Vardaman Sweet Potato Slips – 10 Live Plants, Orange Bush Variety, Non-GMO

Overview

Embark on a rewarding gardening journey with these premium Vardaman sweet potato slips. This bundle provides 10 high-quality slips, carefully selected to ensure a bountiful harvest of delicious, homegrown sweet potatoes. These slips are from a compact bush variety, making them an excellent choice for gardeners with limited space, including those who prefer container gardening. You will receive premium, non-GMO, and chemical-free slips, ready to be planted and nurtured into a thriving crop. Experience the immense satisfaction of harvesting fresh, flavorful sweet potatoes right from your own backyard, knowing they were grown with care and without harmful chemicals. The Vardaman variety is particularly renowned for its exceptional taste and high yield.

The sweet potato variety offered here is celebrated for its delicious flavor, featuring a light orange skin that deepens in color during storage and an intensely deep orange flesh. This variety is also known for being string-free and a heavy yielder, making it a highly desirable choice for any home gardener looking to grow sweet potatoes at home. Its compact vine growth is perfectly suited for smaller gardens and even urban settings. Anticipate a generous harvest in approximately 100+ days from planting. These slips offer a fantastic opportunity to enjoy fresh, organic produce.

Key Benefits

Growing your own sweet potatoes offers numerous advantages, from fresh flavor to robust plant health. These Vardaman sweet potato slips are designed to provide an easy and productive gardening experience.

• Delicious Flavor: Savor the sweet and rich taste of freshly harvested, homegrown sweet potatoes. The intense orange flesh is not only beautiful but packed with natural sweetness, making them a kitchen staple.
• High Yield: This particular variety is known for its abundant yields, maximizing your harvest potential from a relatively small planting area. You’ll enjoy a continuous supply of fresh sweet potatoes.
• Space-Saving Bush Variety: The bush-type vines are an excellent fit for compact gardens, raised beds, and container planting. This makes it easier for urban gardeners or those with limited space to successfully grow sweet potatoes at home.
• Disease Resistance: These slips exhibit impressive resilience, demonstrating intermediate to resistant qualities against soil rot, high resistance to root knot, and resistance to Fusarium wilt and Rhizopus soft rot. This inherent strength helps ensure healthier plants and a more successful harvest, making them a great choice for a disease resistant sweet potato variety.
• Non-GMO & Chemical-Free: Cultivated without harmful chemicals, these slips ensure a healthier and more natural harvest for your family. You can be confident in the purity of the produce you’re growing.
• Intensely Orange Flesh: Enjoy sweet potatoes with a vibrant, deep orange flesh that is not only visually appealing but also indicative of high beta-carotene content. This makes them both delicious and nutritious.
• String-Free Texture: The string-free characteristic of this orange bush sweet potato variety provides a smooth, pleasant texture, ideal for baking, roasting, mashing, or any culinary application.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

To ensure a successful harvest from your Vardaman sweet potato slips, proper care and planting techniques are essential. Upon receiving your slips, gently unwrap them and place their cut ends in a cup of water to rehydrate for at least a couple of days. If root growth is minimal, allow them to remain in water for at least one week until new roots begin to form. Change the water daily to prevent stagnation and consider adding a small amount of hydrogen peroxide or rooting hormone to encourage robust root development. Ensure good airflow by occasionally moving the slips around in the cup and promptly remove any signs of rot. Position the cup in a sunny window to acclimate the slips to full sun, preparing them for their outdoor environment.

Once the slips have recovered and developed sufficient roots, plant them in loose, well-drained soil, burying them as deep as the first set of leaves. Sweet potatoes thrive in full sun, requiring at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Water thoroughly after planting and provide shade for at least one week until they are well-established, especially if the root systems are not yet strong. Maintain consistent moisture, avoiding any prolonged dryness, particularly during the initial growth phase. While they are a fairly robust non-GMO sweet potato plant, consistent watering is key to good tuber formation. These sweet potatoes are well-suited for cultivation in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-11, preferring warm temperatures and a long growing season. Fertilize moderately with a balanced fertilizer, avoiding excessive nitrogen which can promote leafy growth over tuber development. Keep an eye out for common pests and diseases, though this variety boasts good resistance as a disease resistant sweet potato.

Size & Details

This offering includes 10 high-quality Vardaman sweet potato slips, ready for planting. Each slip is a young plant cutting, typically 6-10 inches in length, with nodes from which roots and new shoots will emerge. This is an orange bush sweet potato variety, known for its compact vine growth, making it an excellent choice for smaller garden spaces or container growing. The mature plants will produce potatoes with a light orange skin and intensely deep orange, string-free flesh. Expect a generous harvest in approximately 100+ days from the time of planting. These slips are shipped without soil, carefully packaged to ensure their health during transit. Once established, the plants will develop a spreading habit, but their bush nature keeps them more contained than traditional vining varieties.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How long will it take for my Vardaman sweet potato slips to produce potatoes? A: You can typically expect a harvest in about 100+ days from the time of planting your Vardaman sweet potato slips. This allows ample time for the tubers to develop and mature, resulting in a delicious crop.
• Q: What size garden is best suited for the bush sweet potato variety? A: This orange bush sweet potato variety is perfectly suited for small gardens, raised beds, and containers due to its compact, bush-type vine growth. It doesn’t require as much sprawling space as traditional vining sweet potatoes.
• Q: How often should I water my sweet potato plants? A: It’s important to keep the soil consistently moist, particularly during the initial few weeks after planting. Avoid allowing the soil to dry out completely, but also ensure good drainage to prevent waterlogging.
• Q: What are the signs that my sweet potato slips are not thriving? A: Yellowing leaves, stunted growth, or signs of rot can indicate potential problems. Ensure proper watering, sufficient sunlight, and well-drained soil to address these issues and help your non-GMO sweet potato plants recover.
• Q: What USDA hardiness zones are suitable for growing these sweet potato slips? A: These sweet potato slips are well-suited for cultivation in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-11. They thrive in warm climates with a long growing season, but can be grown as annuals in cooler zones.
• Q: Will these sweet potato slips arrive wilted? A: Please be aware that slips may appear dry and wilted upon arrival due to shipping; this is a normal occurrence. The condition of the leaves does not reflect the plant’s overall health as long as the stem and roots remain healthy. Rehydrating them in water will help them recover.
• Q: Are these sweet potato slips resistant to diseases? A: Yes, this is a disease resistant sweet potato variety, exhibiting good resilience against common issues like soil rot, root knot, Fusarium wilt, and Rhizopus soft rot, promoting healthier plant growth.