Grow Your Own Delicious Yellow Jewel Sweet Potatoes

Start your sweet potato garden with these 10 Yellow Jewel Sweet Potato Slips. These slips are Non-GMO and chemical-free, ensuring a healthy and delicious harvest. The Yellow Jewel variety, developed by North Carolina State University, features a copper-colored skin and moist, bright orange flesh, making it perfect for baking and steaming. These sweet potatoes are known for their resistance to fusarium wilt, southern root-knot nematode, internal cork, and sweet potato beetle, ensuring a robust and productive crop.

Each bundle contains at least 10 sweet potato slips. The roots are carefully wrapped in damp paper towel and placed in a plastic bag for safe shipment. After their journey, the slips may appear dry and wilted, but this is normal. The key is to ensure the stems and roots are healthy. Follow the instructions provided to rehydrate and encourage root growth.

Once you receive your sweet potato slips, unwrap them and place them in a cup of water to rehydrate for a couple of days. If root growth is minimal, leave them in water for about a week, changing the water daily. Adding a little hydrogen peroxide or rooting hormone can help stimulate root formation. Provide airflow by gently moving the slips around in the cup. Place the cup in a sunny window to acclimate them to full sun and encourage new leaf growth. Plant them in loose, well-drained soil as deep as the first set of leaves, ensuring they are well-watered and shaded initially to prevent sun damage before they are fully established.

Benefits of Growing Yellow Jewel Sweet Potatoes:

• Disease Resistance: Resistant to common sweet potato diseases.
• Delicious Flavor: Copper skin with moist, bright orange flesh.
• Versatile Use: Great for baking and steaming.
• Non-GMO and Chemical-Free: Healthy and safe produce for you and your family.
• Easy to Grow: With proper care, these slips will thrive in your garden.

Enjoy the satisfaction of growing your own Yellow Jewel Sweet Potatoes! These sweet potato vines will add beauty and bounty to your garden, providing you with delicious and nutritious sweet potatoes for your favorite recipes.

Frequently Asked Questions About Yellow Jewel Sweet Potato Slips

1. How long does it take for Yellow Jewel sweet potatoes to mature?
   Yellow Jewel sweet potatoes typically mature in 100+ days after planting the slips.
2. What are the best soil conditions for growing Yellow Jewel sweet potatoes?
   They thrive in loose, well-drained soil with a neutral pH. Loam soil is ideal.
3. How much sunlight do Yellow Jewel sweet potato slips need?
   They require full sun, at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day.
4. How often should I water my sweet potato slips after planting?
   Keep them well-watered, especially during the first few weeks after planting, to help them establish strong root systems. Avoid letting the soil dry out completely.
5. What should I do if my sweet potato slips arrive looking wilted?
   This is normal. Unwrap them immediately and place them in a cup of water to rehydrate for a couple of days. If they lack root growth, leave them in water for about a week, changing the water daily, until new roots start to form.