Growing a sweet potato as a potted plant is even more beautiful than the pothos and spider plant at home

Recently, while tidying up the kitchen, I happened to notice that a sweet potato I had bought at the market a few days earlier had been forgotten in a corner for days, and had actually started to sprout fine, tender shoots. Just as I was about to toss it into the trash, it suddenly occurred to me that I had seen many netizens growing all kinds of vegetables and fruits at home, so I immediately grabbed it and gave it a try.

First, find a container that fits the size of the sweet potato in your hand; a glass bottle, a ceramic pot, or anything like that will do. Personally, I suggest a transparent container, because you can then see the long roots that grow later, which feels very rewarding.

Then, put the sweet potato into the container with the roots facing down, and pour clean water into the container. It is enough as long as the water does not rise above the middle of the sweet potato; just keep the roots submerged in the water.

Next, wait 3-7 days, and the sweet potato will sprout. Because the nutrients it needs for growth come from the water, at this point you just need to add water to keep the container at a normal water level, and you can continue waiting for the sweet potato to grow.

After a week, the sweet potato leaves will begin to grow quickly, and you can prune them according to your own preference. The stems you cut off can be placed in a vase, and they can also make many beautiful bonsai arrangements.

Looking at the sweet potato leaves now growing like crazy, I am somewhat amazed by the astonishing explosive power this ordinary food shows when it takes another form. I wonder if it is because it was suppressed in the kitchen for too long in daily life; once given a platform to grow, it begins its performance of wild growth. This vibrant green plant before my eyes even steals the spotlight from the pothos and spider plant in the flowerpots beside it, making one sigh that in this ordinary world, there are always so many people and things existing in radiant brilliance.