Re: Ipomoea tuber propagation
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- Subject: Re: Ipomoea tuber propagation
- From: M* L* <m*@micron.net>
- Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 06:52:43 -0700
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At 03:31 PM 12/8/98 -0600, you wrote:
>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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>>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
>>
Eventually, they'll come out all over the tuber, but they start out
concentrating on one end. My home-grown sweet potatoes are already
producing starts for next year. Sigh. Margaret
