15 Sweet Potato Slips – Red Skin White, Murasaki, Purple Variety Cuttings for Planting

Overview

Embark on a rewarding gardening journey with our premium selection of sweet potato slips. This generous pack includes 15 robust cuttings, offering a vibrant mix of Red Skin White, Murasaki, and Purple varieties. Each slip is a carefully prepared cutting, ready to root and flourish, making it simple for both novice and experienced gardeners to cultivate their own bountiful harvest. Sweet potatoes are a versatile and nutritious crop, known for their distinct flavors and health benefits. Our sweet potato cuttings provide an excellent starting point for a successful growing season, ensuring you get a diverse range of these delicious tubers.

These slips are ideal for anyone looking to grow sweet potatoes that are both flavorful and visually appealing. The Red Skin White variety offers a classic sweet potato taste with a creamy texture, while the Murasaki sweet potato is celebrated for its unique nutty flavor and purple-streaked flesh. The deep Purple variety adds an earthy sweetness and a striking color to any dish. Together, these sweet potato varieties promise a harvest that will delight your palate and add a splash of color to your culinary creations.

Key Benefits

Growing your own sweet potato slips offers numerous advantages, from fresh produce to a fulfilling gardening experience. These cuttings are carefully selected to ensure strong growth and high yields, providing you with a reliable start to your sweet potato patch.

• Diverse Harvest: Enjoy a collection of three distinct sweet potato varieties – Red Skin White, Murasaki, and Purple – each offering unique flavors, textures, and colors for culinary exploration.
• Nutrient-Rich Produce: Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, making them a healthy addition to your diet. Growing your own ensures organic, fresh produce.
• Easy to Grow: Sweet potato cuttings are remarkably easy to plant and maintain, making them an excellent choice for gardeners of all skill levels. They quickly establish roots and grow vigorously.
• High Yield Potential: With proper care, these sweet potato slips can produce a significant harvest, providing you with plenty of sweet potatoes for baking, roasting, and more.
• Sustainable Gardening: By growing your own sweet potatoes from slips, you participate in sustainable practices, reducing your carbon footprint and enjoying fresh, locally grown food.
• Educational Experience: Ideal for teaching children about gardening and food production, watching these sweet potato varieties grow from slips to tubers is a fascinating process.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

To successfully grow sweet potatoes from your new slips, proper care is essential. Sweet potatoes thrive in warm weather and require a sunny location with well-draining soil. Plant your sweet potato slips after all danger of frost has passed and soil temperatures have warmed to at least 65°F (18°C). Choose a site that receives full sun, ideally 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Prepare your garden bed by loosening the soil to a depth of 8-10 inches and incorporating organic matter like compost to improve fertility and drainage. Sweet potatoes prefer a slightly acidic to neutral soil pH (5.5-7.0).

When planting your sweet potato cuttings, bury about two-thirds of each slip, leaving the top leaves exposed. Space the slips 12-18 inches apart in rows that are 3-4 feet apart. Water thoroughly immediately after planting to help establish the roots. Consistent moisture is crucial during the first few weeks. Once established, sweet potatoes are relatively drought-tolerant but will produce larger yields with regular watering, especially during dry spells. Fertilize sparingly; too much nitrogen can promote leafy growth at the expense of tuber development. A balanced fertilizer or one slightly higher in phosphorus and potassium can be applied mid-season. Watch out for common pests like sweet potato weevils and diseases, ensuring healthy growth for all your sweet potato varieties. The Murasaki sweet potato, like other varieties, benefits from good air circulation to prevent fungal issues.

Size & Details

This package contains 15 sweet potato slips, which are young, unrooted cuttings taken from mature sweet potato plants. Each slip is typically 6-10 inches in length, featuring several healthy leaves and nodes where roots will emerge. These slips are designed for direct planting into your garden or containers. While they arrive unrooted, they are carefully prepared to ensure high viability and rapid rooting once planted in warm, moist soil. The specific varieties included are Red Skin White, Murasaki sweet potato, and a vibrant Purple sweet potato, offering a diverse harvest of shapes and sizes.

Sweet potatoes generally mature in 90-120 days after planting, depending on the variety and growing conditions. Expect a vigorous vine growth that can spread several feet, making them excellent ground cover. The tubers themselves will vary in size and shape, typically growing 4-8 inches long and 2-4 inches in diameter. These sweet potato slips provide a cost-effective and enjoyable way to produce your own fresh, homegrown sweet potatoes, ready for harvest in the fall. The cuttings are shipped in a manner that protects them during transit, ensuring they arrive in optimal condition for planting.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: Sweet potato plants are vining plants that can spread several feet, acting as excellent ground cover. The tubers themselves typically grow 4-8 inches long and 2-4 inches in diameter, depending on the variety and growing conditions.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: This product consists of sweet potato slips, which are unrooted cuttings, not potted plants. They are ready to be planted directly into your garden soil or a large container of your choice.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: Sweet potatoes are primarily grown as outdoor plants in warm climates. They thrive in full sun and warm soil. In colder regions, they are typically grown as annuals or can be started indoors before transplanting outside.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: Sweet potato plants require full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, to produce a good harvest of tubers. Insufficient sunlight will result in fewer and smaller sweet potatoes.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, sweet potato slips are relatively easy to care for once established. They require consistent watering initially, but become more tolerant to drought later in the season. They are a good choice for beginner gardeners looking to grow sweet potatoes.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your sweet potato cuttings will arrive as fresh, unrooted slips, carefully packaged to ensure they are healthy and ready for planting. They may appear slightly wilted upon arrival but will perk up quickly after planting and watering.
• Q: When is the best time to plant sweet potato slips? A: The best time to plant sweet potato slips is after all danger of frost has passed in your area and the soil temperature has consistently reached at least 65°F (18°C). This is typically late spring to early summer.
• Q: Can I grow the Murasaki sweet potato in a container? A: Yes, you can grow sweet potato varieties like Murasaki in large containers, such as grow bags or large pots (15-20 gallons or larger). Ensure the container has good drainage and provide consistent moisture and sunlight.
• Q: Will these sweet potato slips survive winter in my zone? A: Sweet potatoes are tender perennials typically grown as annuals in most temperate climates. They will not survive frost. In USDA Zones 9 and warmer, they may overwinter, but in colder zones, you’ll need to replant new slips each year.
• Q: How long until I can harvest my sweet potatoes? A: You can typically expect to harvest your sweet potatoes 90-120 days after planting the slips. The exact time depends on the variety and local growing conditions. Harvest before the first hard frost.