Re: Ipomoea tuber propagation
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- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 15:31:58 -0600
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Do the slips come out all over the tuber (like potato), or only from the
crown (like Dahlia)?
Geoff gstanf@swbell.net
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From: Margaret Lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>
To: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: Ipomoea tuber propagation
>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
>
