Growing Sweet Potatoes in Florida | Answering all YOUR questions

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  • Join me as we learn how to harvest sweet potatoes in Florida! I will take you through the very simple steps - plus answer all YOUR questions on growing sweet potatoes in Florida!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 180

  • @bakerymama88
    @bakerymama88 2 місяці тому +2

    As a gardener and Publix employee I loved hearing you talk about Publix haha

  • @user-hz7kv6js6l
    @user-hz7kv6js6l 2 роки тому +20

    I grew sweet potatoes in my SW Florida garden zone 9b last summer in grow bags. To my surprise some of the vines that made contact with the mulch grew roots right through the landscape cloth and I ended up getting just as many sweet potatoes under ground as I got in my 4 grow bags. I had over 20 lbs of sweet potatoes. I put them in a few big bowls on my kitchen table and began eating them right away. They were very sweet and over time they got even better tasting. Me and my husband never even finished eating them all so I used the left over potatoes to grow my slips for the sweet potatoes I'm growing right now. It's good to know that they grow year round here zone 9b.

    • @debi7657
      @debi7657 Рік тому

      I'm in 9b too. I haven't grown much besides garlic and green onions (apartment life), but now we have a fenced patio, and I bought some seeds!

    • @SacredLotus1006
      @SacredLotus1006 Рік тому +1

      I live in South Florida and harvested my first crop this morning. I'm new to gardening and noticed roots had grown through the bags. I was disappointed at the yield because I expected more. Now I'm wondering if I have potatoes in the ground also

  • @TGuich
    @TGuich 3 місяці тому +3

    We've grown purple sweet potatoes off and on for last six years. They grow fantastically in our yard and taste so good!!!

  • @pxn748
    @pxn748 2 дні тому +1

    I put one sweet potatoes in the ground 3 years ago and kept the foliage as a ground cover, and I get tons of them every fall. They're pretty small but they taste great and are free!!!!!!

  • @queenbiancadufrene8553
    @queenbiancadufrene8553 11 місяців тому +4

    😂😂 “the normal Publix” convo had me rolling!

  • @lavendersky4324
    @lavendersky4324 2 роки тому +17

    Sweet potato greens are awesome in omelettes, or throw them in with a stew or soup, or just saute them with some olive oil and garlic. I agree that they are similar to spinach but I don’t particularly love them raw.

    • @renebrown995
      @renebrown995 2 роки тому +1

      Glad you said the potatoes leaves are good bur not raw. Yuk I had tried it that way. I will try to cook them next time.

    • @lavendersky4324
      @lavendersky4324 2 роки тому

      @@renebrown995 Yes, need to cook them. 🤣 Enjoy!

    • @mateobaysa2055
      @mateobaysa2055 Рік тому

      Blanching the greens and dipping ‘em in sour, spicy feen😢fish sauce is bomb… 💯

  • @fatimablush2676
    @fatimablush2676 2 місяці тому +1

    Need a video on growing slips from sweet potatoes please.

  • @barrysvendsen9161
    @barrysvendsen9161 Місяць тому

    My husband only grew white sweet potatoes - for those who don’t know, they are dense & hard like orange sweet potatoes but as this video says, they’re flavor is far less sweet than the orange sweet potatoes but ever so slightly sweeter than regular white potatoes.👍🏻
    My husband’s regular way to eat them is shredded & fried hash-browns❣️

  • @crossingtheline4372
    @crossingtheline4372 Рік тому +6

    Following your lead, I've got orange and white sweet potatoes growing in my garden now. Thanks for all your videos!! Merritt Island, Florida

  • @tallybeaverman9462
    @tallybeaverman9462 2 роки тому +6

    Saw a guy pull a Wild Yam plant around Tampa and it had about 20 big potatoes on the roots. It looked a giant Peanut Plant roots, it had so many on it. The plant may die in a cold snap, but it will grow for years, like a perennial. Harvest what you need and and replant the main plant with a couple of potatoes still on it. It's the gift that keeps on giving. 😊👍

  • @ezclean7022
    @ezclean7022 2 роки тому +5

    She is so cool ..such goals. This channel just gets better an better 🙏🏼

  • @nickotasla3091
    @nickotasla3091 Рік тому +2

    This is the second video of yours I see. I had planted normal sweet potatoes. I saw your video. I dug em back up. Went today to the store after work, and bought ORGANIC sweet potatoes. As You said. 😁👍👍👍👍👍👍I'm letting them sprout a little, and they are going in the ground .

