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,,,from homebase. Any idea what size pot should I put it in?
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I'm growing one from a tuber bought from the supermarket. It's in a 20cm pot at the moment but I will transplant it into a large bucket this weekend. I'd recommend the largest pot you have -
thanks. I now have a spare potato bag so am going to try that!Comment
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I've 3 sweet spuds too many :\ Just in 7 inch pots at the mo doing diddly squat.Comment
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We did, too, Rach! We planted 3, each in its own BIG oval pot, about 38 x 32 cm I expect. Can't say if that's right or wrong, as it's our first time with sweet potatoes. I'm very excited to see them growing, though!Comment
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Hi Rach, was it a sweet potato vine? We went to Homebase last night for some canes, and saw these in the vegetable section. A woman working there started up a conversation about them and said they were basically the same as sweet potatoes but no need for earthing up - and as they were only £1.99 we bought one. However, I've since had a look on the internet and there's a lot of conflicting information as to whether they're actually edible, or just ornamental plants! If anyone has any knowledge of this or a definitive answer I'd be most grateful! I'll be slightly peeved if they aren't edible, as they were in the veggie section
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yes, they are the ones that I bought. It does say it produces edible tubers and was in the grow your own section. I too had an internet trawl, most confusing...lots of american and canadian sites with bizarre pictures but worth a try. I must admit, mine are still in their pots waiting to be put in the big pots
. Too busy harvesting sugar snaps, trying not to stick a fork through every potato in the ground 
and dealing with a turnip glut!
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Normal sweet potatoes form a vine like growth, not got any piccies of mine but will try and take some later to post.
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