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Tristan

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 05 12:19 pm Post subject:
couldn't see any on vidaverde, but the list is in danger of getting bigger. Is there such a thing as plantaholics anonymous? I know they are out there somewhere!

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 05 12:25 pm Post subject:
If all else fails, T&M have them, order by May so you've loads of time. Not cheap though - I'd definitely investigate sprouting your own, Pipppppa recommended them on GQT last year some time, you could search their archives to see if she suggested growing your own.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 05 12:30 pm Post subject:
The commercial slips should be from plants more suited to this country, i.e. from USA stock. Our home made slips didn't do well last year. If I remember correctly you get about 10 slips and I would think you would only need a few. An ideal plant to share round with friends.

tahir

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 05 12:37 pm Post subject:

Tristan wrote:

couldn't see any on vidaverde

Not usually listed till later in the year.

tahir

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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Feb 02, 05 6:50 pm Post subject:
Just had a reply from Ben at VidaVerde he says they're not selling them this year, he advised buying one in supermarket and leaving in an airing cupboard till it sprouts, when the sprouts are big enough break them off and pot them up.

tahir

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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 10:32 am Post subject:
I asked him how long they took and he said several weeks, they usually advise lanting in May so end Feb, beginning March is probably the ideal time to start them

Tristan

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Location: North Gloucestershire

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 12:17 pm Post subject:
Thanks, I'll give that a try

selfsufficientish

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Location: Bristol

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 12:40 pm Post subject:
I posted a bit about growing from shop bought sweet potatoes on my forum https://www.selfsufficientish.com/Forum/about146.html a while back. Incidently yams and sweet potatoes are two different vegetables and sweet pots are often wrongly called Yams. Fascinating

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 12:42 pm Post subject:
It may be worth getting the tuber now as it took us about 6 months to get any shoots when we tried.

Bugs

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Posted: Tue Mar 29, 05 11:41 am Post subject:

Tristan, and anyone else interested, just reading this month's TKG which arrived this morning, and one of their plant offers is 10 slips of a new variety, T65, from T&M I suspect, for £9.99 inc p&p. Might be worth a go if you don't have time/space/success with producing your own. Pg47 - don't know if it's in the shops yet but it's usually only a day or two later.

"bred to produce good crops in the UK including Scotland, the tubers have creamy flesh rather than the usual orange and being slightly less sweet will appeal to those who find the orange tubers slightly too sweet".

I wonder if they run out will they just send out shoots of Desiree

Oh look, you can order by phone: C797, on 01473 695225

Tristan

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Location: North Gloucestershire

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 05 10:21 pm Post subject:
Thanks Bugs, I'll look into it.

Deedee

Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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Location: Surrey

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 05 3:32 pm Post subject:
Would love to know how you get on growing these as I love sweet potatoes How well do they store when grown yourself does anybody know????

cab

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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 05 3:44 pm Post subject:
I'm on the phone ordering right now!

cab

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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 05 3:47 pm Post subject:
AND..... It isn't on their ordering system yet, but they'll phone me back next week. D'OH!

cab

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:49 am Post subject:
And now mine are on order! The chance of having a sweet potato siuted to our climate is too good to pass up. I'll keep you posted on how they go.

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