How do you position a sweet potato or yam when trying to grow a vine?

Question

I am having trouble deciding which end (half) to put
in the water.

Answer 1

When you cut your yam in half, place the cut end barely in the water, by suspending it using toothpicks. When it grows little stems straight up, you'll wait till you see about three knobbies (which will be leaves) before you cut these "slips" off. Then take the slips and place them in water, till they root.
Then they are ready to be planted either in the garden, or in 4" pots till they grow bigger, and then transplanted.
Here is a website that describes in full the above method, and several other methods as well.

Answer 2

The 'eyes' are where the plants will start growing from. Best to let them sit in the dark for a period of 2 weeks and then cut them and place then in a small dish of water.. You don't really have to do the toothpick thing. Just make sure you don't let them dry out. Make sure they get plenty of sun though. Soon enough you will have a nice vine.

Answer 3

You put the sweet potato's OR yams in a> PAPER< bag, for about 2/3 weeks, Then bring it out cut it in half. and put them in water.with cut end in water with alot of light. give it sometime to take off. they will grow to cover the ceiling. They make a real pretty plants,

I remember my grandmother growing them.all over the house.
she had one plant that she had on top of her ref. in the kitchen. that took over, she started cutting it back. just made it get more bushy LOL. I think she try-ed to kill it. she did give it away after about 10 yrs.

one plant will make a good size plant. ENJOY!

I think
I'M going to go me a sweet potato's and a yam. this is the
This is the right time of year to get it going.
Don't forget to put it in a paper bag before trying to get it started
Sounds fun to do, I have not seen them for many yrs now.

Answer 4

Believe it or not...I had one growing on my kitchen counter without any water. It started to sprout and continued for weeks without water. Evidently it has enough moisture inside for it to survive on its own. It had leaves and vined itself. (Near a window with light helps) It was quite interesting and pretty if I say so myself. By the way if you plant it in the ground (any potato) you cut it in half and position the cut side "down". Now you can have 2 plants.

Answer 5

I use the WHOLE sweet potato. I suspend the potato,using toothpicks, so that about half is above the water and half below.
the roots will grow below the waterline and the plant above. remember to add water.

Answer 6

Yams replace into "candy Potatoes" once you upload the Brandy, Brown Sugar and marshmallows....suitable? i like those throughout the vacations or on Sundays. in any different case, i like regulare potatoes.

Answer 7

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Um...I think the best way is to clear the way for the vines and put the yams or sweet potatoes in a different place...

Answer 8

put the cut end in the water

Answer 9

It has been my experience that they will grow without cutting them at all,especially if they are already beginning to sprout.so either end should be OK.