How to grow a sweet potato vine

Learn how to grow your own sweet potatoes in 5 easy steps!

Here's the Basics: Find one nice Sweet Potato at the grocery store -preferably long and skinny , anywhere from 4 to 6 inches long with a lot of eyes, - indentions where potatoes make roots and leaves. (They do look kinda like eyes indentions.) At about 1/3 to 1/2 of the potatoe length down, stick 4 toothpicks firmly into the potato - like spokes opposite each other - all at the same level, ( they will kinda form a cross through the potato. Find a fruit jar (a quart jar is always good). Fill…

Do you like sweet potato vines in your containers. Check out my post on how to save money and start a sweet potato vine from cuttings.

By Julie Christensen If you’re looking for a vigorous, fast-growing vine for trailing in pots or in beds, sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) just might be the ticket. Sweet potato vines are tropical plants that thrive in rich, moist soil. They tolerate a variety of soil Ph levels and grow in both full sun and […]

Here's the Basics: Find one nice Sweet Potato at the grocery store -preferably long and skinny , anywhere from 4 to 6 inches long with a lot...

Looking for an ornamental plant that is easy to care for. Well, you have found the right place. Sweet potato vines are such a great choice. You might be wondering how to grow sweet potato

Sweet potatoes don’t actually grow from seed but rather a slip or sprout that forms off of old sweet potatoes. There are a few ways of growing the slips.

This Sweet Potato Vine plant looks fantastic and is an easy project for the whole family. Sweet potatoes are easy and inexpensive to grow. We can use these plants decorative for home, and perfect for a kitchen windowsill. You can grow them any time of the year and it’s an excellent activity for children to […]

Ornamental sweet potato vines are easy to care for. Learn all about how to grow them: water, light, soil, fertilizer, pruning, and more!