  • @rosemarycrandallcrandall6272
    @rosemarycrandallcrandall6272 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi, I'm in zone 10a and I'm so glad I found your videos. I bought 3 varieties of organic sweet potatoes from our farmer's market and I planted them horizontaly, with organic soil half way up the sides of the potatoes. Leaving 1/2 of the potato exposed above the soil.
    1. Is this the correct way to start the slips to grow?
    2. How often should I water them at this point?
    3. How long before they will grow slips?
    4. How do I devide out each slip to plant for the individual potato plants?
    Thank you for your help with this.

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  3 місяці тому +1

      I actually plant the potatoes deeper. About 6 inches deep. I water mine twice a week until rainy season and then I stop. I don’t do slips. I just plant the potatoes. The vines will grow the potatos. Slips is a northern way of doing it because they have short season. The vine will reroot all over the bed. Just take part of the vibes and add soil on top. The nodes develop roots.

  • @eliee1
    @eliee1 2 роки тому +8

    I’m in year 3 of trying to grow food down here in 10a, definitely a learning curve like you mentioned especially in comparison to northern folk.

    • @joeyl.rowland4153
      @joeyl.rowland4153 2 роки тому +2

      eliee 10a is where I am. Calcium rich soils because of an abundance of sea shells (calcium carbonate.)
      Lots of compost, and sulfur(pelleted it takes 2- 8 lbs bags for a 1000 square foot garden spot) have to correct the Ph that generally runs about 11.5. Once you do that it is mostly irrigation and occasional fertilizer.

    • @eliee1
      @eliee1 2 роки тому +1

      @@joeyl.rowland4153 thanks for the info

  • @ckeeley4366
    @ckeeley4366 2 роки тому +4

    Sprouts has a great variety of organic sweet potatoes

  • @mariangie1544
    @mariangie1544 2 роки тому +4

    In Puerto Rico we call the orange potato Batata Mameya (from the mamey fruit) and the white one just batata 🍠

  • @soreloser2798
    @soreloser2798 2 роки тому +4

    I hope to have a nice little gardening couple situation going on one day ❤️. So cute.

  • @jamesaust3272
    @jamesaust3272 2 роки тому +4

    Can't use all your greens? Blend as many as you can with some water and put the slurry into ice trays to freeze it. Great to pop into smoothies, and easy to store in the freezer.

  • @lavendersky4324
    @lavendersky4324 2 роки тому +5

    I love growing sweet potatoes. I filled a 4’x12’ bed with just 6 sweet potato slips from Lowe’s or Home Depot and they spread to fill
    the entire bed. We ate so many of the greens! But we have rabbits in our yard and the only reason it worked is because I have rabbit fencing around my raised beds. This year, I tried growing slips in 5 gallon buckets and it’s working and the rabbits can only reach some of the leaves but the potatoes are still growing. Meanwhile, I tried to grow some in a bed without fencing and the rabbits would eat the greens to the ground and never let them grow. 🤣. Do you not have rabbits in your area?

  • @eliotkersgaard7285
    @eliotkersgaard7285 2 роки тому +6

    Free calendar? Glad I stayed til the very end! I’m in Gainesville and have enjoyed your channel on occasion for a long time! I love this carpet method… you said you just roll it back out and cover it with mulch right? So simple, so effective I love it. As far as eating the leaves and varieties go, if you’re looking for better spinachey leaves I have seen some varieties here grown just for leaves! Varieties from SE Asia are used in different dishes specifically for the leaves

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +4

      Awesome! I didn't know! I'll have to go investigate. Thank you!

