Sweet potatoes. Grow like weeds. Can eat the leaves if lightly steamed. Come back every year. At least in the south anyway, they do well.
Theyre vines and make pretty flowers, kinda look like morning glorys, (fun fact, theyre in the same family) so if you have a fence thats perfect.
If not. They will grow over a yard space horizontally no problem. You can litterally lawnmower them to keep them in check and theyll be fine (trust me, youll have to)
Dont mix them up with yams or regular potatoes. Theyre actually completely different and grow differently.
Rightnow is the time to plant them too. Just buy a sweet potatoe, cut it up into 4 sections and toss the peices in the ground. Ive had a ton of luck with these pretty Japanese sweet potatoes I found at the super market. Theyre my fave so far.
I thought you had to start them with "slips" that you propagate from sweet potatoes? I've been working on that, and discovered that it's not as foolproof as some would say. But, I finally have some slips that are coming on. Required some heat from a seedling mat and a grow light. We've also had a somewhat cold and cloudy spring too.
Hm idk, I live way south so I may have more heat and humidity than yall do. I just planted mine directly in the ground and its been sweet potatoe city for me ever sense. I move them around, get different kinds, they all do well.
My soil can also be a factor. Every area is very different, even a couple of hours drive makes a huge difference. So I guess they aren't fool proof for everyone.
Sweet potatoes. Grow like weeds. Can eat the leaves if lightly steamed. Come back every year. At least in the south anyway, they do well.
Theyre vines and make pretty flowers, kinda look like morning glorys, (fun fact, theyre in the same family) so if you have a fence thats perfect.
If not. They will grow over a yard space horizontally no problem. You can litterally lawnmower them to keep them in check and theyll be fine (trust me, youll have to)
Dont mix them up with yams or regular potatoes. Theyre actually completely different and grow differently.
Rightnow is the time to plant them too. Just buy a sweet potatoe, cut it up into 4 sections and toss the peices in the ground. Ive had a ton of luck with these pretty Japanese sweet potatoes I found at the super market. Theyre my fave so far.
I thought you had to start them with "slips" that you propagate from sweet potatoes? I've been working on that, and discovered that it's not as foolproof as some would say. But, I finally have some slips that are coming on. Required some heat from a seedling mat and a grow light. We've also had a somewhat cold and cloudy spring too.
Hm idk, I live way south so I may have more heat and humidity than yall do. I just planted mine directly in the ground and its been sweet potatoe city for me ever sense. I move them around, get different kinds, they all do well.
My soil can also be a factor. Every area is very different, even a couple of hours drive makes a huge difference. So I guess they aren't fool proof for everyone.