Re: Ipomoea tuber propagation
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- Subject: Re: Ipomoea tuber propagation
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- Date: Tue, 08 Dec 1998 13:34:11 -0800
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Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
>
> At 10:14 AM 12/8/98 EST, you wrote:
> >I just dismantled three or four pots, from container this past summer's
> >container plantings. Out of these pots I recovered a handful of Ipomoea "
> >Blackie" and "Tri-color". One of the pots had a full sized tuber (
> weighing a
> >couple of pounds!). I was wondering if you could start more plants with the
> >tuber, like you would a regular potato? Slice in sections, dust with sulphur
> >and pot?
> >
> >ANy help or suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Karen Ernst
> >Highland, MI Zone 5 ( where is December 7th and have temp's in the 50's)
> >
> Set it aside, preferably in damp sand with some of the tuber protruding.
> It will grow "slips" that you can let grow until time to set them in the
> ground. Margaret L
Hi Karen,
Ipomoea are started from seeds which germinate easily if notched with a
file. You don't have a tuber (like potato) but a tuberous root (like a sweet
potato). Margaret is right about vegetative propagation. My book
recommends storing the tuberous root until spring.
Kris : )
