Re: Sweet Potato Vine

In a message dated 99-07-30 12:02:15 EDT, Pam wrote:

<< Donna - they won't overwinter in the ground, but you can see how easy it 
is 
 to start new plants.  Each leaf will give you a new plant as long as you 
 leave a small portion of the stem intact.  I just cut off a piece, cut the 
 leaves off with about 1 - 1 1/2 inches of the stem attached to each leaf, 
 stick them in moist potting soil and they root quickly.  I've been known to 
 pass a potted plant, think "boy, a sweet potato vine would look good with 
 that", go snip off a leaf and stick it in the pot where I want it to start, 
 and it works.   Pam Adkins >>

I think just about anything works with Sweet Potato.  Last winter I left some 
in a pot on my open-sided, east-facing porch here in St. Louis, zone 6.  When 
I finally threw the soil into the compost this spring out popped a sweet 
potato covered with fresh sprouting roots.  I'm sure if I had just left the 
pot on the porch I would have had a new plant.   --Janis

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