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+ | ==Sweet Potato Mound== | ||
+ | Sweet Potatoes are easy to grow, but tough to harvest, here is an easy way to do this. | ||
+ | ===What you'll need:=== | ||
+ | * 2 or 3 metres of sweet potato cutting | ||
+ | * Small quantity of Straw or other Mulch. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Construction=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Pick a location | ||
+ | |||
+ | *Build a small mound, maybe 80cm across at the top. and a meter high | ||
+ | *Weave the sweet potato cutting into a crown-of-thorns shape, a little smaller than the top of the mound. | ||
+ | *Place the platted cutting onto the mound, and cover with mulch. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wait ..... | ||
+ | |||
+ | *As the potatos grow, it will send out runners, trim these off so that the plant puts all its energy into growing potatoes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | *After 6-12 months, remove any remaining mulch, and lift the crown-of-thorns. Underneath it should be all the sweet potatoes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Credits== | ||
+ | Authored by Mitra, from information supplied by Shine | ||
*http://www.mitra.biz/howto_sweetpotato.htm | *http://www.mitra.biz/howto_sweetpotato.htm | ||
+ | ==Related articles== | ||
+ | #[[How to Grow a Banana Circle]] | ||
+ | #[[How to Build a Herb Spiral]] | ||
+ | #[[How to Grow Potatoes in Tyres]] | ||
+ | #[[How to Grow Sweet Potatoes (Yams) in a Mound]] | ||
+ | #[[How to Build a No-Dig Garden]] | ||
+ | #[[How to Start Culture in Zai Holes]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:27, 9 December 2009
Contents
Sweet Potato Mound
Sweet Potatoes are easy to grow, but tough to harvest, here is an easy way to do this.
What you'll need:
- 2 or 3 metres of sweet potato cutting
- Small quantity of Straw or other Mulch.
Construction
- Pick a location
- Build a small mound, maybe 80cm across at the top. and a meter high
- Weave the sweet potato cutting into a crown-of-thorns shape, a little smaller than the top of the mound.
- Place the platted cutting onto the mound, and cover with mulch.
Wait .....
- As the potatos grow, it will send out runners, trim these off so that the plant puts all its energy into growing potatoes.
- After 6-12 months, remove any remaining mulch, and lift the crown-of-thorns. Underneath it should be all the sweet potatoes.
Credits
Authored by Mitra, from information supplied by Shine
Related articles
- How to Grow a Banana Circle
- How to Build a Herb Spiral
- How to Grow Potatoes in Tyres
- How to Grow Sweet Potatoes (Yams) in a Mound
- How to Build a No-Dig Garden
- How to Start Culture in Zai Holes
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