Sweet Potatoes - Step by Step Guide to Planting
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Danny explains sweet potatoes and how to plant them. A step by step guide to planting sweet potatoes. How to collect the slips from the sweet potatoes that he planted about a month ago. Then he and Wanda show how to plant them with a homemade forked stick.
To ORDER Danny's book: Sweet Potato Manual which had step by step instructions on how to plant slips and grow sweet potatoes.
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7 years later this is still one of the best videos for planting sweet potatoes ever 🙏
I’m back too!! 🤣
I love your old people's stick!
Old timers used their heads more than this young generation 👍😍
That stick is brilliant! We've lost so much knowledge over the years.
+MyHomesteadingProject Yes our forefathers knew how to get the most out of a day.
It's like a little magic trick! I watched it twice, and then went out to find a stick!
Love this. But, I guess I don't need a stick. If I did, this would be AWESOME! Sweet Potatoes were my first success after Lettuce and Spinach (I know...easy) But, I had NEVER grown food before and I was so proud of my sweet potatoes. I got a pallet wood box/shelf thing discarded by Lowe's that they displayed cactus and succulents in. It was 3 x 5 x 2 feet deep. I covered it with landscaping fabric filled it with compost and soil. Planted 6 slips. I got 72lbs. of potatoes my first year. :D Again, i was so proud. And it gave me the motivation to keep going and trying new things whether I had the "space" or not. I plant them the first of July and harvest them on Halloween. (Zone 7a) Perfect timing for Thanksgiving!! From my crop last year, I still have 8 left. They keep and store so well. If I can grow them anyone can. So, if anyone out there hasn't tried...DO IT. It's a great morale booster for a new gardener.
+theIAMofME Yes, they are easy to grow and do produce a lot. Plus they are good in so many ways. We still have a few that we dug up last summer. They do keep well. Thanks.
+theIAMofME thank you for the info... me and my dad have been gardening during summers for a few years since moving here to CT(also Zone 7a)... we get a great yield of Tomatoes, Chilli peppers, Eggplant , Okra , Zucchini and even some other plants from our native country of India.
we found some sweet potato slips for a cheap price at Home Depot and decided to try and grow them here. Just planted them in a raised bed i created in my garden today. i have a whole rack of slips left and will try to grow some in containers too. hope it works out :)
Keep on growing! That's awesome! :)
I intend to try it!
theIAMofME did you use the pallet as is? Or did you construct a box?
As i was watching Wanda water the newly planted slips,i thought God has provided you with a wonderful helpmate
He needs five helpmates
I would have never thought of that stick idea, that is awesome
+Hollis & Nancy's Homestead It really makes planting easy
Indeed. I learned a lot here.
That’s slick! Definitely doing it this way.
Right! I can save my back for other chores around the garden!
When you did the thing with the stick!!! 🤯 I feel like thats something my Papa would've shown me! 😇 I'm going to find me a tater stick..... TODAY! Thank y'all! I ordered the 3 manuals from your Etsy today & am bingeing on all the how to videos in preparation! Much appreciation from WNC 🌞
Ahh, you have saved my aching back and knees with the stick magic! Thank you!
Man, Thank You for the tip on slip disease prevention. I'm definitely going stick hunting before planting time.
Thank you thank you for all your teaching us who never had anyone to do just that THANK YOU
You are welcome. I have always wanted to share with others.
That is the coolest thing I've seen in a long time! (Stick planting)
+Lynn Dutt It sure makes things a lot easier.
Love the stick. The ole timers knew what they were doing :-)
+Ladyshystar Thats for sure.
using that stick is amazing. great tip. thanks
I just want to thank you for this video. This was the first year I've considered planting sweet potatoes. The potatoes have provided the most amazing slips, but I have been procrastinating because I was dreading crawling through the entire garden to get them in the ground. Now, thanks to this video, I do not have to procrastinate ever again because you taught me that I do not have to even bend over to plant them. Thank you so much!
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😳 That stick though. 🤗 I've seen it done when I was a young girl, but it's the first time I've seen it since. Memories of my papaw. Thank you! 🥰
What a great idea the stick is specially for someone with a bad back. Tfs!
