tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post6782851982782991141..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: So, now what?Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-52038623374342060072013-05-20T08:19:38.700-05:002013-05-20T08:19:38.700-05:00They are not related to potatoes and other than be...They are not related to potatoes and other than being a root crop, they don't grow like potatoes. They send out vines and wherever the vine with a set of leaves touches the ground, it should root to create more sweet potatoes. So give them space to spread. I have alot of clay in my yard, and in some places not even an inch below the surface, and I've grown them successfully. Good luck! Cat Eye Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858322427127791100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-65350402210514502922013-05-20T07:23:57.897-05:002013-05-20T07:23:57.897-05:00No help here, I haven't had any luck with any ...No help here, I haven't had any luck with any kind of potatoes. I hope you get them going successfully! We pay almost a dollar a pound for them here too, even at Wally World. Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-18771434327072262192013-05-19T17:53:27.357-05:002013-05-19T17:53:27.357-05:00This is the 1st year I've grown my own slips. ...This is the 1st year I've grown my own slips. I've only planted them one time previously and I was at a place where I had deep, soft soil. I bet a raised bed would work well for them also. The vines cover a lot of territory. I had a time finding the potatoes under all the vines.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328022532018010780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-52709731963366494252013-05-18T11:58:47.874-05:002013-05-18T11:58:47.874-05:00I planted a slip in a 5 gallon bucket with drain h...I planted a slip in a 5 gallon bucket with drain holes at bottom and it worked pretty good. I'd like to know how Mama Pea grows taders under mulch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-82800430323937713082013-05-18T11:25:55.150-05:002013-05-18T11:25:55.150-05:00No help from this area! We can grow white and red...No help from this area! We can grow white and red potatoes either in the soil or under straw/hay mulch without much trouble but we don't have the heat required for growing sweet potatoes. Such a shame, too, 'cause they contain lots of nutrients and we like them. We have to pay almost a buck a pound for them up here. So you know we don't have them often!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-21507381246949701482013-05-18T10:40:45.525-05:002013-05-18T10:40:45.525-05:00I have the same type soil as you, it's horribl...I have the same type soil as you, it's horrible. I planted sweet potatoes last year and they did fine. They were just deformed from growing against rocks and hard dirt, but we didn't care they tasted great ☺ I'm not sure about growing them in hay. Let us know what info you dig up!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326069783582536184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-32941376165440704052013-05-18T10:05:20.577-05:002013-05-18T10:05:20.577-05:00Sweet potatoes are actually pretty easy. Plant the...Sweet potatoes are actually pretty easy. Plant them, keep the weeds away, water if really dry, dig up before frost. They don't need a lot since you want root growth not leaf growth. Here's my post on our sweet potatoes they year I was pregnant and not a very good gardener....http://allboyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2010/09/no-work-garden.html<br /><br />We still got a lot of sweet potatoes :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289736864100513764noreply@blogger.com