This way by the time the hole is filled you still have the same amount of dirt in the raised bed and your potatoes are hilled underground.
Growing sweet potatoes in raised beds.
Whether you decide to plant in beds or in grow bags choose a spot that provides full sunlight for most of the day.
Plant the slips as the transplants are called into the bed so that the leaves are above the soil live and space them water the plants 1 2 times a week for the first month or so after you.
The sweet potato is suitable for growing in zones 3 11 as an annual and zones 8 11 as a perennial.
Potato planting in raised beds step by step dig trenches 4 6 inches deep.
Prepare the raised bed for planting now that the seed potatoes are ready for planting it is time to prepare the planting bed.
How to grow sweet potatoes.
I will be planting my potatoes in a four foot by four foot raised bed that is 12 inches deep.
This raised bed is filled with top soil mushroom compost and a little bit of perlite to aid in moisture retention.
How to grow sweet potatoes in a raised garden 1.
A raised bed in an area with plenty of sun especially afternoon sun that also has good drainage will be perfect for sweet potatoes.
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Without a doubt planting in raised beds can produce some of the highest yields in your potato garden.
Growing and planting sweet potatoes in a raised bed garden.
You can use all kinds of materials for a raised bed including beds made out of traditional wood metal or plastic.
If in a rich planting bed space them 8 inches apart in rows 8 inches apart if you intend to take an earlier harvest of.
Add bonemeal or other soil amendments to the trenches.
Side dress the sweet potato plants 3 to 4 weeks after transplanting with 3 pounds of 5 10 10 fertilizer per 100 feet of row.
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Broadcast spread 4 pounds of a 5 10 10 slow release fertilizer for every 100 feet of row when preparing the soil.
Just know that they are a vining plant so they will just grow and spill over the sides of the garden bed and down on to the ground so plan on plenty of space for them.
All they need is a little green out the top in order to keep growing up.
Cover with soil cover with mulch.
Remember to reshape the beds with soil or mulch.
Weed the sweet potato beds starting 2 weeks after planting to keep weeds down.
You can also repurpose materials like old tires and drums to create makeshift virtually free raised beds.