  • @dontbea7237
    @dontbea7237 2 роки тому +2

    I regrow the nasty leftovers from store potatoes and I live in Pasco Florida and I usually grow them year round

  • @steveniovanna8888
    @steveniovanna8888 Рік тому +1

    Your videos are AWESOME. I started watching back when we were up north, and now that we are permanently down here in SW Florida, they are even better! Thank you so much - so helpful and fun!!!!!

  • @SowViableGardens
    @SowViableGardens Рік тому +1

    I grew a variety called Tainung 64 that ironically hated full sun. It was a shock for me because i have always known them to love full sun. Great video. Thanks for sharing.

  • @thewildingslanding
    @thewildingslanding 2 роки тому +1

    I'll be harvesting ours the end of January. I will be replanting immediately. I start slips everytime I harvest. I harvest between 100-125 days.

  • @user-hz7kv6js6l
    @user-hz7kv6js6l 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the tips on skipping the slips. I will definitely skip that step next time. I like the idea of rolling the leaves like a carpet too! Thanks for all your tips and tricks. I really love your channel.

  • @robertmontgomerybearwolf_s7715
    @robertmontgomerybearwolf_s7715 2 роки тому

    Sure wish I had the space to do sweet potatoes. My balcony will be over flowing with yucca plants, purple hearts and prickly pear cactus. But what space I have left will be for my Grand Nain... You said it best, today you didn't see your banana flower then bamm it is there. My Nain is growing a new leaf every week. Had cut off 4 leaves since early April. Now have 6 leaves and waiting til get 8 leaves to cut 3 off and use for mulch... Great video, very informative. Thank you !!!

  • @Elizabeth-mo3fv
    @Elizabeth-mo3fv 2 роки тому

    So glad to hear we don't need to start the sweet potatoes by slips! such a PITA to wait for so long.

  • @Conchycracker
    @Conchycracker 6 місяців тому

    Subscribed. Yhank you guys for the useful info.I just wanted to let your viewers know that unlike regular potatoes in that if they poke through soil and turn green at the top you can still eat them. I feed the leaves to my tilapia in my small aquaponics farm in our back yard. I didn't know about the white variety and will be looking for them at the Sprouts that we have down the street from us.

  • @catstroke
    @catstroke 6 місяців тому

    Wow, I must have gotten lucky, slips were super easy for me (zone 10a).
    I cut vine slips with one leaf, about a 2" to 3" length and stick them in the ground. My first batch got eaten overnight by wabbits, but they just grew back. Water in well, keep moist for a week and they take off like crazy.
    I have one growing out of an oak tree base next to a fern 😂 There's no soil, but it's stayed alive for a couple of years now 😅
    Still learning the curing process 🤞🏼

  • @dajf95
    @dajf95 2 роки тому +1

    i think the sweet potato patch might be my favorite 🥰

  • @imlew7853
    @imlew7853 2 роки тому

    I'm in zone 9a (north central Florida) . I find room temp. will give the consistent temp environment during the fall and winter seasons. I happen to have a spacious area under the bathroom sink that provides dark and humid environment for curing. Stacking them in single layers has advantages.
    Fall and Winter mos do fluctuate a lot. Daytime and nighttime temp is another challenge.

  • @MrsAliKey
    @MrsAliKey 11 місяців тому

    She’s right there is a greenwise publix with organic food only

  • @easyemu1511
    @easyemu1511 2 роки тому +2

    Have you tried growing the purple ones they have at Trader Joes every now and then?

  • @mel41138
    @mel41138 10 місяців тому

    Hello there. First time here in your channel 😅. Im in zone 10 . This will be my first time growing sweet potatoes. Thanks so much dor all rhia info👍

  • @janstanley538
    @janstanley538 2 роки тому +3

    What else does Ben put in smoothies with sweet potato leaves?
    Been inSW FL for 1 year and grew sweet potatoes at your recommendation! Ate the leaves in salads and cooked greens. Got quite a lot! Thanks so much for all of the info! You have helped my transition so much!

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Two bananas (from the garden)
      1 cup mulberries (from the garden)
      1 Tablespoon of ground flax seed
      1/4 cup almond/soy milk unsweetened
      Handful of baby spinach leaves or 1/2 handful of baby sweet potato leaves
      1 1/2 cup of lots of pulp orange juice Tropicana
      I'm so happy Jan! This really warms my heart to hear that I could help you.

