How to Get Sweet Potatoes to Sprout Slips in 2 Weeks: Seed Starting Mix & Heating Pad Method

After refining my method for growing sweet potato slips, this is the quickest and most effective way to sprout them indoors. I show you how to set up the sweet potatoes, heating pad, and show you growth examples at 4 weeks.
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[@eric4946]

Ive struggled with timing of transplants the last couple years when I started doing my own. I would see people starting peppers in late feb/march and do the same then I'd have 1-1.5 ft pepper plants in april 2 weeks to even a month too early and I realized that Its because I use my boiler room to seed starts which stays at 74-80F especially around the cool seasons vs room temperature or even colder that many start their plants in. You should try out having a grow tent for your starts and keep it hot (76-80F) and humid (60-70%) and see how much more quickly things take off ! Keeps soil and water away from the floor too and helps with lighting efficiency! Humidity control is especially helpful. Anything wet will tend to cool to the wet bulb temperature of the air which is often significantly lower than the actual temperature till humidity gets close to 80% it can be as much as 20-30F. Once I started to humidify my space from 20-30 % to 40-50% that was another boost to vigor of my plants.

[@eric4946]

The only downside is when someone sees it they think your growing more than vegetables lol !

[@TheTuggleStruggle]

Lol

[@ihopeugrow]

I did this last year in Jan except I put it on top of my fridge instead of a heat mat. The purple stokes was the earliest to produce slips, after only 10 days and it doesn’t stop. I was taking slips off of that same potato until the end of July. I also tried the orange skin, orange flesh and red skin, white flesh but it took a long time to produce slips, not until March. All were organic. Thanks Gary!

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[@wmluna381]

I am growing Stokes organic purple as well. Got 4 for $2.07 at Kroger. The one on the sill with toothpicks in water sprouted 1st and is going like gangbusters. Put 3 in dampened a sandy soil mix. 2 rotted and the remaining one didn't do anything until I stuck a heat mat under the container. It's got 1" slips going right now compared to the 6+" ones in the water. I never actually changed out the water, just topped it off when it got low. Bought them on 4/19 and today is 5/16 to give an idea of my time span. I probably waited a week or a little less before I did anything with them. So the timeline in the video is on point.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

Putting them on top of a fridge, which is already hot anyway, is super smart. My sweet potato slips are already doing great, but they took longer to grow than I thought they should. I'll put them on top of my freezer in my basement next year. I just have to move my florescent bulb set up above the freezer. Thanks for the idea!

[@Terri330]

How often did you water??

[@macmex9763]

This is a great technique for propagating sweet potatoes. I think the soil mix is, itself "warmer" for them than setting them in water alone. I've been doing this for over 30 years and my experience is that when roots don't sprout at all, they have been chilled. You purchased roots in the store and that was probably why the two orange roots didn't sprout. You didn't do anything wrong but I suspect that batch of sweet potatoes were stashed in a cooler for a while. Too much of that effectively kills them, even though they appear intact. If you save roots from your own harvest and store them in a consistently warm location, you'll find that they sprout very consistently. I do a whole lot of these and sell slips of about a dozen varieties every year. I've come to prefer using plastic dish pans from the store over foil trays. The dish trays hold up better. Kudos on labeling! Can't remember how many times I've thought, "I don't need to label this. I'll remember what it is...." and didn't!

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[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you

[@vansgardens2304]

Great video, I totally agree with this being the most effective method. Once started I let the slips grow long (2+ feet) then cut them into pieces (about 6”) each containing one leaf and root them in water. I get dozens off of each sweet potato.

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[@francysgardening6913]

So after you cut the slits, they will easily grow roots in water? I need to try this too. Thanks

[@vansgardens2304]

@@francysgardening6913 absolutely

[@jaredb3764]

My wife loves sweet potatoes, im.gonna try and grow these. Doesn't seem to difficult. Thanks. Your channel has been so helpful these last couple years. I appreciate you giving your knowledge of gardening.

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[@brianseybert2189]

My sweet potatoes are like little forests. last year I screwed around with jars, it worked but this is so much easier and better. I started my sweet potatoes in a deep plastic tray Jan 9th, I used my standard potting soil mix of leaf mold, compost and worm castings, skipped the perlite. When I harvested last years sweet potatoes I saved the skinny roots stuck em in a paper bag in the basement and now they are just going bonkers. I can't tell you how well this method works. You hit a grand slam with this video.

