This Tech Sheet provides instructions for growing sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) from slips. Cultural information detailed in this tech sheet covers basic soil requirements; planting instructions; pests and diseases; harvesting instructions; and storage recommendations.
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Planting Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are easy to grow and highly nutritious. Using black plastic helps warm the soil and will get your slips off to a good start.
Watch the full video of our webinar, Rooted Knowledge: Sweet Potatoes from Slip to Storage, including Q&A session.
A slide deck recap of Johnny's webinar Rooted Knowledge: Sweet Potatoes from Slip to Storage.
In this video, we show you what to expect from your order of sweet potato slips.