I am going to plant a row of yams in the spring.Forgot the procedure
about sprouting the roots (called something else) and when to plant. any
tips appreciated

HL B123 wrote:
I am going to plant a row of yams in the spring.Forgot the procedure
about sprouting the roots (called something else) and when to plant.
any tips appreciated

Are you growing sweet potatos (ipomoea) or yams (diascorea)? I don't know
much about the latter but sweet potato need warm conditions and full sun.
In cooler areas plant after the last frost. Given plenty of manure they
will grow quickly and you will need to water them in dry weather as the
extensive leaf system will wilt easily. If the soil is likely to get
waterlogged plant them in hills to improve drainage. I don't do anything
special to sprout the roots, if the soil is warm and damp they will grow.

David

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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HL B123 wrote:
I am going to plant a row of yams in the spring.Forgot the procedure
about sprouting the roots (called something else) and when to plant.
any tips appreciated

Are you growing sweet potatos (ipomoea) or yams (diascorea)? I don't know
much about the latter but sweet potato need warm conditions and full sun.
In cooler areas plant after the last frost. Given plenty of manure they
will grow quickly and you will need to water them in dry weather as the
extensive leaf system will wilt easily. If the soil is likely to get
waterlogged plant them in hills to improve drainage. I don't do anything
special to sprout the roots, if the soil is warm and damp they will grow.

plant sweet potatos in a box of moist sand and keep in a warm area until
shoots sprout from the potato. When the shoots are about 15 cm long pull
them off the potato and keep them bedded in a bucket of moist sand and they
will put down roots until you are ready to plant out.

rob

George wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
HL B123 wrote:
I am going to plant a row of yams in the spring.Forgot the procedure
about sprouting the roots (called something else) and when to plant.
any tips appreciated

Are you growing sweet potatos (ipomoea) or yams (diascorea)? I
don't know much about the latter but sweet potato need warm
conditions and full sun. In cooler areas plant after the last frost.
Given plenty of manure they will grow quickly and you will need to
water them in dry weather as the extensive leaf system will wilt
easily. If the soil is likely to get waterlogged plant them in
hills to improve drainage. I don't do anything special to sprout
the roots, if the soil is warm and damp they will grow.

plant sweet potatos in a box of moist sand and keep in a warm area
until shoots sprout from the potato. When the shoots are about 15 cm
long pull them off the potato and keep them bedded in a bucket of
moist sand and they will put down roots until you are ready to plant
out.

rob

Why?

David

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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George wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
HL B123 wrote:
I am going to plant a row of yams in the spring.Forgot the procedure
about sprouting the roots (called something else) and when to plant.
any tips appreciated

Are you growing sweet potatos (ipomoea) or yams (diascorea)? I
don't know much about the latter but sweet potato need warm
conditions and full sun. In cooler areas plant after the last frost.
Given plenty of manure they will grow quickly and you will need to
water them in dry weather as the extensive leaf system will wilt
easily. If the soil is likely to get waterlogged plant them in
hills to improve drainage. I don't do anything special to sprout
the roots, if the soil is warm and damp they will grow.

plant sweet potatos in a box of moist sand and keep in a warm area
until shoots sprout from the potato. When the shoots are about 15 cm
long pull them off the potato and keep them bedded in a bucket of
moist sand and they will put down roots until you are ready to plant
out. rob

Why?

why? because that is how sprouting sweet potato is done.

rob

George wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
George wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
...
HL B123 wrote:
I am going to plant a row of yams in the spring.Forgot the
procedure about sprouting the roots (called something else) and
when to plant. any tips appreciated

Are you growing sweet potatos (ipomoea) or yams (diascorea)? I
don't know much about the latter but sweet potato need warm
conditions and full sun. In cooler areas plant after the last
frost. Given plenty of manure they will grow quickly and you will
need to water them in dry weather as the extensive leaf system
will wilt easily. If the soil is likely to get waterlogged plant
them in hills to improve drainage. I don't do anything special to
sprout the roots, if the soil is warm and damp they will grow.

plant sweet potatos in a box of moist sand and keep in a warm area
until shoots sprout from the potato. When the shoots are about 15 cm
long pull them off the potato and keep them bedded in a bucket of
moist sand and they will put down roots until you are ready to plant
out. rob

Why?

why? because that is how sprouting sweet potato is done.

rob

OK but why do they need to be sprouted at all and why pull the sprouts off,
what purpose does it serve? Would it not be simpler to just plant the whole
thing where it is to grow?

David

to easy hl,

we have suggestions on our site:

http://www.lensgarden.com.au/growing..._pineapple.htm



On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:06:47 -0600, (HL B123) wrote:

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len

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Thanks to david,rob and len for your instructions. I have not planted
sweet potatoes since I was 8 or 9 years old.but decided to this year
just for the heck of it. Len the web site you gave is very
informative, it will take some time to review it all . thanks