"Peter Donovan" wrote ..
A conversation has taken place among fellow gardeners,concerning the
growing of Sweet Potatoes in the UK.
Has anybody grown them successfully,and how did you do it?

At the second attempt, last year, we did grow them successfully and got a
good crop although they were badly eaten by slugs just like our normal spuds
would be if we didn't grow resistant varieties. The first attempt a few
years ago failed due to the late arrival of the slips from the supplier.
We got the "slips" (rooted cuttings) from Thompson and Morgan but I
understand you can get them by inducing growth from a sweet potato and
taking cuttings just with like a dahlia. It needs to be done asap to give
them as long a growing season as possible.
It was noticeable that the red skinned white fleshed ones grew significantly
bigger then the yellow fleshed ones yet both varieties were supposed to be
good for UK growing.
They all seem to like a deep friable soil with a good warm summer and plenty
of moisture.
And, they do run everywhere, other plot holders thought we were growing
convolvulus to take over the world! :-)

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK