Hydroponics of sweet potatoes does not require fixation. Branches and vines can be controlled and shaped by pinching the tips. Achieve the purpose of viewing flowers and leaves. If you want to set up a frame, you can use bamboo trunks or thick ropes to form a "herringbone" frame to assist the hydroponic sweet potato leaves in climbing. Do not cover the entire sweet potato with water.

Cultivation method:

Put a piece of sweet potato (bought in the market or grown by yourself, as long as it is a sweet potato) into a container with water. The water level should not exceed the level of the sweet potato. Yes, because sweet potatoes will become lighter and float on their own after sprouting. Sweet potato sprouts rely on their own nutrition, so there is no need to add any fertilizer, just water.

Note:

Choose sweet potatoes that have sprouted and have no wounds; if both ends have sprouted, remember to choose the end with the larger buds as the head and the end with the smaller roots. tail. The container should be deep to give the roots room to fully grow.

It is beautiful to see the white roots growing out of a transparent container, but the roots are more conducive to growth in a dark environment; the darker, the better. Roots will appear in about 20 days, and as the root system As it grows longer, the water level should be lowered appropriately. Let 1/3 of the root system be exposed above the water. As the root system becomes more developed, the leaves will begin to sprout and grow.