Surprise Harvest When Harvesting Sweet Potatoes in Containers

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Finally harvesting my sweet potatoes in my large tub containers, really was a surprise harvest as I really wasn't expecting much since I got them in late in the season.

I like the idea of container planting , I placed 3-4 sweet potato plants in a large 2 1/2 h ft x 3 ft w tub , the depth is important for growing nice potatoes.

Don't forget always have drainage holes in containers or large tubs.

Digging them was pretty easy the soil was moist and ideal at the time.

Make sure you watch my other sweet potato video before the harvest here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLFLEsqO1lc

Sweet Potato loves heat, sun and moisture which is ideal conditions for growing them.

There is several on the market today, but I had a space saving Vardamen sweet potato, beaurgard sweet potato, centennial sweet potato, and georgia jet sweet potato varieties this season.

The plants were rooted when recieved all I needed to do was to pot them in a good mixed soil and watch them grow, they vined quite nicely in the pots in the greenhouse.

Sweet Potato Plants are becoming a more popular vegetable plant.

I like to use raw honey and butter on mine, mighty tasty this way, and raw honey is very good for you , as is the sweet potatoes.

Harvesting of sweet potatoes can be done usually after the first real frost, which kills the vine but leaves the potatoes in good shape for harvest. You can also harvest a little sooner if you can't wait to try them . Just dig around where you planted very carefully , you find a few , then mound the soil back up around the potato.

Sweet Potato Plants are a beautiful vine in your garden, they also produce a beautiful flower, so watch for it.

Happy Harvest!

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[MrMunchiemo]

How long did you let them grow?

[dianemummvideos]

@MrMunchiemo if I remember right planted them in June and harvested in Oct..

[wmkk808]

yup it's a dirty job, but very rewarding, do you have to top them like regular potatoes. or can you just plant them and they root on their own as far down as your container is? just curious, I've always wanted to do sweet potatoes. thanks and happy holidays.

[dianemummvideos]

@wmkk808 you sure can, you mean top with soil, that is if you have room to. Happy Holidays to you!

[yeshenna]

What compost  did you use??



[dianemummvideos]

@yeshenna I use a compost that is made around our area, you can use compost that is bagged or perhaps some you have made yourself..

[maryjane61175]

I love looking at it, i will do the same

[dianemummvideos]

@32323kb , no it is just ornamental grasses that come back every year.. :)

[32323kb]

is that wheat behind u when u where standing

[32323kb]

is tat wheat behind u

[dianemummvideos]

@isabstmr , no I sure don't but would like to try some time producing my own slips.. I get my slips from steele co.. thanks for watching, :)