    • @janstanley538
      @janstanley538 2 роки тому

      @@WildFloridian thanks! I am excited to one day be able to get these things from my yard also. My banana tree has almost 50 bananas and my ever bearing mulberry is growing but I have only gotten a few berries from it so far. I am also growing longevity spinach, Sissoo spinach or Brazilian spinach. Just found the white sweet potatoes at Earth’s Origins and ready to try those!

  • @FloridaGrowing
    @FloridaGrowing 2 роки тому

    This video helped me a lot! Thank you
    Kathy Florida homestead

  • @cathybana7264
    @cathybana7264 2 роки тому

    I am so glad I found your channel! Thanks for these sweet potato tips! I am very new to gardening. Here outside of Tampa, it is a task trying to grow some things.
    I am now going to get some white sweet potatoes and grow those instead of potatoes! Thanks a bunch! 😁

  • @sunnydayz4040
    @sunnydayz4040 2 роки тому +3

    So cute you guys! 🥰😍

  • @FloridaLivingMyWay
    @FloridaLivingMyWay Рік тому

    Would you please show your curing/storage set up? Thanks!!!

  • @melissab8500
    @melissab8500 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the information!

  • @shannonregister6564
    @shannonregister6564 Рік тому +1

    I have a question. I too live in Florida and have tried to grow sweet potatoes for several years now. I get lots of sweet potatoes but they are almost always very small. I think its because of the sand being so heavy maybe? I have added compost. Any thoughts or recommendations on how to remedy this? Thank-you so much

  • @michelles1517
    @michelles1517 2 роки тому

    You two are so great together!! Love your channel. Getting ready to do a fall garden. I had a rat in my garden room easy to get into and it was feasting on my veggie seeds. And than it ate a whole into a outside closet. Anyway I think I have secured the closet which goes into my house. But I’ve seen droppings. I’ve been using ammonia and chlorine to keep it away. Have not seen droppings in closet.

    • @michelles1517
      @michelles1517 2 роки тому

      I’m so skeptical now about doing a garden in the ground . I noticed you have raised beds and mulch. What mulch do you use? Also your sweet potato is in the ground, but you haven’t had any rats or rabbits? I noticed you have palms and the rats live in the palm trees. I don’t have palms near my house but there are palms not so far away. We have a ton of rabbits and now I know there are rats. Which freaks me out. I’m all organic. I find it difficult here to grow anything veggie wise. I did get green beans and broccoli was huge but no flowers but the leaves were good. I had 2 different kinds of kale. I do watch another guy who lives in the south and he grows so much food, but he says he does use some pesticides some of the time . I won’t use anything harmful to me or the environment or food. I also have a lot of grass and weeds but I think it was because I rototilled and raked last year. 1st time. I’m trying to kill the grass and weeds no sun or water. And I’m going to rake and pull it out. But I honestly think I’m going to only do the kale and green beans and arugula. Spinach didn’t do anything. Or I’m only going to put a few things in the ground and do mulch and 3 raised beds. You have an incredible beautiful garden and property. Please tell me what you think. I’m so scared of the rodents now. And I have chicken wire which I had no rabbits but if there are rats around they can get in probably. I think that’s why no one has bird feeders out.

  • @kimfox1739
    @kimfox1739 5 місяців тому

    Have you ever tried to grow the white ones and the red together? I am going to plant them in a container and I thought about just doing one of each in a container because it is just me and I do not want to be overrun as I don’t have the storage for a lot.

  • @jean-loup2186
    @jean-loup2186 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you !

  • @juanpinto5743
    @juanpinto5743 2 роки тому +1

    Love this video. You were probably thinking of Publix Greenwise

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Ok! Thank you Juan! I'm not crazy... I'll let Ben know that you figured out what was in my head. And I'm glad you love the video!