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[@michellestringer6107]

Thanks for sharing about the peroxide, will try that this year. Last year was my first time growing sweet potatoes and I had my container on a heating pad. Nice hearty slips and I grew them in a 35 gallon fabric pot. Boy, we got quite the harvest.

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[@a.j.infowars7582]

I’m trying it on the Same exact container, left over from Thanksgiving. I love the Japanese purple sweet potatoes found in Asian markets. 🤞

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[@thetheoryprincess3050]

This is all completely new to me. I had no idea this was the process for growing sweet potatoes. I love the easy step-by-step explanation. I just bought some organic sweet potatoes so am excited to set this up today. :)

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[@barbaradumler6503]

I tried this method but had better luck with putting them in a glass of water. I've used your method of baking the soil to keep the fungus knats away and it works beautifully. I tell evryone about this and refer them to your channel. Thank you for this.

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[@gurbirmartin5328]

We tried this this year, worked wonderfully!

[@spir5102]

Thank you so much for your thorough information about starting sweet potato slips. I have had some in soil for over 4 weeks, and they haven't sprouted yet. So this video was very helpful, and I'm glad I saw it in time to get new sweet potatoes, put them on a heat map, and I'm sure I will have them ready for planting here in zone 5.

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[@paultaylor9273]

I live down on the Alabama gulf coast in zone 8b and sweet potatoes grow really good down here. What I did with mine is set them outside last fall and they've been sitting there all winter. Some would sprout and I would take a piece of the potato with the slip and put it in a pot with potting soil and stick it in my greenhouse. I've got about 20 slips growing slow and now I'm just waiting for Spring to put them in the ground. I'll also do your method just to see what works better. Last year I planted my sweet potatoes in late Feb and didn't dig them out until Sept. This year I plan to do 2 separate plantings though, one in March, another in June

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[@victorbenner539]

My sweet potatoes slip production last year was my first and was fantastic. I made about 150 slips. Some of the slips were made from cuttings from the slips. I started my slips in large plastic bins with lids and kept close to a heater. This year I want some heating mats in the bins. If I remember correctly you said Amazon is a good place to get the mats. I need to get them ordered, thanks,have a great day 🌤 👍🌱

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[@synergy2222]

I'm new to gardening. I bought 2 mats - separately and by different companies - from Amazon. They looked exactly the same and likely from the same manufacturer. The first one was good, I put a one thin layer of newspaper over it so it wasn't too warm for the seeds. The next one came and it was VERY WARM. Neither has a temp control unit - I cheaped out. So keep feeling them and with some you may need to put a thin or thicker cloth on them so they don't dry out your seedling mix or hurt the seeds. You'll figure it out the first day if you'll need to cover them and with what or not. BTW, did you put water or dirt in your starter bins? Sometimes I put mine close to the heater if it's on that day too! The bottoms are warm but not too warm. :)

[@jtharp9265]

I have organic sweet potatoes started also Gary. I couldn't wait to get my hands DIRTY & FOOD ON THE table , I did an experiment with organic New potatoes lil fingerlings in grow bags last year way after our normal Irish potatoes we plant around the end of February, I put about 6 with eyes / chits per 25-pound grow bag end of August 2021 an was blessed with a bumper crop for Thanksgiving Plus many extras for stews, soups even mashed .... Thank u again 4 always putting out such great informative content 👏 Josette Tharp Texas 🙏🏻

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Very nice info. I am loving potatoes out of the garden, well did before the freeze.

[@IslandGirl40]

Thanks for putting together this video. Very informative. Hoping to use this to grow my favourite Jamaican Sweet Potatoes. 😋 ❤

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[@sshaw4429]

My grandmother grew a sweet potato ivy every winter….loved it. Have one in water right now.

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[@jolenesgarden6619]

I had some sweet potatoes from Christmas time in a bag that had started to spout, plus some piddly looking purple ones I grew last year. Put them in dirt about a week ago, and then added the heat mat a few days ago. It looks like the pre-sprouted ones are starting to green up a little!

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[@lindahipple4817]

Hi Gary, love your book, I left a review on Amazon as well. The color photos you took are really good, your book makes a great reference for any level of a gardner!

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[@keyphabenyisrael3219]

I just recently sampled one of each of the 5 varieties of sweet potatoes we grew last season. The Purple Stokes are tasty, but the Japanese sweet & O'Henry really stole the show. The Japanese sweet are my new favorite, but the O'Henry was almost as good & grows better/faster here. Both were nice & sweet, & in Michigan it's not easy to keep them warm after fall harvesting for a good curing, so I think I'll focus on those two varieties more than the rest this year.

