This article will be guiding for growing Sweet Potato vines in a hanging basket. Sweet potato vines can be a great choice for your hanging baskets in the garden. This plant is also propagated as a spiller plant. It spreads over the edges of the hanging basket. Sweet potatoes are one of the most famous crops grown in the world. If you are thinking of adding this variety of crops to your home garden, then it’s a good decision. Yes, this plant can be grown easily. You can plant them in the container, hanging baskets, or in the ground directly.
Quick takeaways:
- There are various shades available such as green, purple, etc. By growing them in the hanging basket you can place them in the places of your choice such as they can be placed at the entrance, on balconies, and many more places.
- They do well with their other companion plants that are hung in the baskets.
- Sweet potato vines can be grown in the full sun or shade but you need a hanging basket for the sun.
- This plant is also propagated as a spiller plant. It spreads over the edges of the hanging basket.
The sweet potato vines in the hanging basket look so good. So, let’s know about the growing process of sweet potato vines.
What is a sweet potato vine?
Sweet potato vines are similar to sweet potatoes and are delicious vegetables. It has a sweet taste within. This food crop originated in South America and is grown by almost every farmer all over the world.
People get confused between the sweet potato and sweet potato vine, they are related to each other. Sweet potato vines give a great look to your home garden with their colorful leaves.
“He who plants a tree, plants a hope.”
– By Lucy Larcom
There are various benefits of growing sweet potato vines:
- It helps in curing the brain’s health.
- It helps in treating cancer patients.
- It helps in reducing period cramps.
- It makes your hair and skin healthy.
- It helps in relieving constipation pain.
- It helps in decreasing the stress of an individual.
Growing Sweet Potato vines in a hanging basket
Sweet potato vines can be a great addition to your garden. So, let’s know about the process of growing sweet potato vines in a hanging basket. Follow the below steps:
Step 1- Firstly, you have to choose a basket or container with good drainage holes.
Step 2– You have to fill your basket with the potting mix at least half of it.
Step 3- Then you are required to put the sweet potatoes in the soil.
Step 4- Provide them so light and also give them lukewarm water so that the soil remains moist.
Step 5- Choose a location for your basket where it will receive 4 hours of sunlight.
Step 6- You can find changes after some weeks, then you can transplant your sweet potato vines as per your choice.
Tips for propagating sweet potato vines in a hanging basket
As you have grown your sweet potato vines in your baskets, now you are required to take care of them so that they will give the best results. Below are the tips that will help you in doing so:
Tip 1: Provide them with full sun
You have to place your sweet potato vines in a place where they receive full sunlight in a day to grow properly. They can even be grown in partial shade.
Tip 2: Water them consistently
Do not forget to water them after planting them. You have to spray water on the plants regularly so that they grow well. When you see the leaves shrinking, then it is time to water the plant. So, water them constantly for their growth.
Tip 3: Soil nourishment
This plant will grow best in well-drained just like the Hottentot-fig ice plant. It should be composed of organic matter.
But try not to overwater as they will root in the soil and there are chances that your plant will be destroyed. So, always choose the basket or container that has good drainage holes.
Tip 4: Fulfill Fertilizer needs
You have to fertilize your plant frequently, it can be given weekly. You can feed them with a well-balanced fertilizer.
Binding up the context
In this article, you come to know about Sweet potato vines that are similar to sweet potatoes and are delicious vegetables. It has a sweet taste within. This food crop originated in South America and is grown by almost every farmer all over the world. I hope you will gain knowledge from this guide.
FAQs
1. Can sweet potato vines grow in pots?
Yes, you can thrive your sweet potato vine in pots as they will suit you best there and give you the desired results.
2. Do sweet potato vines need sun or shade?
Sweet potato vines can be grown in the full sun and even in the shade. They brighten the garden with their good vegetation.
3. How long does it take to grow a sweet potato vine from a sweet potato?
Yes, you can grow them and it will take about 4 weeks.
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