tomatoes
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Post by tomatoes on Mar 27, 2020 21:31:58 GMT 10
I have some sweet potatoes that are sprouting madly. Is there any point planting the slips at this time of year? I’m keen to grow them for leaves as well as tubers but will go ahead with a cool weather planting if it will just give greens. Of course, I don’t want to waste space and soil if it will do nothing though.
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Beno
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Post by Beno on Mar 28, 2020 8:27:08 GMT 10
I’m going to plant mine out still, i have another couple of months growing time in my area. Can’t have enough sweet potato.
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Post by norseman on Mar 28, 2020 11:03:44 GMT 10
I have some sweet potatoes that are sprouting madly. Is there any point planting the slips at this time of year? I’m keen to grow them for leaves as well as tubers but will go ahead with a cool weather planting if it will just give greens. Of course, I don’t want to waste space and soil if it will do nothing though. The "greens" are more nutritious than the potato itself! |
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Post by tomatoes on Mar 28, 2020 13:16:45 GMT 10
I have some sweet potatoes that are sprouting madly. Is there any point planting the slips at this time of year? I’m keen to grow them for leaves as well as tubers but will go ahead with a cool weather planting if it will just give greens. Of course, I don’t want to waste space and soil if it will do nothing though. The "greens" are more nutritious than the potato itself! Yes, so I’ll plant them even if I’ll only get the greens. I just have minimal space, and I do have packets of lettuce seeds etc. So I don’t want to take up space waiting to see if these will grow if there is experience here that I won’t even get greens. Happy to plant them if they may give their usual abundance of greens. |
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