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[@antonboldsword3770]

You can use a small empty closet & put a few 4 or 5 shelf wire racks and even if you have a ton of sweet potatoes... you can put one layer covering the shelf and another couple layers on top like a pyramid. Put a thermometer in the closet. Put a small space heater in the closet, with a pot or jug of water in front of it, about a foot away. You can cure enough sweet potatoes for a whole block or short street worth of people to have enough for everyone to eat all they could want all winter.

[@brooklinkayce7828]

Last year the best turnout of slips came from those sweet potatoes that I put in a glass of water, not soil. I actually got quite a few! The ones I did in dirt took A LONG time & did not produce very many. I had both in my kitchen, but the ones in water were probably warmer. Like another viewer wrote, when they are in water, they develop roots & you can just take them off - roots & all - & put them in dirt.

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[@iwrist313]

I've been thinking about doing sweet potatoes You've motivated me.

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Germinates or grow nicely

[@DanielRichards644]

I staged 2 of the sweet potatoes from last season away in my Grow Tent that I got to keep things alive over the winter that couldn't survive outdoors, before I realized indoor growing just needs racks and lighting, like the sweet potato I started with last year these just sat in the tent all winter the same way the one from last year just sat on the counter, they have already started pushing out slips just due to the grow lights, I have now put one in some soil on a heat pad to try to jump start slip production, I got a huge haul last year, like 30 pounds from just sticking one potato in the ground and letting it grow and spread, this year i'm gonna be working in a more confined space for the sweet potato growing so I wanna do slips so I can maximize the growth in the limited area.

[@OperationrevampOrg]

By far the easier way compared to the water jar method. What I did discover, though, is that if I don't snap off the slips to put them in water at about 6 inches they root right in the soil where its touching. A few that came out from under the potato and were also well rooted slips when I snapped them off. Two of the longer slips had bumpy stems and I split them into shorter pieces above a leaf to root extra slips. I have one sweet potato I put in dirt about a month ago, mid February, and while the potato still has at least a dozen slips on it, I have already removed 10 and have them rooting on the window sill. Last year with 4 sweet potatoes in the water method I had 2 rotten potatoes, 3 tiny slips that never rooted and 3 that I managed to plant in my basket. One of those survived and produced about 4 lbs of sweet potato tubers of various sizes including one really large one. I am excited to see what I get this year with the vigor they are already showing.

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[@frugalhomestead]

Last year was the first time I had sweet potatoes from the garden. It is amazing how different they taste from store bought. I couldn't believe it. I may never by sweet potatos from the store again.

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Perfect, this is exactly what I was looking for today!

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[@heidiweinert3260]

I LOVE this method since seeing your earlier video about it. I have shared it on other vlogs. I do think it fostered a case of fungus gnats last summer but I still prefer this method. So easy.

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[@Imjetta7]

Oh wow! So much easier than I thought! Thank you!

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[@myquiltstudio]

Great video! I'd love to grow some this year. Thanks!

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[@WheretheYoCalsGrow]

Thank you for doing this video. I had a friend refer her friend to me about growing sweet potatoes. I've never grown them. I referred her to your KZbin channel, lol.

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[@millionairementality_]

Excellent information. Thank you!

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[@roberth.9558]

Well done. Thank you for the instruction.

[@beltoftruth56]

Your video has been the most helpful and detailed .. thanks..love the peroxide tip .hope

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[@stevefromthegarden1135]

I agree that this method works WAY faster than putting them in water. Plus you don't have to mess with changing the water once or twice a week.

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[@wmluna381]

I never changed the water in mine. Just topped it off. Still did well. I actually didn't find out you were supposed to do that till today.

[@stevefromthegarden1135]

@@wmluna381 lol. If it worked well for you, that's what matters. Hope you have a good harvest.

[@cherriebaars3971]

I put my slips in my fish tank to absorb the nitrogen then when there are enough roots I plant out. It's a win win for me

[@randomness8819]

Didn't know that was a thing thx!i

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[@wendyst.germain4482]

@@randomness8819when I take cuttings of my vines or spider plants I put some in my aquariums. They help clean up the water by taking up some waste and grow faster and stronger roots because of it. But make sure you check which plant cuttings are safe for aquariums as some are toxic. I always have them hanging out of my tanks and the fish often hide among the roots.

