was just getting ready to plant some sweet potatoes here in Alabama so this video will be a great help, I took notes! thank you again for your very educational video

Great tutorial! I am growing four different types this year in 20-gallon grow bags and in the ground. I especially appreciate the tips on fertilizer!

Thank you for sharing.❤

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

I just planted my slips in a 20 gallon grow bag yesterday and it looks like I need to add some bone meal. I’m in the Triangle so all of your info is super helpful and timely! Thanks!!

Thank you, thank you! 😊👍👍

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

LOVE your channel. I'm a little late to use some of your amazing tips but now I know how to plan better for next year! Keep up the great work! You have great enthusiasm and personality!

As always, well done!

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

i like the sweet potato leaves we eat them by boiling them then mix them with onions ginger and tomato mix them with vinegar, i just bought one piece of sweet potato from the market i want to try to plant them to grow some leaves so i can eat salads.

Thanks! In Houston we wash out so much that tips on how to help my plants recover is great!!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Same here. It isn’t unusual to get 4-5 inches of rain in a single afternoon thunderstorm 😤

@yellowdog762jb

24 күн бұрын

Ditto. In Houston also. I just dug up my Yukon Gold and some blue potatoes from a raised bed. I turned the soil 3x and kept finding more potatoes. It was a workout! After that, I'm trying grow bags for the first time. I'm doing a Japanese purple and Beauregard. I planted my slips about 5 days ago. I planted 2 per 20 gallon pot. I wasn't really sure how many I could fit in each pot. I did put a couple of tablespoons of bone meal in the hole when I planted them. Then I got busy and didn't add any other fertilizer. The potting soil I used has some though. After seeing your video, I'll "amend" my aggressive fertilizing plans. Would it pay to give them high N early to grow lots of foliage starting out, and then switch to a low N / high P midway through to encourage root growth?

Great info, as always! Much ❤to the lovebirds!

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Great video. Going to look at all of your videos re: sweet potatoes!

@TheMillennialGardener

23 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! I have several videos on growing sweet potatoes. They’ll all help tremendously!

One your best videos!!! Thanks from Fayetteville, NC

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Great video!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Thanks!

If you grow the slips like Deep South Homestead where you put the swt potatoes in soil 4-6 inches down and just pull them to remove from the potato (not cut) then they will already have roots on them and there's no reason to put them in water prior to planting.

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

If you’re doing this indoors in potting mix, which I and most growers do due to climate limitations, you run the risk of the sweet potatoes rotting. Most of us don’t live in a climate where we can do so outdoors after frost stops. If we waited until last frost to plant our potatoes to begin slip production, our slips would be in the ground too late. Rooting in water takes literally 2-3 days. It isn’t a big deal by any means.

Your videos are so helpful and informative! Thank you!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! I’m glad I can help.

Perfect timing as this is my first year growing them and I just planted then the other day and in the same size 25 gallon grow bags!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Perfect!

Thanks so much for this growing guide... I am putting my slips in the ground 😂.. wish me luck!

Thundershirts are the best! Hey, grow the slips with a sweet potato on toothpicks in a jar of water. These are always on the kitchen window sill of a southern gardner. Hey mention so east Louisiana! Great video!!!

@TheMillennialGardener

18 күн бұрын

I don't use the water/toothpick method. The soil method is much faster and more reliable.

Absolutely best video on this subject! Planted some today before seeing this and regret the 101010 I used…washing it out quickly!

Very informative and helpful. My slips are ready and I was considering where to plant them. Very timely here in Florida.

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Great video.

@TheMillennialGardener

23 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Cool thx

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

Everytime I click on one of your videos you look more and more yolked! What’s growin on is you my friend

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Camera angles and such 😆

Thank you

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

I live in East ARKANSAS… my buddy owns one of the largest suppliers of sweet potatoes to Wal-Mart and other vendors… He taught me to plant the slip in an L shape.. lay the stem flat and bury, make the upturn just enough for the leaf and a few inches to stick up… not sure why… Matthews Sweet Potato Farms…

Hi Anthony! I use 30 gal. Mineral tubs for cattle for my sweet potatoes too. Thanks for the tips! Off to Home Depot.

