A while ago I tried to grow some sweet potato slips. They are starting to grow but I don't think they will be big enough to go outside this year. I have no idea whether I can overwinter them and then get them to grow next year but I will give it a try. My Snakeshead Fritillaries have good seed pods forming and I intend to try to grow some more once the seeds ripen. It will take a few years for them to form bulbs but they are well worth the wait. I'm posting photos of the secret garden so that I have a record of how it progresses over the years. I wish you could smell the rose. It's absolutely gorgeous and the scent from just one newly opened flower has perfumed the whole of the garden.
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| Sweet potato |
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| New Apple blossom |
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| My secret garden |
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| The other bit of the secret garden |
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| Strawberries are dotted all around the garden |
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| Salvia Hot lips |
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| Catching the evening sun |
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The vanilla scent from a nemesia is wonderful here
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What a great place to sit and relax.
ReplyDeleteI have a garden recliner just like that one in the last photo. It's very comfortable and very easy to doze off in it.
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I've never tried growing sweet potatoes. Glad to get a glimpse of the secret garden & I've a rose called Fiona's Wish which has an amazing fragrance. What a lovely place to sit & read or just contemplate the garden. Take care, stay safe & huggles.
ReplyDeleteI grew slips before I moved in 2018. I sapped them off the potato and put them in water to speed up the rooting process. Then implanted them in the greenhouse in a tub. I got about 5lb of sweet potatoes.
ReplyDeleteWe share an allotment plot with friends and grow potatoes but this year they they wanted to try sweet potato. I googled it and it says when the slip has leaves and roots like your's has it is ready to plant outside. It says to water them once a week and stop watering two weeks before harvesting. Then leave them in the sun for a few hours and leave them to cure for a few weeks before eating for best flavour.
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