[@karinhoffman4432]

love you videos! I always find all the info i was looking for and more. thank you

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[@gracieshomeandgardens5089]

I love sweet potato. ❤

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[@matadaniel6520]

Thanks Gary I love these ... i am going to give it a go! Your videos have awesome content 👏👍

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[@christinehaslam9480]

Another great vid! Thanks🌱

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[@71Tina]

Think I’m going to try the glass of water method next year.. did this method this past season and it works great ..but I got a bunch of fungus gnats 😝

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[@antonissiaknight3304]

If you have a fish aquarium simply sit the sweet potatoes in the filter box on the back of your fish tank . You'll have slips every ten days.i have so many slips just by doing this.

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[@candiwallace6605]

Thanks for sharing Gary❤🌱🥰👍

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[@emmastace2793]

Great video! After trying to grow some last year which were yummy, we're keen to do again, but had no idea how to start them off! Also never realised there were so many different varieties...

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[@aggiekromah6254]

Thanks brother😁👍👍

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[@spir5102]

Thanks for the great video. I didn’t hear you say anything about placing them under grow lights, but should I place them under grow lights? Thanks.

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[@jtharp9265]

GREAT IDEA 💡 with the heating mat , as ive got about 27 in water now , but got The purple ones from my Organic Misfits box & I'm gonna plant 3 of the purple sweet potatoes with heat mat under the foil To get more like the orange always great advice !!. I wish I could figure out how to plant carrots not to Close together where I lose more then half the carrots , I actually purchased Breakfast French radishes from Guntleys that comes on Biodegradable paper , spaced exactly 2 or 3 in apart , I'm planting them tomorrow after I get this stuff done , at least I won't lose alot of Radishes, like I did when was growing in 10 gallon grow bags , harvested right b4 our last frost here 24 degrees for 4 days in a row, but got beautiful Radishes ( regular red ones) for 1 of my Sons , alot wasted as TO thick together , but got him about 38 nice Radishes. I want to try the DIKON Radishes also , Scott Head showed his Dikon cooking also Korean style like Kin chi - I love that , Hollis & Nancy Homestead has 3 recipes out for Kim Chi also . But also suppose to help your Earth beds as they get so Big breaks up ground , Well God bless you , you truly have helped me so much Gary - You are a Wealth of Knowledge & always finding most reasonable way to make our Gardens bigger & better , Those trellis's are amazing. Was gonna but 1 simular from Guntleys $44 and only 4 feet high and only I think 24 in across - now can make alot wider & actually over my 4x8 beds tunnels like 👍 so looking 4ward to all our progress . Thank u So very very much . Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻

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[@bobcarolmarquardt5961]

Gary, Have you had any success with regular market sweet potatoes?

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[@jamee_maree]

Dollar General carries the aluminum sheets with holes. It’s amazing for propagating so I think it’d work great for those as well. By far, the cheapest I have found. I believe a 2pk is $1-$1.50

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[@Earthy-Artist]

Will be interested to see how you root & plant them 🙂.

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[@respecthumankind333]

How often should I water it in the starting mix?

[@richardroyles1423]

Thank you. God bless. Kansas

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[@bangmonsta]

This method worked beautifully, I've got sprouts coming up. Thanks Gary. Since I used a seed starting mix with no nutrients, do I need to fertilize once the sprouts come up?

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[@theozarksjourneytoself-suf5420]

Can you do this in July in Arkansas?

[@rachellestrachar2562]

Question do you need to keep the soil moist? Would covering the pan with a dome or saran wrap help?

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[@jasondolan7181]

Any suggestions for long slips with very little leaf or stem production?

[@tracycrider7778]

Not enough light maybe?

[@deborah820]

Love this video, thank you!!

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[@4WorldPeace2]

Nice informative video. One question: do you leave the grow-light on 24/7 or what is the amount of grow-light exposure per day? Thank you.

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[@Lochness19]

My sweet potato took about 6 weeks to grow roots and is only just now sprouting after 9 weeks. It was just on a sunny window sill in the basement without a heat mat though, so the temperature was only around 62-63F. Next year I'll try a heat mat. Not sure what variety I had, the grocery store just labelled it as "purple".

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[@sherrym5799]

Have you made a part two, for how to root the slips you've started, and the planting process?

