How to Plant a Sweet Potatoe Vine
Sweet potato vines are grown as food and for their ornamental value. They grow quickly and are available in many colors, making sweet potato vines a popular choice for gardeners. Sweet potato vines grow in a trailing vine, and for this reason are often seen as ground cover and in containers and window boxes. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Sweet potato vine or rooted cutting
- Well draining container (for container planting)
- Garden spade
Instructions
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Plant your new sweet potato vine or rooted cutting as soon as the threat of frost has passed in early spring.
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Choose a container with a hole in the bottom for drainage or add gravel to the bottom of the container before adding dirt. Sweet potato vines require well-drained soil.
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Choose a sunny or slightly shaded spot for your sweet potato vine if you are planting it in your garden or flower bed.
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Dig a hole with your spade approximately six to eight inches deep, or as large as your sweet potato vine's original container. Place the plant or cutting into the hole and cover with dirt, making sure the roots are entirely covered.
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Space sweet potato vines 12 to 36 inches apart, depending on the spread for the variety of your plant.
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Use mulch to hold in the heat. The warmer the soil, the faster your sweet potato vine will grow.
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Let the soil dry on top before you water again. Too much water is not healthy for sweet potato vines.
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Multiply your sweet potato vines by taking cuttings. Place the cuttings in a jar with water in a sunny spot. Plant them in a container or the garden after roots appear.
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Tips & Warnings
Grow your own sprouts. Place a sweet potato in a glass jar with the top half above the rim, using toothpicks to hold the potato in place. Fill the jar with water and keep it in a dark space. In a few weeks, it will begin to sprout roots and a stem, signaling it is ready to be planted.
References
- Photo Credit sweet potato image by steveinnz from Fotolia.com
