Sweet Potato Vine Care In Winter

As a tropical plant it prefers warmer temperatures.

Sweet potato vine care in winter.

Take cuttings several weeks before your average first frost date and place in water. Heeling in sweet potato vines over winter if your region doesn t often receive sustained freezes you can simply bury the container in which the vines grow in mounded soil. The one season in which it s generally not advisable to plant sweet potato vines is the winter. To grow a sweet potato vine as an annual allow it to die back in the winter and then replant in the spring after the last frost date.

Sweet potato vines can be overwintered indoors from tubers or cuttings. Care for sweet potato vines over winter place the container in indirect sunlight and watch for roots to develop within a few days. If a frost is in the forecast water the sweet potato vines thoroughly. Most of the time the sweet potato plant is planted in the spring.

Then cut back the vine to just a couple of inches and spread a thick layer of mulch around the container to act as a blanket to protect the roots. However depending on your growing zone it can be planted at other times of year. If you prefer to save the tubers for replanting next season. Store dormant tubers in a cool dry place and replant in spring.