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[@PrayerOpensDoor]

Can one ☝️ use sand for a starting medium? Hanks for this video,always enjoy your work ❤️🇨🇦

[@patcharles3336]

I will like to try this method for the first time,but at what temperature do you use with the heat mat? Thanks for sharing.

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[@laurenschwarz9251]

First time sweet potato grower - I started in Feb using this method and in the past couple weeks the growth has exploded and I have some vines that are 2 feet long. I won't be able to plant out until June (we still have snow on the ground here in Alberta) and I'm wondering if I should trim the vines back or let them continue to grow until it's time to put them in water.

[@richardvanslyke8948]

What if I used a glass baking pan? And, should I keep it outside on our back porch, or is there a better location? Thank you

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That works. Warmest area is best.

[@CustomCroshae]

Once the skips are made you put it in the water Rita grow then plant them. Can they be planted in a plastic storage bin

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[@catalinacarr8098]

I’ve had mine on my porch… should I bring them in? Evening temps are still down around in the 50’s

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[@brandyburgess8267]

First, I put holes in the bottom of the basin I used then put soil then I submerged the sweet potatoes in the soil. I also have another pan under the basin to catch any excess water and on a heating mat. Will this ok and will it still work this way or do you recommend not putting holes in any of the containers? Any ideas?

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[@bill.Latham]

Hello Gary, I have watched several of your videos on growing sweet potatoes my question is I live in southern Ca. is it to early to start growing sweet potato outdoors for the slips? The temperature here ranges from a Low of 45 to a high of 65 during the month? Thank You

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I dont think so. If you are lucky they will be ready in 12 weeks.

[@conniewallace7529]

Danny, from Deep South Homestead, said to completely cover the potatoes. Roots will grow around the sprouts....saves weeks.

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[@FantasySports101]

Do you need to fertilize your sweet potato soil mix while you wait for the slips to develop? Or just use a sterilized soil with no NPK (I.e just water over time)

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[@nkc9788]

Does it need to be under lights that first two weeks?

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[@MrDanrn999]

Thank you

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[@hephzibahbradshaw9509]

Thank you.

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[@callyscraftycorner2463]

Here is an experiment I did, I left one potato whole and cut the others in half. Placed on the soil with a drain pan under the first plant with potatoes. (I did poke holes in the pant with the potatoes) I realized that those that was cut in half grow faster.

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[@linklesstennessee2078]

Good information

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[@xSunshinex4206]

Gonna try with the heat mat this year then! For three years now I´ve gotten just a few slips, and then the aphids came and basically decimated all of it. When it has been time to plant them out, the slips were in so bad condition that I threw them on the compost pile instead. I suppose I can try sprout them a few weeks later if using a heat mat.

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[@jimsgardenproject3507]

Ground or pots? Have you done both? Which works best? I’ve on,y done large barrel pots for the last two years. Good harvests. Last years were quite long and thin though. Year before I got nice large roots. About 20 lbs. do you think ground grown are better sized?

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[@williamwilson4642]

The Purple skin white flesh sweet potatoes are called Murasaki. They are delicious, my favorite sweet potato.

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[@vengenaceearly255]

I will give it a shot. Right now mine have been in the plastic shoe boxes for a week (your old method). Will try the heating pad. Thanks Gary. BTW please let us know if the heating pad failed on the orange sweet potatoes. Maybe this method is variety sensitive .

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[@Mariah-ms5eo]

Can I slice them down the middle lengthwise and lay in the soil?

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[@trishcraig723]

So do you water to keep the soil moist?

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[@billykoak8381]

What temperature is the heat mat on?

[@antonboldsword3770]

A lot of the orange sweet potatoes at the store have been sprayed with a sprouting inhibitor, that is why they're having more problems starting those. For flavor, I'd purchase new Vardaman variety sweet potato slips the first year. Then you will have your own sweet potatoes that have never been sprayed with a sprouting inhibitor to start from next year. The orange sweet potatoes are also grown in hotter climates than the other, so like more heat.

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[@debheesen2097]

Do you need these under a grow light or will they be okay in a bright window seal on a heat mat

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[@tesswhite9579]

I don't have a window to put them in the sun. If I put them on a heat mat do I need to worry about light? Also what about putting the pan out in the sun during the day and bringing it in at night and then putting it on a heat mat?

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[@cltinturkey]

Last year I used the same method and grew many dozen slips from the purple stokes. The orange flesh varieties never sprouted. The purple stokes took a while but then just didn't stop. I shared with about five neighbors. For me, they grew best in large grow bags. The ones in the raised beds grew yards of vines and then the voles ate the sweet potatoes themselves. Do you have any tips to fight off (annihilate) voles? Those and chipmunks are incredibly destructive in Arlington.