  • @CAMDEC1217
    @CAMDEC1217 6 місяців тому

    I only live in Florida 1/2 the year, maybe October/Nov through March/April. Can I use the sweet potatoes as a cover crop? Something to leave in the garden bed so it protects and re-nourishes it? If not what would you recommend. No one will be around to tend it. Just thought it would be better than covering with mulch and leaving it through the summer months

  • @crystalh733
    @crystalh733 2 роки тому

    I saute the leaves and it's delicious

  • @NiceDonkey3417
    @NiceDonkey3417 Рік тому +1

    Is right now a good time to put some slips in the ground?

  • @samelita007
    @samelita007 2 роки тому +1

    Hurray for Chef Ben!

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Yay for Samelita! Chef Ben is the best!

  • @crossingtheline4372
    @crossingtheline4372 2 роки тому +2

    I've got my first batch of sweet potatoes growing now. So exciting!! We love your channel and refer to your videos often. We are in Cocoa Beach area. ❤

  • @amysizemore5287
    @amysizemore5287 2 роки тому +1

    All mine grew to like French fry size. I’m gonna try again this week. I use containers. What do you recommend for soil and fertilizer? Thank you

  • @karlacoco2821
    @karlacoco2821 2 роки тому +2

    I enjoy your videos thanks for sharing.I live in Tampa Bay are and use the same method wood chips and just went to my natural market and got 4 types of organic sweet potato and planted them after harvest they keep coming back I just add some pieces of the vines after harvest and that’s my next crop lol easy as that . They’re sweet as candy 🍭. Do you cure yours in the garage in the winter too? We’re having some cool nights now. Happy thanksgiving 🦃

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Karla - thank you for letting others know how easy it can be! I do let them cure in the garage. It may take them longer but I haven't seen any issues.

  • @jamesdagmond
    @jamesdagmond Рік тому

    My sweet potato is from some random orange potato someone gave me. 🤣. It's loving the heat and intense sun so far.

  • @doraw7766
    @doraw7766 2 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @thewildingslanding
    @thewildingslanding 2 роки тому

    Chickens love the greens too!

  • @estherdaniels6057
    @estherdaniels6057 2 роки тому +1

    This is perfect timing! I watched your last video on sweet potatoes and I got a couple organic ones sprouting in a dish of water by the window. I was thinking there must be more to know than just "throw it on the ground and say 'grow'" (which my kids thought was hilarious, btw!). I guess I should plant them in a pot inside for now and stick them in the ground in a few months, right?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Hi Esther! Depending where you live... you might put them in the ground now. I would feel good about it in zone 10a, 10b or 11. If you ware in zone 9... I think there is risk but it may be ok. If you are zone 8, I would hold off putting them into the ground until we get past the worst of the cold days in January and early February. But I'm super excited for you!

    • @estherdaniels6057
      @estherdaniels6057 2 роки тому

      @@WildFloridian thank you so much! I just learned I'm in zone 9b, so maybe I'll take a chance and try. Or do one of each, since I have 2 potatoes 😀

  • @fredanderson5544
    @fredanderson5544 2 роки тому

    use leaves in place of lettuce in salads or sandwiches.

  • @moonrayn
    @moonrayn 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent video! What type of mulch were you using in that sweet potato patch? 💚

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +3

      I get my mulch from getchipdrop.com. They have delivered pine, oak, and sycamore.

  • @reeferfranklin
    @reeferfranklin 2 роки тому +1

    Don't feel bad, he's actually wrong, there is a fancy version of Publix now that reminds you a lot of Whole Foods or Sprouts, they called Greenwise after their organic product line, however the produce is practically identical, in Lakeland they are literally across the street from each other and I've noticed the produce is not just the same selection but the same pricing.

  • @shelbyhensley8660
    @shelbyhensley8660 2 роки тому +1

    We have a farmer that plants in May leaves goes to Maine comes back in october harvests and. Sells in the end of October.he.s located in Daytona. He.s also on UA-cam First name is Jim.also your young leaves sauteed in butter and garlic taste better than fresh spinach

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому

      I love watching Jim Kovaleski! I think it is amazing how he is farming in a neighborhood. Such an inspiration! Grow food, not lawns! 😃

  • @RobinL4715
    @RobinL4715 2 роки тому +2

    Wow- yea on ditching the slips! I had some grow from those I “missed” from last year’s harvest, so I will just add more mulch for the next round! Thanks!

