6 rooted Purple sweet Potato slips-plugs- Ipomoea batatas, Green Ashes Farm

Description: Sweet potatoes are both nutritious and delicious. They are easy to grow, beautiful to look at and provide a healthy alternative to rice and pasta. They will also produce a bumper crop, even in relatively poor soils. We offer several types of potato slips at Green Ashes Farm. You can see the entire list by visiting our ebay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/greenashesfarms This listing is for Purple Stokes Sweet potato slips. In Barbados (where I am from) we use a lot of sweet potato to make "black pudding". Boniato sweet potatoes are often used and food coloring (browning) is used to give our pudding the characteristic color of English blood pudding. This is not necessary when purple sweet potatoes are used. The color of the potato intensifies as it is cooks and the taste is exactly what I would expect when I am eating my Saturday special of "black pudding and souse". In addition to all the other health benefits of eating sweet potatoes, the purple varieties contain anthocyanins. This is a type of polyphenol, known for its antioxidant properties, which has been associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. You may also consider our listing for Okinawa sweet potatoes which also contain similar levels of anthocyanins. You will receive - 6 well rooted Purple sweet potato plugs as shown in the first picture of this listing. These are live plants and will be shipped in their original grow trays in order to minimize transplant shock. The slips can remain in these trays for some time, but it is best to transplant them to their new homes as soon as possible. Sweet potatoes enjoy full sun but your young plant should protected from direct sunlight for the first few days. I usually just throw a leafy branch over the start, but it will appreciate any shade that you provide. They can be grown in pots but will produce abundantly when planted in the ground, in well drained, rich, organic soil and full sun to partial shade. Potato vines can be quite long and cover a considerable amount of space in your garden. If space is limited then plant the potatoes next to a fence or some other trellis so that there is a place for the vines to grow. SHIPPING Your order will ship via USPS ground advantage or USPS Priority mail. We strongly recommend the upgrade to priority mail to reduce the time the plants are stressed during transit.

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Tallahassee, Florida

End Time: 2024-09-13T19:33:39.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD