"Leslie" wrote in message
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I am thinking of growing some sweet potatoes this year.

Do I start the tubers into growth the same way as I do the humble spud if
so how and when please.

.................Leslie

no, you grow sweet potatoes from slips. you can obtain these from some of
the big seed places like Thompson and Morgan or maybe DT Brown. I have had
much better results from these than from slips generated from boughten sweet
potatoes. this was explained to me as that the UK does not have the best
growing conditions and you are better off using varieties that are specially
bred to withstand the poor growing conditions ( I grow them through black
weed suppressing matting to keep them warm

Good Luck

Gill M