Re: Ornamental Sweet Potato
- Subject: Re: Ornamental Sweet Potato
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 01:47:42 -0400
Eva,
I have wintered them over when they have formed a tuber. Need warm
conditions, not cold. Managed to kill a couple of huge tubers last
winter by letting them get too cold. I'd say no colder than 50F. If
in pots, just bring the pot in; cut them back and keep a bit on the
dry side, but not totally dry. If in the ground, cut back and dig up
and you should find a tuber - looks like a red sweetpotato (oddly
enough:-))...pot that up and should do for you. I'd dig when the
first frost nips the leaves and not leave them out too late as if
they get too cold, they're gonners.
If they get enough light, they may keep some growth through winter.
When I cut back the ones in the ground, I try to leave a couple of
leaves on them, if not too awkward and as many roots as I can.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Eva Thorn <ebt007@prodigy.net>
>
> I am growing the ornamental sweet potatoes for the first time. I
have been
> told to treat them as annuals but would like to save them for next
year. If
> that is possible, how do I do it? Save the tubers, if any, in the
fridge?
>
> Eva Thorn
> Chicago, IL, zone 5
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