How to Grow Sweet Potatoes (Yams) in a Mound

Sweet Potato Mound

Sweet Potatoes are easy to grow, but tough to harvest, here is an easy way to do this.

What you'll need:

• 2 or 3 metres of sweet potato cutting
• Small quantity of Straw or other Mulch.

Construction

• Pick a location

• Build a small mound, maybe 80cm across at the top. and a meter high
• Weave the sweet potato cutting into a crown-of-thorns shape, a little smaller than the top of the mound.
• Place the platted cutting onto the mound, and cover with mulch.

Wait .....

• As the potatos grow, it will send out runners, trim these off so that the plant puts all its energy into growing potatoes.

• After 6-12 months, remove any remaining mulch, and lift the crown-of-thorns. Underneath it should be all the sweet potatoes.

Credits

Authored by Mitra, from information supplied by Shine

• http://www.mitra.biz/howto_sweetpotato.htm

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