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sweet potato vines

Posted by Marianne Hoesen on Saturday, July 16, 2011, In : way of life

Most people think of sweet potatoes used in cooking and baking, but this healthy food, loaded with vitamin C and beneficial carotene, also makes an eye-catching plant! The fast-growing vine makes a gorgeous green house plant, and is easy to care for. This is done frequently by the women of the serra. It is easy, cheap and ornamental. This is how it works:

First choose a sweet potato with several buds, or "eyes." These are spots that are starting to sprout. You will often see these on potat...