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Store sweet potato like ... potatoes?

 
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Hey all,

I love sweet potato but we can't grow them here (season is waaay to short).

Just found a deal on US grown sweet potatoes for half the usual supermarket price. I would buy lots more, but I don't want to waste them.

Can I store them in my cold room just like potatoes and onions? How long will they keep?

Thanks!
 
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Yes, they store just the same.
They are like potatoes, check them for going bad, the best ones will last till spring probably.


And choose a couple, bring them in the house, put them in water (read up on making slips off sweet potatoes) and the vines they'll grow (a slip is a vine removed early) has tasty greens. Fresh greens all winter if you have a place you can grow a plant.
 
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Hey, thanks Pearl! I appreciate your wisdom on this. It's a great deal and the clock is ticking.  
 
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Definitely snag some!!
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