Sweet potato vine

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By Julie Christensen If you’re looking for a vigorous, fast-growing vine for trailing in pots or in beds, sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) just might be the ticket. Sweet potato vines are tropical plants that thrive in rich, moist soil. They tolerate a variety of soil Ph levels and grow in both full sun and […]

Here's the Basics: Find one nice Sweet Potato at the grocery store -preferably long and skinny , anywhere from 4 to 6 inches long with a lot of eyes, - indentions where potatoes make roots and leaves. (They do look kinda like eyes indentions.) At about 1/3 to 1/2 of the potatoe length down, stick 4 toothpicks firmly into the potato - like spokes opposite each other - all at the same level, ( they will kinda form a cross through the potato. Find a fruit jar (a quart jar is always good). Fill…

Sweet potatoe hanging baskets. I just can not believe it. I am going to try this for sure.

The Black Heart Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas ‘Black Heart’) is a cultivar of the sweet potato vine that is prized for its ornamental value in landscaping and gardening. 🖤

Potato vine

See the best trailing plants to use in your hanging baskets and containers this year - add big vertical interest with ease!

Here's the Basics: Find one nice Sweet Potato at the grocery store -preferably long and skinny , anywhere from 4 to 6 inches long with a lot...

Learn all about the sweet potato vine… the ornamental sweet potato vine, that is! It's a wonderful houseplant and ground cover, so learn to grow it here.