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debster
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yes i know sweet potatoes again!!
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April 10, 2008, 12:09:15 »
some of my slips are quite large now and i think ready for removing but having read the wiki for sweet potatoes is says leave til they are 10 to 15 cms mine are probably 8 to 10, it also says to put them in water to allow them to root, i was sure that someone on here said i could plant them straight into compost for them to root in there, is this correct and if so should i didp them in rooting hormone powder?
thank you very much ;D
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manicscousers
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Re: yes i know sweet potatoes again!!
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April 10, 2008, 12:40:34 »
it was eristic, debster, I've taken mine off with a bit of potato and planted them, I think he said when they have 2 or 3 leaves, mine seem perfectly happy in the compost, been there about a week now and still going ;D
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debster
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Re: yes i know sweet potatoes again!!
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April 10, 2008, 12:41:58 »
oh thanks manics, so you kind of dug off a bit of the spud with them did you? do you think at 8 to 10 cm mine are big enough?
edited to add i have just measured these slips they are only 5 to 6 cms is this too small
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manicscousers
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April 10, 2008, 13:02:59 »
here you go, debster, smallest one is only 1", biggest is 5", don't know what that is in cms
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debster
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April 10, 2008, 20:43:00 »
perfect sadly ran out of time today so didnt get to start them off will do it sat morning sunday latest lol
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loopyloulou
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oh my... thats a LOT of couch grass....
Re: yes i know sweet potatoes again!!
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April 10, 2008, 21:09:43 »
im confused! dont you just chit them as per "normal" spuds then??? sounds very technical! good luck tho!
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manicscousers
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Re: yes i know sweet potatoes again!!
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April 10, 2008, 21:12:02 »
no, loopyloulou, they're not really potatoes so don't chit..can't remember what they're related to apart from bindweed ;D
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