Thursday, May 5, 2022

(05/01) These white Beni Imo slips were planted on 1 October.
Step 1: Remove the vines.
Step 2: Set the vines aside to make new slips.
Step 3: Lay down a plastic sheet to keep the area clean.
Step 4: Flip over the container.
Step 5: Check the soil to ensure there is no disease or infestation. If healthy, add fertilizer and nutrients to the soil and put the soil back in the container.
Step 6: Using the vines set aside earlier, make new slips and plant as deep as possible. Water often for the first 10 days. 
Step 7: Weight the tubers to gage how productive the crop was. These Sweet Potatoes were seven months old. They were a decent size, but I believe I could have left them 1-2 more months to get a little bigger.
Step 8: Place the tubers in a cool dry place to cure for 10-14 days. I actually cooked two just to check them. They were deep purple and sweet.
White skinned Beni Imo. Beautiful!

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