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[@tracycrider7778]

Treat your yard with milky spore they’re going after the Japanese beetle grubs in your soil and come back for veggies Get rid of the grubs & they should leave

[@jackielong9927]

Thank you!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@jeanajett2719]

I don't have a super warm area to keep mine. Can I wrap plastic cling wrap around my foil pan with the potatoes in it to make a greenhouse until I start seeing sprouts?

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Not sure. Its worth a try. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim

[@hickoryhillinthebigwoods-r759]

Will something negative happen if you cover them with soil?

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[@cltinturkey]

Those look like all the sweet potato varieties from MOM's Organic Market. I'm in the NOVA area and would really appreciate you sharing your source for organic sweet potatoes. Thanks!

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

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[@jessicasand9381]

Thank you for this! Have you ever started ginger like this? If so, can you do a video for that ?

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[@jessicasand9381]

Thank you !!! As always, your videos and book have helped me so much!

[@BlackKoreanCurls]

Can add plastic wrap on top if I don’t have a heat mat?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

That wont really help but for breading fungus and mold. I dont like using humidity domes either. Please subscribe as it really helps me & please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden Shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise, and more at www.therustedgarden.com As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases. Check out my Amazon Storefront for garden lights, seed starting supplies, fertilizer, pest management, books and more! www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim.

[@meccmecc3466]

I put 3 sweet potatos in soil. 1 had eye's. Fast forward to tonight (2 week time period). I measured the slips yesterday. The tallest one in the left was 10 inches. Tallest on the right was 11.5-12 inches. I noticed when I rented the pan with plastic, it grew. So, I put the pan into a empty aquarium. I took a piece of plastic over the top, then put the lid on (Greenhouse effect. Less than 24 hrs later..the one on the left measures 16. The one on the right, 18.5!!! They both touch the top of the lid. I took pictures. It looks more like vines than a bush. Try it!. One got soft in the beginning. The 2nd one, I'm finally seeing a root. Not before using the plastic!!

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[@jodylakeman5014]

Hello Gary, love all your videos. Once you have slips on the potatoes, do you plant the whole potato or do you pull the green slips off?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

There are older videos on it. Search sweet potato. But I cut of the slips at 4 inches or so and root them in water for 2-3 weeks and then plant Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim

[@johnbaxter189]

Shop bought tubers from Tesco me, 6 in a bag and I got two bags. Got mine in jars of water and all rooted and sprouting. Seems like a lot 12 tubers but I want extra so I can feed the leafs to my hens. I prefer keeping a mother plant in soil and growing it on under lights over winter cuz u get loads more cuttings.

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

Nice.Water does work. I used to do it that way but sometimes they didnt sprout or took way to long Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim

[@lisa-lou57]

Great video. Can you grow sweet potato slips in area 8a?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I did see why not Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim

[@lisa-lou57]

@@THERUSTEDGARDEN I'm in the UK so sadly can't purchase from your shop

[@ceecee-thetransplantedgardener]

Hi there - do you cover the sweet potatoes during this time or leave them under lights? Thanks - and I realize I am a year behind on this question. :)

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I dont cover them. I found the warmer the area the faster sweet potatoes sprout.

[@aaronfaucett6442]

Do you have to remove the slips for planting or can you just plant a piece like you do with regular potatoes?

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[@lanettelawrence6308]

Thanks

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[@dymonicreed7521]

Can I place the heat mats directly on the counter while I'm doing the sweet potatoes?

[@THERUSTEDGARDEN]

I dont see why not. I would read the brand you have or buy but it doesn't get that hot. Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim

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Thanks. I never tried them. The set up I have works and watering is easy when I bottom water. Surface vermiculate is a good idea as long as you can judge how the mix dries. I judge by the color change Please visit The Rusted Garden Seed & Garden shop for your fabric pots, fall & spring seeds, seed starting supplies, peppermint oil, neem oil, TRG merchandise and more at www.therustedgarden.com Check out my new gardening PODCAST Gardening Coast2Coast at gardeningcoast2coast.net with CaliKim

[@terryhall2299]

@Dymonic Reed Do you also use a grow light or just the light coming out of your window?

[@dymonicreed7521]

@@terryhall2299 just the light that comes from the window