Very informative, and it was really wonderful watching you plant those slips using a forked branch! Sweet indeed! :) The whole video was FULL of excellent tips (such as cutting off the root section close to where the potato grew to avoid carrying any infection forward), etc etc... Awesome stuff!
good to share your recovery from surgery... and the 'simple' method of getting the roots in the soil is simply amazing !
+gr8wg Thanks, feeling better most days. This is the easiest way to grow sweet potato slips.
Just wanted to say thank you for going out of your way to share your knowledge!
That stick is so daggone clever!!! I love it.
I am so glad you put the sweet potatoes videos. I kept hearing about slips and did not know what everyone was talking about. Girl from the city living in the country now. So I'm still learning. Never too old to learn.Thank you.
thanks for sharing your stick trick. That's the back-breaking savior!
excellent job Danny n Wanda
This video was so helpful. I planted one sweet potato but I never tended to it and now I have vines growing extensively. Now that I learned that I can plant the new shoots, I look forward to a great harvest of these luscious vegetable. Again, thanks.
We have another video on planting sweet potatoes that was posted to show how to plant sweet potatoes for slips. We are planning a video next week on digging those potatoes. Thanks
Best sweet potato how to I’ve seen , thank you!
And here I have been putting in my slips by hand ending up with a sore back I am headed into the woods to find a stick. Thanks again!
+Retired SeniorChief I hope it works for you.
some critter took a slip and I guess dropped it very by my fence line. I didn't notice and next year I had the most beautiful fence line you were saw...and this year they came back better than ever...never dug them up.....haha...I'm making some slips from it and putting around the rest of my fence line...lol
Augusta Sister You have a golden fence line of nutrition! Those are going to be the sweetest potatoes when you finally harvest them!
Thank you! These are my favs, and I'm planting them for the first time this year. This was very informative!
Danny, my daddy (who is 86) told me how he was taught as a boy to plant sweet taters. He explained to me how his dad used a forked stick. Was great to see. I will have to tell him about it. I really enjoy the videos of you and your bride. God Bless!
+72blueflash It was how our older generation did it.
I’m rewatching this video and I liked it again 👍👍❤❤
That stick idea is fantastic!
Southern ingenuity! Great backsaver! 👍🏼🍠
Oh my Goodness....I helped my Daddy plant like this many times. Sure miss helping my Daddy on the farm.
Glad to bring you good memories
Boy I wish my ground was that easy to plant... I love Wanda's boots
+patti mincher Thanks, I love them, too. Best rubber boots I have found. Sluggers. The ground is usually easy to plant. Thanks
You just have to dig it and move it around, and go through the seemingly mountainous task of checking the soil, and making sure it's right to grow, with enough plant food, chemical balance and PH balance it needs.. for sweet potatoes the soil needs to have sand..
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Wishing you a speedy recovery! God bless.
Thanks for sharing your gardening wisdom! That stick planting technique is one of the many the best hacks I've ever seen.
Cant wait to plant some sweet potatoes now...lot of good info
Thanks, put our last harvest of sweet potatoes up today.
I love learning things like this from you! You're passing on knowledge! Thank you!!
You are so welcome.
That is one slick way to plant sweet potatoes.
+chevy6299 Thanks, learned from my daddy.
love those boots Wanda.. you and Patara are making me jealous!!!
You must LOVE sweet potatoes!
been wanting to plant sweet potatoes here in the UK for sometime now. if I know they where that easy to grow I would of been growing them for sometime. thanks for showing me how it's done and I hope your back is feeling better to.
Thanks Brock
ok, learned a ton from this one vid, but LOVE THAT STICK!!!! gonna make me one, thanks!!!
I love the Old People method. Thank you.
Look at that
LUVIN TEAM WORK 💖
+Kimm Munsey We live like this every day
Just Luv the Luvin
That was so informative to watch!
Our family has never raised sweet potatoes, so all of this was new info for me!
You do an amazing job of showing step by step and explaining the "why's " of what your doing.
That old-time way of planting them with the forked stick just blew me away!
The older ways are generally the best, aren't they?!
Thanks for sharing😊
God Bless🙏
+Pammie Doodle We are so thankful for your comments God Bless
That stick is way to cool! Great education ya'all.
I got my sweet potato sprouting but I will keep in mine to cut off that luh root thanks sir stay blessed this my first time garden I'm so excited its for my health as well.🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thank you for posting. I have been too easy with them 😃. I'm glad your ok!
