Comments on: A Fast and Easy Way to Make Sweet Potato Slips

By: Sue snyder

Sue snyder — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 02:17:11 +0000

thank you for the info .we live in southern California so I want to put it into soil to get slips .I am amazed at how much I am still learning at 65.God bless and watch over you

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:13:40 +0000

In reply to Al. Yes! They will work. Let them grow. Congrats!

By: Al

Al — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:07:02 +0000

Hi Angela. So I started using the water method to grow my sweet potato slips about three weeks ago. The roots began to start showing up after a few days and now the slips have begun to form already but they are not at the top of the potato but rather forming on the sides of the potato, one to two inches below the water level. They look nice and green and some are about 3/4″ tall. Is this normal and do you think these slips forming below the water level will be viable? I’ve transferred it to a container with a larger diameter do there is plenty of room for the slips to grow up past the thicker part of the potato. Thanks!

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:54:58 +0000

In reply to Pat. You could dig down and see if they are ready to harvest. If not, I'm guessing as temperatures warm up the vines will take off again because the roots are probably fine.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:50:34 +0000

I had a batch of slips I planted in a circular raised bed last early fall. They flourished, and all was well till the temp dropped, but we are in northeast Florida, so it only went to the mid 30s overnight. Despite covering the bed, all the foliage died. Are sweet potatoes annuals or is there any hope of resurrection?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 04:42:08 +0000

In reply to Juli. The outdoor method is best when its already warm. When it's cold it is best to use one of the indoor starting methods. Give them light and warmth. Once you past your last frost date and the soil begins to warm up its time to plant the rooted slips outside.

By: Juli

Juli — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:01:04 +0000

Hi Angela,
I’m new to gardening and appreciate all your good advice!! I want to start sweet potato slips outdoors but overnight temperatures in Tucson are in the 30s right now. Is that too cold to start slips outside??

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:24:55 +0000

In reply to Audrey. @Angela Judd,

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:55:51 +0000

In reply to Audrey. Absolutely.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 03:45:11 +0000

Hi Angela,
I’m doing the soil method and I was wondering once the leave grow, could I just add some soil to cover the sweet potato and let the slips grow from there? And not break off the slips to root and re-plant? I’m growing to eat the leaves, not for the sweet potato. Many thanks!

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:35:15 +0000

In reply to garden. Yes.

By: garden

garden — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:17:20 +0000

A question, not a comment. Will the slips produced from the sweet potato provide the same sweet potatoes as the parent sweet potato used to get the slips from?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:49:29 +0000

In reply to Vicky. Nice! Of course, that can work too. I've had the best success using slips, but there are many ways.

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 03:38:53 +0000

I stuck a few stringy sweet potatoes in my flowerbed last year and raised some huge potatoes! Why not just use the small potatoes instead of growing slips?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 23:28:17 +0000

In reply to Floyd Lipe.

I don’t think there’s a wrong way – lots of great options that all end up with the same result.