Sweet Potato / Yam | Ipomoea batatas | Convolvulaceae
These wonderful sprawling plants are certainly happiest when you plant and leave them alone.
Prepare a large enough area, at least 2-3 m2, digging it over to make it easy for the plant to send down layered roots, wherever it likes and then just wait until the tubers have formed to begin to harvest.
We leave them in the ground until we need them and then dig enough for the meal.
They cover the ground like well behaved pumpkin, creating a very pleasing matt of heart shaped leaves with flowers in late summer.
Once established, you will always have enough tiny tubers
to plant for next year.
If you forget one and leave it the ground for another growing season... you get this:
Potted Tuber $5.00
Unfortunately we cannot supply plants, rootlets or divisions to Western Australia, Tasmania or outside Australia.