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  • From: "William H Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato slip question
  • Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 06:38:12 -0500

I agree. Its good to think about the balance between roots and shots in plants. I would leave 1-2 leaves to produce food for the new roots, which will then support development of new leaves.

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Roots Farm
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 9:37 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato slip question

 

I think I'd take off some of that foliage when you plant them so the balance between water loss via leaves and intake capacity is a little better balanced.  We usually plant fresh vine cuttings without any roots in Dominica.  Most native farmers take off all/most of leaves.  (I like to leave a few -- aesthetics?  perversity?)     

 

All best wishes,

 

Karen

 

 

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On Jun 3, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Road's End Farm wrote:



 

On Jun 3, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Beth Spaugh wrote:



In the past when I received sweet potatoes, they had very few leaves and a few roots. The 1000 that came today have plenty of beautiful leaves but no (zero) roots.  

 

I would be surprised to get them that way; but they'll probably grow. When I grow my own, I usually plant slips that haven't rooted yet as well as those that have; most of them usually grow just fine.

 

Of course, I ignore instructions and put mine in water to hold them, and/or to root, whether they're my own slips or I have to buy them (this year it's some of each as the mice got into my storage and I didn't have enough good ones left to grow enough of my own.) 

 

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly

Fresh-market organic produce, small scale

 

 

 

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