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==Sweet Potato Mound==
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Sweet Potatoes are easy to grow, but tough to harvest, here is an easy way to do this.
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===What you'll need:===
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* 2 or 3 metres of sweet potato cutting
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* Small quantity of Straw or other Mulch.
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===Construction.===
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*Pick a location
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*Build a small mound, maybe 80cm across at the top. and a meter high
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*Weave the sweet potato cutting into a crown-of-thorns shape, a little smaller than the top of the mound.
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*Place the platted cutting onto the mound, and cover with mulch.
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Wait .....
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*As the potatos grow, it will send out runners, trim these off so that the plant puts all its energy into growing potatoes.
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*After 6-12 months, remove any remaining mulch, and lift the crown-of-thorns. Underneath it should be all the sweet potatoes.
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==Credits==
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Authored by Mitra, from information supplied by Shine
 
*http://www.mitra.biz/howto_sweetpotato.htm
 
*http://www.mitra.biz/howto_sweetpotato.htm
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==Related articles==
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#[[How to grow a Banana Circle]]
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#[[How to build a Herb Spiral]]
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#[[How to grow Potatoes in Tyres]]
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#[[How to grow Sweet Potatoes (Yams) in a Mound]]
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#[[How to build a No-Dig Garden]]
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#[[How to Start Culture in Zai Holes?]]
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Revision as of 16:37, 19 June 2009

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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

Related articles

  1. How to grow a Banana Circle
  2. How to build a Herb Spiral
  3. How to grow Potatoes in Tyres
  4. How to grow Sweet Potatoes (Yams) in a Mound
  5. How to build a No-Dig Garden
  6. How to Start Culture in Zai Holes?

Links

http://www.ruaf.org

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