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Yay! I'm so glad I could help. You're sweet potato growing will be way easier! Thanks for asking the question!

  • @sharianjohnson3161
    @sharianjohnson3161 2 роки тому

    Your sweet potatoes looks like they are really sweet if bake.

  • @legauxmc
    @legauxmc 2 роки тому +1

    Enjoyed the video thank you
    You guys make such a cute couple

  • @lmphashby
    @lmphashby Рік тому

    I was just wondering if you can show the process of rolling up etc. have ever considered doing time lapse?

  • @grandmaof1654
    @grandmaof1654 Рік тому

    Planted my slips at least 3 months ago. Growing great! But the wait is killing me

  • @bobbyfernandez7440
    @bobbyfernandez7440 10 місяців тому

    New to WF. Love your content. Mulch Mulch Mulch... Which kind, and where do you get it. FYI: I'm just outside of Orlando.

  • @whitneykrings3946
    @whitneykrings3946 2 роки тому

    There is a "Green" Publix! You're not crazy lol. It's called Greenwise and they have separate stores.

  • @aurahall3808
    @aurahall3808 2 роки тому +2

    I live in Florida and want to try growing sweet potatoes. Can you please tell me what kind of mulch you used? Thank you!

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +4

      I used mulch from getchipdrop.com 😄 It has been Pine, Oak and Sycamore.

  • @serenitygardens8808
    @serenitygardens8808 2 роки тому +1

    I am so glad I found you. I live in WPB and I was curious how much drainage do SP need?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      As long as it isn't a low spot... with the Florida sandy soil mixed in, it grows with 2x a week watering/rain. If it was in a pot the soil is damp to slightly dry on top.

    • @serenitygardens8808
      @serenitygardens8808 2 роки тому

      @@WildFloridian thank you. It will be in a large deep container. I will need to drill holes in it tho.

  • @jodydesrochers9125
    @jodydesrochers9125 Рік тому

    How do you prep your soil in advanced and what type of soil do they like😊 thank you.

  • @joannejalan
    @joannejalan 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent video and thanks so much for answering my questions! I just moved into a house in 9b and the previous owners left a bed of sweet potatoes in the garden. We harvested them but many of the leaves were yellow or sick so we took the plants out. I did keep some healthy ones and cut slips that I’ve got in a jar of water. Think it’s okay to put them back in the ground or wait and keep them in water until it’s warmer and will they even survive that long!? I’m curing mine in the lanai and we don’t have a garage so I hope it’s not too cold for that. I guess I’ll find out when I try them but I won’t be too sad because they were basically a bonus that came with the house. How many pounds did you end up getting?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Hi hi JoAnne! What an amazing gift with your house! Yes you can put the slips back in the ground if you do it this week. With curing them on your patio, make sure they are in a dark place (inside a bucket in a shady spot) or you can cure them in the back of a cabinet in the house. I usually get so many, I don't have the space inside.

  • @maryjenkins6848
    @maryjenkins6848 Рік тому

    Thank you. Very helpful

  • @patriciacerniglia7699
    @patriciacerniglia7699 Рік тому

    Love you Guys! I have a 1 foot trench of soil around my patio. Could I plant my slips there so they could climb the fence? I’m in zone 10a..

  • @roxannewessler2486
    @roxannewessler2486 2 роки тому +1

    I have mine growing up on an arch. I wanted to post a photo

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      That is a great idea...... maybe I'll try that. How was your harvest?

    • @roxannewessler2486
      @roxannewessler2486 2 роки тому

      @@WildFloridian it was great. This is my second time. I wish I could send you a photo. I have an arch, then in the center I put a hoola hoop and I trained the vine to go around. I put a few fake morning glory flowers here and there just for fun and color.