Danny u are an wealth of as my dear parents would say wealth of knowledge
Everything you & Wanda put out is much appreached
Thank u both
Boy those old timers were clever! What you need is a little shortie a like 7 - 10 yr old with bendy bones for laying out the 'slips'.
Just planting our sweet potatoes today. enjoyed the video and glad to see Danny is on the mend. our prayers for you are working.
+Plan B Homestead Hope they do well and thanks for the prayers
Love that two prong stick process of planting them,totallyawesome
I love your planting fork.
Hello Danny. I am gardening in the UK where it tends not to be as warm as where you are. I am going to have a shot at growing sweet potatoes from slips in a greenhouse. From planting the slip, how many weeks until harvest and how will I know when it's time to harvest. I have watched this video a few times now. It's a pleasure to listen to someone that knows what they are talking about when it comes to growing stuff and can back it up with results. HGV.
I usually harvest mine when about five months has gone by.Some leave them longer but i prefer a smaller size potato around 8 in long and 3 in in diameter.Thanks for commenting
Hello Danny. Thanks for the quick reply. I have a few slips that I will be planting in a greenhouse shortly. We have about 3 summer months ahead of us then we go into autumn. I hope we have enough warmth and light left in the year to get a crop. Only one way to find out! Thanks again. HGV.
I'm in the UK too, just starting to learn and grow things.. Barely got my first couple of plants so far :D Not so good when our summers are not even really summers anymore huh?
We have had summer for over a year now. This past winter we barely had 10 days of below 32 degrees. It was hot most of the winter near 80 all the time. The bugs are aweful this year because of it. Thanks
Deep South Homestead Most days this summer, we are lucky if we can even see the sun.. Through either natural clouds blocking it, or the result of geo-engineering chem-trail aerosols and weather manipulation with 'fake' cloud cover..
Hello Danny, my name is Charlene. My husband and I live up north in Plymouth Massachusetts. We were born and raised here in Ma and have never ventured anywhere other than Florida.
Now that we’re heading into our 50’s we’re ready to move somewhere south. We want to get out of the rat race and slow down. Everything/everyone is fast paced up here and we’re tired of it.
I’ve always been a huge nature/animal lover and I love your channel.
I’m just sitting here on a cold snowy January morning envying you and Wanda’s life style.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful way of living with us.
I really appreciate it.
Come summer time I’m going to try and plant a row of sweet potatoes 🍠
That is amazing, using the stick...Thank you for sharing...
Very informative I love it, I also love the planting with the long stick, perfect for people with back problems. Thanks so much!
That's incredible ❣️❣️❣️👩🌾
Add sand to your dirt,,, mix in then plant
You guys are a cute couple. Your extremely knowledgeable and thank you for that.
Awesome video, We like the plain and simple way to do things.
Smart planting with that stick
The stick....what black magic is this? *jaw drops*
You guys are the best! Thank you! I hope your health is getting better.... Thank you kindly and my God bless you!
Thanks Mike
You guys are more than welcome for your excellent helpful video's.. I grew my first sweet potatoes this year. I purchased slips from Walmart and they were Burpees. I am in Illinois and in the process of moving to a place with more property to have larger garden. I love growing Fruits & Vegetables! Thank you kindly again!
Thank you!!! That's the coolest thing I ever did see!!
Very informative. Eager to try this in SWLA
+Brett J Broussard They work well here. Hope they grow and produce for you. Thanks
Great Book you wrote , I bought it off Etsy & Great informative book ,as we never know in future if all this NEW tech will be gone , NEED BOOKS , won't ever forget know with Dannys Sweet potatoe step by step on Etsy & signed by him .
God bless you & Wanda
Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻
Your family is such a blessing. Thank you and God Bless
Thanks for this wonderdul Video. May you be healed completely from your sickness. Once again love this video.
I will be finding me a stick like that in the woods. Great idea. Never to old to learn. Thank you.
That forked-stick tool is a neat idea.
+Gary Cooper It really works good.
It must require soft ground (loose soil).
You only plant slips in a raised row of dirt.
Love the stick idea and thank-you for sharing with us how to plant these
+Billy Branch Homestead Blessings Glad it helped
That is a fantastic way to get the slips in the ground!
