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LeeAnne
 Post subject: Re: Sweet Potatoes
PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:15 am 
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Faith, be sure to tell us what you learn about your sweet potatoes....however, I don't know what "slipping" is? How do you slip them? I'm really curious on that one.

My sweet potatoes are all up and doing very well now. The cooler weather doesn't seem to bother them, at least not so far.
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Faith in DC
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:03 pm 
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Well this is all new to me. But they said to start a slip, a green growth from the piece of potato to plant. So I am trying to get it to grow.

One thing the article did stress, is the ground can not get below 50 degrees. That causes marks or something on them.

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 Post subject: Re: Sweet Potatoes
PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:15 pm 
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Thought you guys might like this since you were talking about sweet potatoes a friend sent it to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exBEFCiW ... ture=share

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Faith in DC
 Post subject: Re: Sweet Potatoes
PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:29 am 
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that was cute.

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LeeAnne
 Post subject: Re: Sweet Potatoes
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thanks Rosie--she was sure a cute little girl. And she got her point across well!!!
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gypwytch
 Post subject: Re: Sweet Potatoes
PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:26 pm 
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I read the same article in Mother Earth News, am hoping to try it next year.

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