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Trueblue Texan

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4. I saw a video last year...
Wed Mar 25, 2026, 07:15 AM
5 hrs ago

where they planted the slips in wood shavings and grew an enormous crop. I didn’t have wood shavings and I was running pretty low on soil, so I planted the slips in a plastic tote with drain holes, filled with leaves and a little soil. My sweet potatoes were huge. This year I’m planting them in 100 gallon grow bags with a similar mixture. BTW, MiHale, in addition a to all my other grow bags, this year I bought a couple of 6 x 3 foot grow beds. Hubby brought in 2 yards of dirt with humus to fill them with. I’ll top them with mushroom compost and organic fertilizer before planting. Spring is early this year and I’m excited about all the plants I’ve started from seed…mostly using seed snails.

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Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Yesterday #1
YW... MiHale Yesterday #2
Both ways work Keepthesoulalive 13 hrs ago #3
Coulda been the way we did it... MiHale 4 hrs ago #6
I saw a video last year... Trueblue Texan 5 hrs ago #4
We always have grown potatoes... MiHale 4 hrs ago #5
I loved reading about your garden! Trueblue Texan 2 hrs ago #7
The dehydrated veggies are used... MiHale 35 min ago #8
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