{"product_id":"409603-1","title":"Sweet Potatoes 'Okinawan Purple' \/ 'Molokai Improved'","description":"\u003cp\u003eAVAILABLE FROM NOVEMBER AS A TUBER AND FROM MAY AS A PLANT.\n\u003cbr\u003eElongated, dark purple, slender tubers, the purple tuber flesh is particularly popular and contains extra healthy components. This variety is not suitable for outdoor cultivation, so a plastic tunnel or greenhouse will provide a solution. Unfortunately, purple varieties for outdoor cultivation in our climate do not yet exist; we are working on it...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur active grower is constantly looking for the best Sweet Potato varieties 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 haven't grown plants yourself from a tuber in winter (see below), we will have young plants available from May to plant 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 favorable for soil warmth and thus for yield. Regular watering is very important during dry periods; professional growers often use drip irrigation. Harvest no later than before the first night frosts.\n\u003cbr\u003eWHAT DO YOU DO WITH SUCH 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 job, in a warm spot. (From May, the job can also be done directly outside - in warm weather).\n\u003cbr\u003eYou need a seed propagator with a high lid, or you can use any tray or pot that can accommodate one or more tubers lying down. In the latter case, it would be wise to make a frame over which you stretch plastic for warmth and moisture retention.\n\u003cbr\u003ePlace the tubers (lying down) 2\/3 under the soil in cocopeat 809620-zaaigrond-cocopeat-briketten. Keep them well-lit, moist, and warm; the tuber will produce many shoots. After 5-10 cm of growth, you can break or cut these off close to the tuber and place them directly into a pot or a swollen Jiffy-7 tablet. Each cutting will root very easily.\n\u003cbr\u003eThere are also other methods, for example in water, just watch this video on YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- SEARCH-NAMES-START --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenominations:\u003cbr\u003e\nLatin: Ipomoea batatas\u003cbr\u003e\nDutch: Zoete Aardappel\u003cbr\u003e\nAlso known as: Ipomoea batatas\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish: Sweet Potato\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- SEARCH-NAMES-END --\u003e","brand":"Vreeken's Zaden","offers":[{"title":"1 plant","offer_id":50493591388213,"sku":"409603.1","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 tuber for many plants","offer_id":50493591420981,"sku":"409603.2","price":4.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 young plants","offer_id":50493591453749,"sku":"409603.4","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"9 young plants","offer_id":50493591486517,"sku":"409603.5","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/9092\/3573\/files\/409603.jpg?v=1790674490","url":"https:\/\/www.vreeken.nl\/en\/products\/409603-1","provider":"Vreeken's Zaden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}