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Where to Get Sweet Potato Slips

 
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Had a lot of stuff come up this year, so I think I’m too late to start my own sweet potato slips. I live in zone 5b. I ordered slips in the mail last year from Annies Heirloom, but I wasn’t too impressed with them and a lot of them died. I was thinking of buying some off facebook, but I’d have to drive minimum 70 mi to pick any up. Nurseries don’t carry them near me. Anyone have suggestions?
 
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Sandhill preservation center in Nebraska is a neat place!
 
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Location: Cache Valley, zone 4b, Irrigated, 9" rain in badlands.
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I buy a sweet potato from the store, and toss it into a pot. It sends out lots of shoots that I break off and plant into the garden. Sweet potatoes love hot weather, and don't really grow for me before June.

 
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