Sweet Potatoes 'Taining 65' / 'Tainung 65'

AVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER AS TUBERS AND FROM MAY AS PLANTS.
‘Taining 65' has great vigor and in our climate also produces outdoor tubers with light pink skin and creamy, light yellow flesh.

Originally, this well-known tuberous crop has been cultivated for over 5000 years in South America, but by now this important carbohydrate source has spread across the entire (tropical) world. Besides the (cooked) tuber, the leaves are also very popular as spinach! In Northern Europe, cultivation in the summer is becoming increasingly feasible: plant them on "ridges," which are covered with black foil or Bio Fiber Mulch for warmth. The "starter plants" you purchase can be propagated with cuttings during growth, so that a bed full of plants quickly develops. 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.

Our active grower is constantly searching for the best sweet potato varieties for open ground or for the greenhouse. In May-June, he offers us young plants, and in November, the tubers from which you can grow beautiful plants yourself.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE PLANTS?
If you haven't grown plants yourself from a tuber in winter (see below), we have young plants available from May to plant out (after the last chance of night frost). The fast-growing 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.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH SUCH A TUBER?
Just 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 outdoors.)
You need a seed propagator with a high lid, or you can use any tray or pot that can accommodate one or more tubers lying flat. In the latter case, it's wise to make a frame over which you stretch plastic for warmth and moisture retention.
Place the tubers (lying flat) 2/3 under the soil in cocopeat 809620-zaaigrond-cocopeat-briketten. Keep them 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 directly insert them into a small pot or a swollen Jiffy-7 pellet. Each cutting will root very easily.
There are also other methods, for example in water; just watch this video on YouTube.

Names:
Latin: Ipomoea batatas
Dutch: Zoete Aardappel
Also: Bataat
English: Sweet Potato