Sweet potato tubers (Was: Re: Hollyhocks and other things)

At 02:53 PM 11/2/00 EST, you wrote:
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><<  I pulled in all my containers and was astounded to see the roots of the
> > sweet potato vine!  Has anyone else seen those magenta *potatoes* in the
> > bottom of the pots?  They were HUGE (6"-8" long!)!  No wonder I had to
> > water it everyday! >>
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>Pat, I have seen those huge tubers also.  The first time was quite a 
>surprise.  Some people keep these tubers and manage to have another year
from 
>them.  Since buying the original plants is very low cost, I have not tried.  
>
>Claire Peplowski
>NYS z4
>
 
I planted one large container this spring with a purple leafed sage, two
dwarf native rudbeckias, and ONE chartreuse colored ornamental sweet
potato.  The thing grew like Topsy and has raised the entire soil ball up
out of the pot about two inches.  It's now impossible to water from above,
since the water just runs off.   I suspect when I empty the pot (which I
has not planned on doing since the sage and rudbeckias are both perennials)
I will find it full of tubers...

Gerry>

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