tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post2345980779600694498..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Preparing for SpringDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73070248093031957062013-03-23T07:32:14.100-04:002013-03-23T07:32:14.100-04:00Yes a slip is just the sprout of a sweet potato. U...Yes a slip is just the sprout of a sweet potato. Unlike regular potatoes you just plant the sprout and not the whole potato. If I have time, I'll put the spouts in pots and the plant will grow and branch and I'll get even more slips.<br /><br />Before storing a sweet potato you have to cure it first. You need temps between 80-85F for a week or two for the best curing. But mine are typically done at a lower temp (maybe by 10 degrees) and a longer time (three weeks). I store my sweet potatoes in the basement mostly. I want to keep them between 55-60F. Sweet potatoes are a tropical plant. If a sweet potato gets below 55F it can start to rot. My basement does go below 55F so I tend to walk them up the stairs, keeping them at 55F. The colder it gets downstairs, the closer to the main level of the house they get. I keep a remote thermostat in them so I can make sure during cold snaps they aren't getting too cold. And they keep a very long time. I've seen no rotting at all. The littlest ones have started to shrivel. So they do dry out over time. But not one has rotted yet and it has been six months. I have heard they can last 12 months easily in storage, but I'm guessing when the weather warms even the basement will be too hot and they will all sprout at that point.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-88417550174285536262013-03-23T06:54:37.593-04:002013-03-23T06:54:37.593-04:00That's interesting re your sweet potatoes - is...That's interesting re your sweet potatoes - is a "slip" just waiting for it to sprout so you can plant it? How do you "store" the sweet potatoes so they don't rot?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907743046211723083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-53819670938326138262013-03-17T22:23:22.367-04:002013-03-17T22:23:22.367-04:00I think generally you should leave 3 main branches...I think generally you should leave 3 main branches..these would form the main structure of the tree..My Sanctuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308937077698446437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1113272861115837852013-03-17T22:19:06.368-04:002013-03-17T22:19:06.368-04:00Really enjoyed reading your blog..Really enjoyed reading your blog..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-51955815133247247812013-03-17T22:16:30.225-04:002013-03-17T22:16:30.225-04:00I really wish we had warmer summers so I could att...I really wish we had warmer summers so I could attempt growing some sweet potatoes. Your post is reminding me though that I need to start chitting my regular potato seed stock too. Your fruit tree looks rosey with good health.kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-84827623038481202092013-03-16T09:43:40.298-04:002013-03-16T09:43:40.298-04:00I haven't started my sweet potato slips yet. I...I haven't started my sweet potato slips yet. I was thinking I would start mine around the first of April, since I don't usually plant them until the first of June. I bet your purple ones will sprout new shoots.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-40435199141823430362013-03-16T05:15:32.579-04:002013-03-16T05:15:32.579-04:00I have grown sweet potato slips by accident the la...I have grown sweet potato slips by accident the last couple of years - they just sprouted in the back of the cupboard. One thing i did notice is that you can keep the slips for quite a long period before encouraging them to grow much. I kept the shooting potatoes in the back of the cupboard with slips attatched for a good 3 months before I took off the slips and put them in water to root. Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-25881035405018403952013-03-14T17:42:34.415-04:002013-03-14T17:42:34.415-04:00I tried last year to grow a sweet potato slip. No...I tried last year to grow a sweet potato slip. No luck. Am wondering tho if I want to take up my garden space for that to try again. Sweet Potatoes aren't on the dirty dozen list and are one of the lowest in pesticides to buy so will see. I need someone to show me hands on how to prune my peach tree! NancyCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70956517729694770362013-03-14T12:39:57.212-04:002013-03-14T12:39:57.212-04:00Love purple sweet potatoes, hope you get some slip...Love purple sweet potatoes, hope you get some slips from it. I need to prune our apricot tree, it's budding already.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-14503317154823107682013-03-14T12:12:09.817-04:002013-03-14T12:12:09.817-04:00I'm trying to grow my own sweet potato slips f...I'm trying to grow my own sweet potato slips for the first time and so far nothing is happening. My sweet potatoes didn't store very well. I had them in the potting shed and it must have gotten too warm because a lot of them are rotting, but unfortunately not sprouting. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-64774384365557437392013-03-14T10:43:20.449-04:002013-03-14T10:43:20.449-04:00Well you know how I feel about purple sweet potato...Well you know how I feel about purple sweet potatoes! Karennoreply@blogger.com