Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are very easy to grow - but I've never tried them in a pot before. A friend has given me some sweet potato runners with roots. These are the ones with purple skins and white flesh.

I've snipped a few bits off to put in water so I'll have more plants and I've planted the main runners into a large pot. Snipping off the runners at the growing tip also helps the plant send down more roots & therefore more sweet potatoes.

The leaves are great in stir fries or soup - or anywhere you'd use greens. I like to wilt any greens in a dish in the microwave & then pour a little sesame oil & soy sauce over. Yum!

Here's progress so far.

After a couple of days

After a week

A month of growing