  • @nickotasla3091
    @nickotasla3091 Рік тому +2

    👍great channel

  • @stacylee8919
    @stacylee8919 2 роки тому +1

    Love your videos and really appreciate your time making them. While you were rolling the vines, 1st thought was where's the fire ants? Do you have a good way of getting rid of them?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      You know what, Stacy... I haven't seen Fire Ants in St. Pete. I'm not saying they aren't here... I just don't see them. I don't see them in my neighbors yards. I don't see them as I walk to the store. Growing up definetly had them in our yard down in Broward. So I don't have any new tips. You can use boiling water or spot treat. Best of luck!

    • @stacylee8919
      @stacylee8919 2 роки тому

      @@WildFloridian 😊 thanks. Glad you don't have to deal with their nuisance!

  • @togodbetheglory3638
    @togodbetheglory3638 Рік тому +1

    put the mulch on now in the fall, or in the spring?

  • @ChristopherJohnsonArtist
    @ChristopherJohnsonArtist 2 роки тому +1

    Great video :-) I'll be adding this to a list for future reference when I finally move to my place next year. Where have you been hiding Ben?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      Thank you Christopher! I hide him in the kitchen :D He does pop up from time to time to help me with the big projects.

  • @marilynearl6887
    @marilynearl6887 2 роки тому +2

    I am in zone 10 a and planted sweet potato slips end of august when can I expect to be able to harvest them? And can you expand in how to cure them?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +3

      Since these are going through the cold months. I would start looking for sweet potatoes at end the end of February after it gets warm. They may be ready in February to March. On curing, I literally stick them in a bucket with the dirt on (not washed) in a dark space in my garage. That's it. You want them to be in warm, humid and dark for curing.

  • @davidwelty9763
    @davidwelty9763 6 місяців тому

    What about water in the dry season, do these need to be irrigated? I’m in Ocala.

  • @laurievoelker9005
    @laurievoelker9005 2 роки тому

    Hmm, dehydrate and powder the leaves 🤔

  • @phammond18
    @phammond18 Рік тому

    Hi! Can I plant sweet potatoes now (mid July) in 9b?

  • @jubileenine
    @jubileenine 2 місяці тому

    how many potatoes (avg) will grow from each organic potato that is planted?

  • @avtspeech
    @avtspeech 2 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing! How many months until you typically harvest? Anxiously waiting to harvest my first bunch!

  • @liathselkie
    @liathselkie 2 роки тому +1

    I'm in zone 9b/10a, the soil is very sandy. Will I need to fortify the soil, and what type of mulch do I use?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +1

      I use getchipdrop.com for my mulch and it has been a range of oak, pine and sycamore. Make sure the mulch isn't dyed and isn't just tree bark, you want branches, stem, trunk, leaves... the whole thing.

  • @stephaniefuller
    @stephaniefuller 2 роки тому

    I am trying to grow them in partial sun, the leaves are growing.

  • @doreenaitken5308
    @doreenaitken5308 10 місяців тому

    Do you compost the vines?

  • @johnbiggs3519
    @johnbiggs3519 Рік тому

    I just planted 2 slips ....will they grow ok from now till January...??

  • @nancymoseley1468
    @nancymoseley1468 2 роки тому

    What kind of mulch do you use on your sweet potatoes?

  • @myFloridaOasis
    @myFloridaOasis 2 роки тому +2

    Love your vids. I tried to find the white variety you mentioned. I went to Publix and the guy said there was no such thing. So, could you give me the name of that white variety please? I really, really want some.

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      I really don’t know. ☹️ We picked it up at Publix. It may depend on the Publix. I would check the fancy grocery stores like Whole Foods

    • @myFloridaOasis
      @myFloridaOasis 2 роки тому +1

      @Wild Floridian yea I'm over in Polk County so I guess I'm in for a drive. Thank you very much for the response.

    • @Blueb937
      @Blueb937 2 роки тому +1

      @MyFloridaOasis Hi! Whole Foods has sweet white ones called “Hannah”. They are awesome

    • @myFloridaOasis
      @myFloridaOasis 2 роки тому

      @@Blueb937 cool thanks a bunch

    • @ooohlaa13
      @ooohlaa13 Рік тому

      they are available at oriental stores or whole paycheck so good red skin and called okinawa sweet potato ... love them caramelized in the toaster oven they taste like dessert, like a toasted marshmallow flavor !

