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Fall Rescued Roots |
Remember those
Ornamental Sweet Potato roots I rescued last fall? I dug them from
containers, cured them, wrapped them in newspaper, and stored them in the basement, with the hope of trying to propagate them this spring. Hope became reality.
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Set in Moist Potting Soil |
With the help of fellow MG, Juanita Kauffman, they were placed in moist potting soil in the greenhouse in March, as we watched and waited for them to sprout.
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First Slips Sprouting |
It took about two weeks, and some of them never did anything, but the others kept sending out shoots, which I cut off and potted up. Sweet Potato shoots are called
slips.
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Slips Forming |
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More Slips Forming |
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Potted Up Slips |
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Potted Up Slips |
We'll have over 100 plants for the Plant Sale.
Kinda cool.
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