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I ordered 50 sweet potato slips from John’s Seeds. When they arrived at my house they were looking a little sad and limp! I needed to get them into the grow as soon as possible to give them the best chance at surviving and producing sweet potatoes. I planted the sweet potato slips out two ways. First, I planted them in straw bales. Second, in my raised beds!
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Love your energy. I'm a french gardener and find a lot of inspiration in your channel !
Putting slips in water as soon as you open the box a must.
Your garden looks great, have you heard of "walking onions" They're a top setting onion that spread fast (walk) and have little bulblets on top rather than flowers, that you can also eat… As well as large hollow green onion stalks.
How do you store your potatoes?
The straw bales need to be “conditioned” before they can make a good growing medium. Depending on the weather it takes about 10-14 days. Using blood meal (or bone meal or another nitrogen rich fertilizer) will help it along. The bales will also need to be fertilizer throughout the growing season. For the soil in the planting holes, use garden soil instead of potting soil because it will retain more moisture and feed the roots. The bales will make great compost for next year too. And depending on how dry the climate is where you live, they may need to be watered daily.
I cant garden anymore do to arthritis,but I have fun watching you in the garden. It brings back many fun memories for me. Thank you.
Is it too late to plant potatoes?
What area are you in?
I’m so happy and proud of you, Sweet Girl!
Sweet potatoes and regular potatoes shouldn't be in each others bed the following year.
Chicks and ducks are the gateway drug to larger livestock. Goats are next.
Oh honey. That's a lot of money for slips. Any sweet potato can be planted upright in the ground as a seed spud and take lots of slips from that. Let the slips keep growing. Also, they are so sturdy. Soak those babies in a little seasol water to get some roots happening. Add a little zinc. Zinc in the pre planting stage is how the tubers grow.
Hopefully you will get sweet potatoes from each type and you can use a few to start your own slips. I understand when planting a person may worry about the plants coming up. When ever I see my seeds come up I always tell them THANK YOU, THANK YOU for growing.
Mail order sweet potato slips ALWAYS look horrible!! I grew my own for the first time this year and it was so worth it
When planting slips, or any plant cutting you must cut away all the big leaves and only leave the little baby leaves. The old leaves won't survive after transplant so all energy should be given to the new growth.
Love it! Can you tell us how to make the slips?
Do you have a video on starting bvb the slips?
What potatoes did you plant this year? Looking to plan my next year. This year was a bust. Lol
Could you use alfalfa bales? Wonder if deer and bunnies would devour?
I would clip off all the nasty dead looking stuff
Always love your videos.
Thanky my ❤ y are the best
I feel like you and I would be really good friends!!! Your so informative and I LOVE learning and doing ALL of the things you do, and totally interested in learning new things! You are a really inspiration!
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I have been watching you the past few days. You are such a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Over 100,000 wow. You rock!
rofl pointing with the water. I love it!