  • @TheDeeduardo
    @TheDeeduardo Рік тому

    How do you keep it under control? I planted one and it has taken over almost a third of the backyard, I don't want to kill them but I need the space

  • @mikimayagain
    @mikimayagain 2 роки тому +3

    I live in North Central Florida and have a very happy sweet potato patch taking over my side yard. (I grew from grocery store potatoes, purple maybe.) Anyway, our first frost is coming up pretty soon if the almanac is correct and these are in a raised bed. I'm starting to see some yellowing and am wondering when I should harvest. I did harvest a smaller bed and all I got was 1 really nice potato and a lot of small, thin bits. Can I save these for the next volley?
    I also wonder what is the best way to cure them. I don't have a garage anymore but a room that's under central a/c. Will they cure ok in there?
    Thank you so much. I apologize for more than one question. Happy Thanksgiving.

    • @mariap.894
      @mariap.894 2 роки тому +2

      I just wanted to say thank you for your live video!😍👍 Loved it and learned a lot from it. Maybe next summer I'll finally put on my big girl pants and grow sweet potatoes! I'm intimidated by them 😬
      Thanks again for your hard work and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family🦃🥧🍁🍂

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +1

      Hey mikimayagain! If most leaves are alive (even if many have yellow) you can let them keep growing. As we get days in below 60s, I would consider if you should pull them... maybe do a test a pull many and leave one small section and see if they can make it through the winter. The little bits you can save for next year after the cold days and start your next sweet potato patch. You can cure them in a dark cabinet in the house. Happy Thanksgiving!

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      @Maria P. You are so welcome Maria! Yes, put your big girl pants on! You'll be amazed how easy they are. And if it doesn't go well... you'll have learned and can try again. Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for all your comments. I really do appreciate all of the questions you've asked.

  • @lulusworld9980
    @lulusworld9980 Рік тому

    Once you roll it up like a carpet will do you store it and when do you bring it back out ? I'm in central Florida. Oh and what kind of mulch do you put down ?

  • @aimeehorta6662
    @aimeehorta6662 2 роки тому +1

    Hi! Great info...thank you! What type of mulch do you use when you start your sweet potatoes?

    • @crossingtheline4372
      @crossingtheline4372 2 роки тому

      I was wondering the same thing. Would compacted leaves work? Neighbors tree sheds like crazy.

  • @kellijomo
    @kellijomo 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video! Did you plant the potatoes in the mulch or under the mulch, into the soil?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +6

      The original sweet potatoes I just put under the mulch and on top of the soil. Super easy!

  • @debmcl37
    @debmcl37 2 роки тому +1

    How do you store your sweet potatoes once you have harvested them?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +2

      I store them in bins in my garage. 😄

  • @DrivingFree
    @DrivingFree 2 роки тому +4

    We just grew sweet potatoes for the first time in a 4x4 raised bed. Harvested 48 pounds. We were so excited. One problem. A lot of them are already putting on slips. Is this a problem? Or do I just break them off?

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +4

      They won't store as long. But when you are ready to eat them, just break off the slips. Also, that is an amazing harvest!

  • @togodbetheglory3638
    @togodbetheglory3638 Рік тому

    If I have 5 bags I grew of 2 to 4 slips in each bag, can I just harvest the potatoes and then cut off the vines and leaves or leave them and they will grow again next year? I'm moving to zone 10A from zone 8 or 9

  • @ezclean7022
    @ezclean7022 2 роки тому +1

    Idk if I missed it but I didn't here how to start..... All I heard was put down 6 inches of mulch and stick the potatoes in 👀... In what though? In the mulch or in the dirt under the mulch??? How deep? Does the sweet potato NEED to be rooting? How do you get it rooting 😫 idk

    • @WildFloridian
      @WildFloridian  2 роки тому +3

      LOL! No worries! Put down 6 inches of mulch. Place the sweet potatoes below the mulch… you don’t need to dig into the dirt. Once it get some water it will start to grow. Wait a couple of weeks and leaves will start to pop up

  • @jaybartgis5148
    @jaybartgis5148 Рік тому

    Do you perform crop rotation?