Sweet Potato Vine In Water

Sweet potato vines are easy to grow from existing plants.

Sweet potato vine in water.

The tubers are usually orange but may also be purple yellow or white inside. Most of the time the sweet potato plant is planted in the spring. Fill a jar with water and place the sweet potato pointed end down so the toothpicks rest on the rim of the jar and the bottom half of the sweet potato rests in water. Keep the water level constant and empty the water and refill the jar with.

This sweet potato plant propagation. Propagating sweet potato vines. However depending on your growing zone it can be planted at other times of year. In a few days you should see roots.

Sweet potato vines should be planted in loose well draining soil. This video provides procedure on how to grow sweet potato vines from a tuber of the plant in water jar container at home. The sweet potato vines will continue growing in water for months or even years whether from cuttings or from a tuber. Sweet potatoes are a traditional food in many countries because they will grow in poor soil.

Place the jar in a warm sunny area and watch for roots to appear within a few days. Remove all the leaves on the bottom few inches and submerge the stem in water. Foliage appears in week or two and grows into an attractive vine. As a tropical plant it prefers warmer temperatures.

The one season in which it s generally not advisable to plant sweet potato vines is the winter. Simply break off a branch with several leaf nodes.