Comments on: Growing Sweet Potato Slips

By: penny

penny — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:01:57 +0000

this is very helpful im going to try it i bought some at the grocery store to see if they will sprout before i break down and buy shoots from richters online if they sprout how long will they last in the jar? until planting season?

By: Ann Warner

Ann Warner — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:40:25 +0000

Great article, I do not think we have enough sun on the Oregon coast
for sweet potatoes but I will give it a try. Thank You

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 19:23:47 +0000

You didn’t say what end of the cut off potato goes in the water. I tried this this last spring and got a rotten potato 🙁 I don’t know why it didn’t work; besides I used a whole potato with just about 2 – 3 inches in the water. Any suggestions?

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:20:29 +0000

What a terrific idea, I’m in Northern Ontario and will attempt to grow sweet potatoes using slips the way you have described. Hopefully I will have something to brag about soon. Thanks

By: Randa

Randa — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:44:19 +0000

Hey Huw Crosby

You can also place sweet potatoes (I love Beauregards) in rotted sawdust or even light topsoil, and gobs of slips will grow from them. You just pick them off when they get to the size you want and place the ends in water where they will grow roots. When the roots are about an inch long, they are ready to plant.

By: Sandra Johnson

Sandra Johnson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:43:41 +0000

We’re going to try it this year. We used to buy slips for 16c apiece. No longer possible. If it’s that easy, we can grow our own. I have the very large, 2 lbs each, sweet potatoes. Don’t know if that large will work. We’ll try both ends and whole. Thanks!!

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!