I love knowing how to do this. We had to bend over and push a stick into the dirt then stick the slip into the hole and water it then put dirt around it when l was growing up. We worked ourselves to a frazzle. :)
Thanks, I’ve learned something new about planting sweet potatoes
thanks for showing me an easier way to plant the slips. that's keeping the good old fashion things the same.
Wow, that's amazing trick with the stick,I can not wait to show my daughter how you do that.Danny is brilliant 😍 at teaching
I must say Danny, your color has improved greatly! Glad your on the mend. I enjoy the videos and I'm learning so much.
+Brenda “GrannyToo” Collins Thanks Brenda
Boy that stick that did a fabulous job it almost looks like the kind you used to catch a snake with very clever very clever
Thanks for posting Danny and Wanda, couldn't help notice what great soil you have. It takes a pick and shovel to dig here. There's an adobe hacienda down road that's been there a couple hundred years. This clay makes good bricks. Glad to find that out about the need to amend it. There's a simple test where you take a jar, fill it with dirt and water, shake it, let it settle, and see how much clay there is compared to sand. Hope that helps someone. I was thinking about stacking used tires for a planter since I live in an apartment. Hope you mend soon, take care.
Thanks
Awesome stick idea! Blessings!
Just found your channel. Your knowledge is incredible I feel like my grandfather is showing me the way they did things as a kid during planting time. I've never grown slips before but I seem to have a green thumb with most things, so will try it with some organic pink Kumara (you guys call them sweet potato) got these from an organic store, never seen pink Kumara before, so I saved a couple. It almost looks like beetroot when roasted and has darker pink lines through it, anyone else seen these? Thanks again for all the info, just love your good old honest garden advise. From down under, New Zealand. Dayna
Getting me a refresher lol❤💯
👍👍👍love sweet potatoes hope to grow some soon love you and Wanda
I love the stick idea. I never would have thought of that. Now, if I can just remember that for next year. I wouldn't have thought of cutting the ends off the slips either so I'll have to tuck that information away for next year too. My sweet potatoes probably are doing anything this year. I still have some slips growing and if I can get a small greenhouse put up in the next few weeks I'm going to try growing them in there in buckets or grow bags and see what happens. I guess if it gets to cold I can bring them in the house and keep them by the wood stove where it will be nice and warm for them. I like to cook the leaves and eat them too. They're really good sauteed in olive oil with whatever spices you like in them.
Thank you for showing how it used to be done. Going to try this. I hope your health continues to improve.
Thanks
agedjake g
excellent! I love the tool so much! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you folk's!! You advice is priceless !! I will give it a go soon !! Kind regards Ron!! Tasmania Australia 👍🤠
Thank you for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day y’all.
love your videos. always learn from them
Thank you sir and the stick saves alot of time and labor.
I wish you two the best and god bless you.
That's just as slick as calf slobbers! (8^o) the planting stick
Thanks, hadn't heard that in a long time.
Hugely informative! I watched twice. Thank you so much. The forked stick was amazing...old ways still work.
This was a great learning video!! Thank you for sharing🥰 Stick was a great idea😁👍
Thank you for such for an easy video to watch its my first time with sweet potato and I love that stick, God bless.
So happy to see you looking so Sprite and chipper!! Thank you for the stick idea!!! I will be attempting that for sure!!! Stay well! Thank you!!!!
+rabdhan Thanks
Very cool planting technique, very impressive, and exciting as I have a bad back, bending lays me up for a good day or two
What a great idea
Your pain was so clear in your voice before, but you sound SO much better now! Prayer's answered. I just love your stick idea!
+Melody Capehart Medina Thanks it really makes life easier
O.M.G. That stick is the bomb diggity!!! I have got to get one!!
I just subscribed because this is exactly how it's done.
Welcome to Deep South, we always get our draws or slips from planting sweet potatoes in dirt. We harvested over 600 lbs of sweet potatoes this year.
wow
What time of the year do you plant the main potatoes to get the slips
Wanda Duckworth 6 weeks before the last frost date. Thanks
Thank you,,praying you,re feeling better ! Blessings !
Those “OLD FOLK” were very smart folk, walking encyclopedias and almanacs all in one.