The longevity vegetable is easy to grow in pots, and it is the top choice for balcony vegetable gardening, the more you eat, the healthier you get.

Everyone has eaten sweet potatoes, but sweet potato tips, which we generally call shao jian, are a kind of tender stem and leaf growing at the very top of the sweet potato vine. They are a fairly common vegetable, rich in nutrients, and can help prevent and fight cancer and boost immunity, and have long been known as the "longevity vegetable." Even at the wet market, one jin is not cheap!

Data shows that shao jian contains a rich variety of nutrients beneficial to the human body, such as iron, phosphorus, potassium, protein, carotene and vitamins. Many people love eating them now. Instead of buying them at the wet market every day, it is better to grow them in pots at home. A cut stem can root and live, they grow fast and are very easy to care for, and after cutting they can grow again!

Growing shao jian in pots on the balcony

1. It is best to choose a relatively large flower pot. Generally, vegetable growers also choose a handy foam box, which is also fine. A larger growing container allows you to plant more sweet potatoes at one time, and since they grow fast, they are also very suitable for growing.

2. Sweet potatoes do not have high soil requirements, so loose soil is enough. To make them grow better, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied at the bottom of the pot.

3. Sweet potato is a vine plant, and we can choose stem cuttings. Generally, cut 10-12cm and plant into the soil, about 5cm deep, with a plant and row spacing of 10cm. When planting seedlings, it is best to do it on a cloudy day when the soil is neither dry nor wet. On sunny days with high temperatures, it is best to do it in the afternoon.

4. Caring for potted sweet potatoes is very simple. Water by the principle of dry-wet alternation. If conditions allow, give them more sun; giving them a little less is also fine. Wait until the sweet potato leaves grow to 15 cm, then you can pinch off the tender tips to eat. After 5-7 days, you can pinch another round, and they will grow again.

If you do not have sweet potato stems, we can directly buy sweet potatoes, let them sprout, and then grow them in soil or in water. You can still eat sweet potato leaves, they are all very easy to care for, and they can also be enjoyed as a potted ornamental.

For balcony vegetable gardening, choose this one. The "longevity vegetable" makes you healthier the more you eat.