Comments on: Growing Sweet Potato Slips

By: Huw Crosby

Huw Crosby — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:43:39 +0000

Hi, what a great article!
We are into our second home grow season and were really keen to grow some sweet potatoes, but were quite put off by the price of a dozen slips, at about $20 (£12 over here in the England).
Gonna give your method a go and hope we get a warm enough summer!
Would you recomend any rooting compound in the initial water, or for the slips when bringing them on?
Best wishes, Huw Crosby.

By: Marlene

Marlene — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:33:06 +0000

Thank you for you article

We are going to try to grow sweet potatoes in our garden this summer. Nice picture too.

Thanks again
Marlene Davelaar
Grand Bend, Ontario

By: red wiggler worms

red wiggler worms — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:07:51 +0000

What an easy and fun way to grow potato slips! This tip also gave me an idea on how I can make those jars under my sink really useful for my garden.

Nice posts btw!

By: Kim from Milwaukee

Kim from Milwaukee — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:11:28 +0000

Hey, thanks for that, Bentley! I’m reading it a bit late, but next year I’ll definitely do this for my taters.

I purchased slips from Maine online, and they finally started growing last month, so I’m hoping I can take one or two taters and ‘slip’ them for next summer. What a fun project!