{"product_id":"409601-1","title":"Sweet Potatoes 'Beauregard Improved'","description":"\u003cp\u003eAVAILABLE FROM MAY AS A PLANT, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.\n\u003cbr\u003e‘Beauregard’ has red skin, orange tuber flesh and healthy, vigorous growth. It can also produce a good harvest outdoors during warm summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, this well-known tuber has been cultivated for over 5000 years in South America, but by now this important carbohydrate source has spread throughout the entire (tropical) world. Besides the (cooked) tuber, the leaves are also very popular as spinach! In Northern Europe, cultivation in summer is becoming increasingly feasible: plant them on \"ridges,\" which are covered with black film or Bio Fiber Mulch for warmth. The \"starter plants\" you purchase can be propagated by cuttings during growth, so that a bed full of plants quickly emerges. For later purchases, place the plant(s) in large pot(s) and propagate with cuttings for next year. The plant can overwinter indoors in a bright and not too cold room. We supply selections that have been cultivated in our area for several years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur active grower is constantly looking for the best varieties of Sweet Potatoes for open ground or for the greenhouse. He offers us young plants in May-June and tubers in November, from which you can grow beautiful plants yourself. \n\u003cbr\u003eWHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE PLANTS?\n\u003cbr\u003eIf you have not grown plants yourself from a tuber in winter (see below), we have young plants available from May for planting out (after the last chance of night frost). The fast-creeping plants need space; plant them 40 cm apart and 80-90 cm between rows. Large raised beds are beneficial for soil warmth and thus for yield. Regular watering is very important during dry periods; professional growers often use drip irrigation. Harvest at the latest before the first night frosts. \n\u003cbr\u003eWHAT DO YOU DO WITH A TUBER? \n\u003cbr\u003eJust put it in the ground outside? No! Cultivation is a little different from growing seed potatoes. It's a fun indoor task, in a warm spot. (From May, if the weather is warm, it can also be done directly outside)\n\u003cbr\u003eYou need a propagator with a high lid; you can also use any container or pot that can accommodate one or more tubers lying down. In the latter case, it is wise to make a frame over which you stretch plastic for warmth and moisture retention.\n\u003cbr\u003ePlace the tubers (lying down) in cocopeat 809620-seed-soil-cocopeat-briquettes\n\u003cbr\u003e2\/3 buried. Keep it well-lit, moist, and warm; the tuber will produce many shoots. You can break or cut these off close to the tuber after 5-10 cm of growth and place them directly into a small pot or a swollen Jiffy-7 tablet. Each cutting will root very easily.\n\u003cbr\u003eThere are other methods, for example in water; just watch this video on YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- SEARCH-NAMES-START --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNames:\u003cbr\u003e\nLatin: Ipomoea batatas\u003cbr\u003e\nDutch: Zoete Aardappel\u003cbr\u003e\nAlso: Bataten\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish: Sweet Potato\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- SEARCH-NAMES-END --\u003e","brand":"Vreeken's Zaden","offers":[{"title":"1 plant","offer_id":50493595189301,"sku":"409601.1","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 young plants","offer_id":50493595222069,"sku":"409601.2","price":4.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"9 young plants","offer_id":50493595254837,"sku":"409601.3","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/9092\/3573\/files\/409601_714670b5-ce5f-411f-8b52-d666fd302f32.jpg?v=1790674487","url":"https:\/\/www.vreeken.nl\/en-eu\/products\/409601-1","provider":"Vreeken's Zaden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}