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BackyardFarm · December 20, 2015

Alright. Here's my plan for growing sweet potatoes in Wisconsin.

I'm thinking I will buy a set of red and white slips (haven't picked out the vareties yet but I'll be looking for early/short season and bush vareties. Any suggestions I would love!). I've heard good things about the taste of the white ones being less sweet (that is my husband's complaint, sometimes the sweet potatoes we buy are TOO sweet) and I want to try the red ones for the higher vitamins.

And I will plant them in four Earthtainers. I would make the Earthtainers out of BLACK totes because sweet potatoes love the heat so much. And these will go on the south side of my home on top of a concrete paver patio.

Should I use black plastic mulch on top too? Will these be big enough containers?

And when I plant out (probably first week of June) should I prestart the slips by potting them up and growing inside for a couple weeks? Or put outside in the earthtainers with a hoop/tunnel over the top?

December 20, 2015	#1
BackyardFarm Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Wisconsin, zone 4b Posts: 360	Growing Sweet Potatoes in Earthtainers. Alright. Here's my plan for growing sweet potatoes in Wisconsin. I'm thinking I will buy a set of red and white slips (haven't picked out the vareties yet but I'll be looking for early/short season and bush vareties. Any suggestions I would love!). I've heard good things about the taste of the white ones being less sweet (that is my husband's complaint, sometimes the sweet potatoes we buy are TOO sweet) and I want to try the red ones for the higher vitamins. And I will plant them in four Earthtainers. I would make the Earthtainers out of BLACK totes because sweet potatoes love the heat so much. And these will go on the south side of my home on top of a concrete paver patio. Should I use black plastic mulch on top too? Will these be big enough containers? And when I plant out (probably first week of June) should I prestart the slips by potting them up and growing inside for a couple weeks? Or put outside in the earthtainers with a hoop/tunnel over the top?