tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post4318616988875528920..comments2024-02-28T06:15:48.314-08:00Comments on The Scientific Gardener: Mail Order Sweet Potato Slips and EM-1Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-24184623337954576412013-10-07T16:03:22.634-07:002013-10-07T16:03:22.634-07:00Holy smokes that is some growth. My climate barel...Holy smokes that is some growth. My climate barely puts out a few sweet taters after months of growth...it just doesn't stay hot long enough.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-36214491523581137862013-10-07T13:46:11.648-07:002013-10-07T13:46:11.648-07:00Dear Kris,
Thanks for the information on how you ...Dear Kris,<br /><br />Thanks for the information on how you put out sweet potatoes. I have very little to no partial shade and the shade I have is nearly as hot as it is in the sun.<br /><br />I will definitely do an update when after harvesting. I am a little weary of saying EM-1 is a miracle inoculant when just as much leaf growth can be obtained by adding more nitrogen to the soil - something Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-64043483932188096362013-10-06T03:23:07.258-07:002013-10-06T03:23:07.258-07:00Hey Jay,
I've grown sweet spuds a couple of t...Hey Jay,<br /><br />I've grown sweet spuds a couple of times. What I do is root a bit of potato in water over winter. In early spring I transplant the rooted bit (leaves/roots) into a large pot and put it out right into the sun (couple days light shade to allow acclimation to UV). Then when the pot fills up in bright sun and is growing well, I transplant out to full sun garden when the Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-65598861841074438402013-10-05T07:11:38.218-07:002013-10-05T07:11:38.218-07:00Your sweet potatoes should do extremely well if th...Your sweet potatoes should do extremely well if they want a lot of sunshine. And I will look into EM-1... sounds promising!Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.com