catjac1975
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When I tried it my slips rotted. Is there a secret?
retiredwith4acres said:I put 5 sweet potatoes from last years crop into a glass of water each back in March. I would break off the sprouts when they got about 5-6 inches long. I then put them into another glass of water and left them there to develop more roots. When I got about 100 plants I put them into my hills. This was the first time I had raised my own slips and they are doing wonderful. Next year I will start a little earlier so to have more plants since we got another 75 from a friend that grows his in a covered bed of soil each year. I furnished about 50 of those to someone else. This was easy to do and I enjoyed growing my own in my sunroom.