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    Purple Sweet Potato Farming: How to Grow Purple Sweet Potatoes at Home
    Purple sweet potatoes thrive in warm, tropical, or subtropical climates and require well-draining soil with good fertility, ideally with a pH level between 5.8 and 6.2. Plant purple sweet potato slips or vine cuttings in rows or mounds, ensuring proper spacing of 12 to 18 inches apart and a planting depth of 2 to 3 […]
    Duration: 19:00:33
    How Growing 75 Acres Of Sweet Potatoes In Ghana & Exporting Makes Us Rich
    Soil pH is a critical chemical attribute that significantly influences crop yield. For sweet potatoes, the ideal pH range is typically between 5.8 and 6.5. Within this range, soil fertility is optimized for plant nutrient uptake. Lower pH levels can lead to reduced nutrient availability for plants. Sweet potato cultivation involves both nursery and multiplication […]
    Duration: 08:16:00
    How to GROW, HARVEST, CURE & STORE Sweet Potatoes
    Sweetpotato management First, make sweetpotato slips 8 weeks before planting outside and the roots form and sprout. Once slips are 5-6 inches long, remove them carefully from sweetpotato and put them in water to develop roots and also select location wth good soil and drainage. Similarly, plant each slip deep in soil to th start […]
    Duration: 02:12:00
    Planting Sweet Potatoes From Slips
    Growing sweet potatoes from slips is a rewarding endeavor for any gardener, whether you’re a seasoned pro or a novice. Sweet potatoes are not only a delicious addition to your kitchen but also a nutritious one. One of the key steps in cultivating these delectable tubers is planting them from slips, which are obtained from […]
    Duration: 08:16:00
    How to GROW, HARVEST, CURE & STORE Sweet Potatoes
    In regions with shorter growing seasons, consider varieties like Beauregard and O’Henry, which mature more quickly. Generally, you should plant sweet potatoes about two to three weeks after the last spring frost, with the soil temperature reaching around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. How to Make Sweet Potato Slips Begin the process of creating sweet potato slips […]
    Duration: 12:31:00
    Making Cakes and Bread from Sweet Potato Value Addition – Bungoma County Part 1
    Sweet potato vines are highly valuable and nutritious as a fodder crop, making them an inexpensive option as they require minimal labor and fertilizer. Additionally, sweet potatoes are an affordable staple for households and can serve as a substitute for bread and cakes. The growing demand for sweet potatoes has led to the emergence of […]
    Duration: 08:36:00
    »Harvesting and storing your sweet potato crop«
    »Harvesting and storing your sweet potato crop« Weevils infest sweet potatoes more often during long dry seasons due to soil cracks causing early crop harvesting which results into excess supply on market thus reducing crop value Therefore it is advisable to store sweet potatoes in stepped pits under cool dry sand in to prevent pest […]
    Duration: 11:21:00
    You have to try the purple & orange-fleshed sweet potatoes! They taste great & nutrient dense!
    The orange and purple-fleshed sweet potato varieties are very special when it comes to their nutritional content and health benefits. The orange flesh has varieties such as Sumaiya, vitaa, kabode, and kenspot, with the Sumaiya variety being different from the rest as it has low fiber content allowing it to produce better quality chips, crisps, […]
    Duration: 08:17:00
    Sweet Potato Life Cycle 101, How to Grow What Make Health Food Nutrition
    The life cycle of sweet potatoes can be divided into several distinct growth stages: sprout development, transplanting, vegetative growth, tuber initiation, tuber development, and tuber maturation. Planting and Vegetative Growth Sweet potatoes are usually planted in the spring or early summer. The first stage is sprout development, where sweet potato cuttings or slips are planted […]
    Duration: 08:36:00
    Double S: Harvesting and Storing Your Sweetpotato Crop
    Harvest management First, if sweet potatoes did not cure in the field before harvest, a farmer should cover the heaps of fresh harvested roots with vines in shade for 3 days before storage. Handle sweet potatos gently during harvest without leaving them uncovered in the sun and store i steped pit outside or in same […]
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