Potato vines

Sweet potato vine is easy to grow and perfect for adding bold, trailing foliage to pots, baskets, or garden beds. It's also easy to propagate and overwinter.

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Ornamental sweet potato vines are easy to care for. Learn all about how to grow them: water, light, soil, fertilizer, pruning, and more!

Here's the Basics: Find one nice Sweet Potato at the grocery store -preferably long and skinny , anywhere from 4 to 6 inches long with a lot...

Propagating sweet potato vine is fun and easy. Learn how to root cuttings or divide the tubers with my detailed step-by-step instructions.

By Julie Christensen If you’re looking for a vigorous, fast-growing vine for trailing in pots or in beds, sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) just might be the ticket. Sweet potato vines are tropical plants that thrive in rich, moist soil. They tolerate a variety of soil Ph levels and grow in both full sun and […]

Here's the Basics: Find one nice Sweet Potato at the grocery store -preferably long and skinny , anywhere from 4 to 6 inches long with a lot of eyes, - indentions where potatoes make roots and leaves. (They do look kinda like eyes indentions.) At about 1/3 to 1/2 of the potatoe length down, stick 4 toothpicks firmly into the potato - like spokes opposite each other - all at the same level, ( they will kinda form a cross through the potato. Find a fruit jar (a quart jar is always good). Fill…

Ornamental sweet potato vine tubers look similar to the ones you buy at the store, but they aren’t very tasty. Here’s what to do with them instead.

How to grow sweet potato slips is a question that leads to a rewarding experience in the garden, a process I am deeply passionate about. From the initial sprouting to the lush growth of vines, each step fills me with joy and wonder. Join me as I share from 40+ years of gardening experience, the joys of growing sweet potatoes by starting your own sweet potato slips in water. #SweetPotatoSlips #SweetPotatoSlipsHowtoGrow #SweetPotatoSlipsinWater #HowtoGrowSweetPotatoSlips

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Would you like some free plants to fill up your flower planters? That's what propagation is all about. And don't worry, it's easy! REALLY EASY. Using plants you already have, you can grow a bunch more with this simple process. And the bonus? They can live on for many seasons, indoors and outdoors.

Growing sweet potato vines can transform even the simplest of spaces. Whether you have a small balcony garden or a sunny spot on your kitchen countertop, these fast-growing plants provide lush foliage and vibrant color with minimal effort. Perfect for beginners or those with limited space, let’s explore how you can successfully cultivate and care for sweet potato vines in your own home.

Potato vine

Sweet potato vine care: grow from tubers, use as indoor houseplant, outdoor container plants. Colorful as container garden spillers and in hanging baskets.

Follow these instructions for overwintering sweet potato vines indoors 3 different ways: as houseplants, taking cuttings, or storing tubers.

Learn all about the sweet potato vine… the ornamental sweet potato vine, that is! It's a wonderful houseplant and ground cover, so learn to grow it here.

Use these step-by-step instructions to propagate a sweet potato in water or potting mix. This produces "slips" (stems and leaves) providing new plants for the garden. The vines also make interesting houseplants.

Sweet potato vine is easy to grow and perfect for adding bold, trailing foliage to pots, baskets, or garden beds. It's also easy to propagate and overwinter.