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Sweet potato vine #76858 June 1st, 2006 at 07:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 UK P preciousgreenfingers Member
preciousgreenfingers Member P Joined: Apr 2006 UK	Hi all I had planted a sweet potato in a pot of compost.I wanted to grow it as an activity for my son-well; there are roots growing out of the bottom of the pot but no shoots are visible. I thought it came out like a potato plant. Any ideas?

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Re: Sweet potato vine #76859 June 1st, 2006 at 11:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Rhinebeck, NY USA M margaret e. pell Member
margaret e. pell Member M Joined: Jan 2005 Rhinebeck, NY USA	Sweet potatoes and regular white potatoes aren't closely related at all. How deep did you plant it? Sweet pot's like some of the tuber showing. If it's deep, gently take off the top inch or so of soil. You'll probably find vine shoots trying to come up.

Re: Sweet potato vine #76860 June 2nd, 2006 at 02:46 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 UK P preciousgreenfingers Member
preciousgreenfingers Member P Joined: Apr 2006 UK	The top 1 inch of the tuber is showing. Maybe i will see the shoots soon.

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