How to plant sprouted sweet potatoes? I'll teach you the correct planting method
If sweet potatoes kept at home are left uneaten, they may sprout. Sprouted sweet potatoes generally cannot be eaten either, and throwing them away is a waste, so you can also choose to grow sweet potatoes as potted plants. So how do you plant sprouted sweet potatoes?
1. Planting method for sprouted sweet potatoes
1. First, place the sprouted sweet potato horizontally in the soil to cultivate it. After the sweet potato slips grow white roots, transplant the slips into other soil;
2. After transplanting the sweet potato slips, water them, soaking the soil thoroughly, then keep to a frequency of watering once a day;
3. Place the transplanted sweet potato slips in a spot with scattered light, avoiding direct sunlight;
4. Apply an appropriate amount of fertilizer according to the growth situation.
When planting sweet potatoes in soil to raise slips, they must be placed horizontally. Burying them vertically is not good for the growth of the sweet potato slips. Generally, burying them about 2 cm deep in the soil is enough. During this period, you can also water a little to promote the growth of the sweet potato slips.
Sweet potato slips must grow white roots before they can be transplanted, otherwise the survival rate will be relatively low. Because sweet potato leaves are suitable for growing in loose, well-drained soil, if the prepared soil is relatively hard, you can also loosen it. The planting container should preferably have drainage holes.
Sweet potato slips generally do not need fertilizer to grow well, but if you are not only keeping them as a potted plant and want them to produce sweet potatoes, you can still apply an appropriate amount of fertilizer.
2. What nutritional value do sweet potatoes have?
1. Sweet potatoes have many nutritional components and they are complete, rich in protein, fat, polysaccharides, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and 8 kinds of amino acids;
2. Because sweet potatoes are low in fat and also contain dietary fiber, they are very suitable as a weight-loss food. They can also promote lipid metabolism and can effectively prevent excessive nutrition in the human body.
If you do not have time to eat breakfast normally, boiling two sweet potatoes every day is also a very good choice.