@TheMillennialGardener

22 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

I used your storage tub and heat mat method in my basement and it worked like a charm.

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Awesome! It’s the best way to cure them. It makes life so easy.

I just planted mine a couple of weeks ago and then seem happy. It's my first year, so I got my slips from baker creek. Mine are in ground in native soil, but its a brand new bed and I haven't amended it in ages. Bur grow bags would be wonderful!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

I would recommend not adding compost. That can do more harm than good. Give them some slow release organics and bone meal. Keep them irrigated, and they should do well.

Awww, poor Dale. My Golden Retriever was like that after she got hit by lightening, 2nd hand (lightening struck our metal basketball goal, traveling across the water, into the entrance of our opened garage, which she was standing in. My ex also got hit at the same time; they both lived). Great video, great information!

Thank you for putting these video out. You do a great job with organizing the content and then listing it all. It is very complete and it is appreciated for all the time that you spend doing this. Question: do you know of a wholesale seller for fertilizers and compost products? We run a small non profit that grows fresh food for those in our community and the garden is on the large size, so every penny saved helps. Thank you again!

@TheMillennialGardener

15 күн бұрын

You're welcome! I don't really know anything about wholesaling. I'm just an individual with a typical residential house, so everything I buy is through retail channels. What I would recommend you do is to check your local county (or neighboring counties) landfill. Many counties give out free mulch and/or compost. You may be able to get all the free load-your-own mulch you want, and also start your own compost pile out of free mulch. When it comes to getting cheaper fertilizers, this is the best advice I can give you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dIhhzNuliNHXdLQ.htmlsi=xQEsIbA9CQxh2B1o

I just planted my slips this afternoon! They’re in a 20 gal grow bag with granular and some bone meal but maybe 1/4 of what you recommended so I think I’ll redo them with way more bone meal in the morning! Thanks!!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

No worries. You can always top dress. I’m pretty generous with fertilizer at planting.

I find all of your videos very useful 👌🏼 😊

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it.

@DiannasHomestead

25 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener You are very welcome

Awe Dale! Good boy! One of our dog has a thunder vest too ❤

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

He didn’t used to be this scared of thunder years ago. He’s becoming more and more afraid of it 😔

Love you

@TheMillennialGardener

16 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

I'm going to try bigger grow bags and bone meal this year. Thanks!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

This is good information. Thanks!! (It's my first time growing sweet potatoes!)

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! Best of luck 🍀

I have yet to have luck growing sweet potatoes here in New England, but I do know that some farmers here can pull it off. I gave up this year because they aren't all that expensive to buy and I can easily make room for more regular potatoes that grow like weeds here!

This is right on time. I just got my slips today and this is my first time growing sweet potatoes. Going to plant one slip per 15 gallon grow bag. I went back and fourth between 10 or 20 gallon so I figured 15 was good. What do you think?

Love your vids! I tried swt potatoes in a smart bag...had better success in a wooden dresser drawer.

Awesome thorough video! Saved to my 'garden playlist'. I planted my slips in two 50 gallon grow bags (first time growing SPs). I'm going to head outside with my bonemeal now 😅

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Those are some big bags! Best of luck!

@DebRoo11

25 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener they're awesome 😂 bought them on whim and no regrets. They are very well made and come in pkgs of two.

Im a recent single father of a 17 year old son. After thousands of dollars in the courts getting full custody of Him , even tho He has lived with me for 6 years now. It really means alot to me to buy some merch just to support you bc i know you have the best gardening content and i know you work hard at it. Not just growing everything using knowlege, ti'rial and error but even the filming and editing. Thanks bro look forward to your content EVERYDAY

@jimmyandrews8972

25 күн бұрын

As soon as I can afford the extra dollar I'm getting some merch. Also what is the water soluble fertilizer you like I know it has a parent company or something but 7 usually use miracle ground in a pinch. You are the one that taught me to use bone meal and not so much blood meal on fruiting plants, I still used a little tho when planting and my garden here in Petal, Ms is doing great, with a lot of help from you. If you get this I wanna send you some pics of my tomatoes I'm growing upsidedown

You are basically describing my chicken's dust bath (minus the compost), except I used coarse sand instead of play sand. I will probably try planting some in my empty root bags. I was already thinking of trying them this year.Thanks for the info--I won't over feed them! with nitrogen!

