Store bought sweet potatoes sprouting, can I plant them???

Question

I bought a few sweet potatoes that I normally cut in half and take for lunch. I have two that were sitting that I forgot about and now they both are growing sprouts. One has about 10 different sprouts about 4 inches long, the other 4 about 3 inches. Can I just plant them in the ground or is there something else I need to do first? Or can they be planted at all?

Answer 1

Yes, you can plant them.  The difference between seed potatoes & store-bought ones is the seed  potatoes are usually treated with chemicals to prevent diseases such as mold etc.,

Enjoy.

Answer 2

Dig a hole. plant the sprout pointing up, and cover them. Be sure to 'mound" the soil over the plant to make a hill. dig them back up this fall after the vines start to die off.

Answer 3

sweet potatoe plants will grow, but don't plant them in dirt, they will grow in water, ideally, put them in sunny window, in a dark colored glass, (works better than a clear one)..they will vine out, going all over the place. after they vine, you can take a cutting, root it in water, and then plant it in dirt. i'm 50, an my grandma always had them growing everywhere. pretty plants!!