Have I said thank you 🥰 Thank you. I was growing leaves and little potatoes. I put everything above ground with crab shells and triple phosphate. I’m going to try this mixture if this one doesn’t work. Thank you so much always

I plant my sweet potato only for the leaves, they are very good. but if I have longer summer growing season, I would try it

Always looking forward for your clear and helpful videos. Thanks a lot. I have a question, if we cut the slips to cook, will the sweet potatoes still grow the roots? I love satue" greens except for collard greens. Thanks again.

Here is the real tip... Keep the deer away from them. Deer will destroy them.

@KT-yq7ed

25 күн бұрын

What about Rabbits???

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Fencing should be mandatory for any garden. I consider it as essential as the soil itself.

@chainsaw5524

25 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener I am not talking about a garden. I am talking about agriculture. Not raised beds, buckets nor bags. Deer will wreck sweet potatoes. If the vines are 5 foot or more the deer will eat every leaf. I would be willing to be that the majority of sweet potatoes grown in the US are not grown inside of an 8 foot or higher fence.

@lynlalalala

25 күн бұрын

Rabbits ate mine two years ago. Last year I planted them in stock tanks and ended up with skinny sweet potatoes. They were tasty! 😉

@KT-yq7ed

25 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener ty I’m going to have to take a closer look at your garden to see what your fencing looks like. I only have a 4’ x 12’ inground garden, but I’m not planting anything in it this year and that’s another story. Neighbor cats have used it a couple times to poop in it and I’m sorry I’m too OCD to plant any vegetables that I plan on eating……. I will amend it cover it up and wait till next year……. I have containers on the back deck with my veggies that I like …….also wonder about how do you harvest if you have a fence around it? 🥰👵🏻. I’ll have to look and see if you have a video on how to put a fence around the garden. Hello from Hiddenite NC……..ty Anthony and congrats on your recent Wedding……

Ready to plant sweet potatoes in Texas.

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Excellent! It’s time!

Here in zone 9 I plant my sweet potatoes on Easter Sunday, by the end of July they’re ready to harvest. I have a fifteen foot row in my garden, I typically get 35 to 40 lbs of potatoes

fwiw I live in Florida Old school gardeners grow sweet potato Vines/leaves, yr round, as a secret Nutrient Boost for the compost pile. They would grow specific sweet potato plants just for compost & would feed them fish Hydrolysate for vigorous growth. btw We eat the Leaves in Stir-Fry, soups, jambalaya & Gumbo ✝️🇺🇲🚜

Every try the Bush Puerto Rico variety for your grow bags? I tried them for the first time last year. They did quite well in poor, clay soil, and really did grow in a bush style. Each topped out at about four foot diameter.

Thanks for the very informative video 😊 Hugs to good boy Dale ❤🤗

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

You’re welcome! Dale is better now that we are in a dry pattern, but it’s a long, stormy summer here.

Do sweet potatoes need to be rotated if planted in a raised bed? I've thought about a bed specifically for sweet potatoes. Thank you for another great video❤

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

No. In fact, I’ve warned against this. You will leave little bits of roots behind during harvest that will regrow every year. If you rotate them, you’ll have sweet potatoes growing everywhere. They’re incredibly invasive. Keep them contained.

@AylaGrassrootGardens

25 күн бұрын

@@TheMillennialGardener thanks so much. I'm new to sweet potatoes. The invasiveness made me think the answer would be no, but I wasn't sure. Appreciate it!

Awesome! QUESTION, can you make a video in how to weather your sun room for the different seasons? Thanks man!

@TheMillennialGardener

6 күн бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean. My sunroom is so hot right now, it's unusable until the sun sets. For the winter, you have to put a heater inside. There isn't too much more to it than that.

I'm growing blueberries for the first time, and found Farmer's Secret Fruit & Bloom Booster Liquid Fertilizer 2-15-15. Have you heard of this? From your information, it sounds like this would work well with sweet potatoes as well.

saw your sweet potato slip video a few months back and tried to find the two sweet potatoes you had but couldn't (guess ill have to go online I live in a small town) so just used a regular one. I feel like its been forever since I planted the sweet potato but I think im finally starting to get a slip! I know im late on growing them but still super excited and going to send it anyway since I am in containers thanks again for your videos!

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

The fresher the sweet potato, the longer it takes to root. If you got yourself a really fresh sweet potato from the grocery store, it can take 1-2 months to get going. I save my old sweet potatoes from the previous season. Old sweet potatoes I dug up in November begin to root quickly in late March. In fact, some of them will have already started to sprout in my garage, and I use them. The best sweet potatoes to root are old sweet potatoes from last year's harvest. I am growing Murasaki, Stoke's Purple and Okinawan, because they're more expensive and harder to find. The orange potatoes are a dime a dozen as they say. I love growing the Japanese-style varieties.

@mrbojangles155

25 күн бұрын

Yes it was fresh I knew it would take a minute but wanted to do it anyway lol I will be better prepared next year by getting some and letting them get old can’t wait

Aww, it's ok, Dale! What's the specs on that PC? Nice!! I just planted my slips yesterday in 100 gallon grow bags. I used square foot method, then I see this and I want to bunch them closer together. I put about 8 per bag...

Any insight on a similar trellis set up?

Great video! We live in central Texas so we do get frost occasionally and sometimes a freeze for a few days. Can I just store the sweet potatoes in the ground after the vines die off?

I decided "the heck with it, it's in the high 70's so I'll start my sweet potatoes" back in late February (stupid Houston weather). They didn't seem to mind; they're vining strongly and we aren't even to the seriously warm weather yet. I have them in 30 gallon grow bags next to a structure similar to yours (I totally stole the idea). I currently am rooting a second set of grow bags by dragging some of the vining tips to new grow bags and burying them along the soil. They're still connected to the mother plant so they're not quite as fragile as standard slips. That's working quite well. Hopefully I have a good harvest! I appreciate you posting this video. Please tell Dale he is in good company; my furbabies don't like thunderstorms either. They would shred me if I tried to put them in a vest, though.

As a longtime viewer, I'm sure I'm not the only one, but we would love to meet your new bride. Would you consider doing a Q&A for us? I wonder if she loves the garden as much as you do and I also have wondered (many times) what you do with all the produce you harvest? How do the two of you manage the bountiful harvests that I know you bring in? I would love to know.

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

I have been wanting to host a Q&A for a long time, but it’s been too busy during the spring. I’m hoping I can do one during summer when things slow down. Brittany doesn’t do any gardening. She doesn’t have any interest at all in plants 😂 It’s a one man show in the garden over here 😅

Had a dog that lightning and thunderstorms affected. So I understand about how Dale is feeling.😮

@TheMillennialGardener

14 күн бұрын

It's terrible, unfortunately. Luckily, we're in a dry pattern this week.

Very informative, never tried potatoes of any kind yet but this information goes hand in hand with carrots and beets. I haven’t seen you grow either of these root crops. Your sandy soils would be ideal. Try playing some music for your man Dale. A little bit louder. Thanks for your information

Can you make an update on your pawpaw trees, how are the doing? And could pawpaws produce fruits in zone 7b?

It's ok Dale we love ya

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

He tries his best 🐕

Just put mine in the straw bale!!! Hopefully they will do amazing

@TheMillennialGardener

25 күн бұрын

Best of luck! Be sure to fertilize them.

@Lovinthegoodlife

25 күн бұрын

I've learned so much from you! Thanks for all you do!! Congrats also on your big day!!!

@tracycrider7778

18 күн бұрын

I grew mine 2 years ago in bales and they were fabulous ❤

I’m always jealous of your jealous of your growing zone -Utah. Just staring to grow

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

You'd think that, but it gets so hot here that it kills *everything.* July and August here are outside of the growing season for most things. It's a bummer. The shade cloth is going up this weekend!

You can skip the rooting step and simply harvest the plugs with the roots and plant in soil. It works wonderfully, try it!

@TheMillennialGardener

24 күн бұрын

The rooting step takes only 2-3 days. It isn't really any effort. I don't like burying my sweet potatoes, because I grow them indoors and they may rot. I also don't want to snap the vine off. I want it to keep growing to keep producing slips.