With the increasing demand for home environment beautification, indoor potted plants have become a choice for more and more families. The common ingredient, sweet potato, can also become a unique home landscape through ingenious planting. This article will introduce in detail how to plant sweet potato as a potted plant, allowing you to easily create a unique indoor green plant.
Choose sweet potato varieties.Before planting sweet potatoes as potted plants, it is necessary to select the right variety. Common sweet potato varieties on the market include yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes and red-fleshed sweet potatoes. Among them, yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes have better ornamental value and are suitable for use as potted plant materials.
Prepare planting materials.1. Pot: Choose a pot of moderate size with good breathability to facilitate the growth of sweet potatoes and the expansion of roots.
2. Nutrient-rich soil: Use nutrient-rich soil rich in organic matter, which is beneficial to the growth of sweet potatoes.
3. Seeding material: Select fresh sweet potato tubers free of diseases and pests.
Planting steps.1. Sowing: Place the sweet potato tubers in a cool and well-ventilated place to dry the wounds, then cut them into several small pieces with a knife, each piece retaining 1-2 buds. Place the small sweet potato pieces in the nutrient-rich soil with the buds facing up and a spacing of about 10 centimeters.
2. Watering: After sowing, water thoroughly and keep the soil moist.
3. Watering and fertilizing: During the growth of sweet potatoes, keep the soil moist and apply a thin organic fertilizer every 10 days to promote the growth of sweet potatoes.
4. Pruning: When the sweet potato vines grow to a certain height, prune them appropriately to remove diseased and weak vines and keep the plants neat and beautiful.
Precautions.1. Avoid direct sunlight: Sweet potatoes prefer scattered light and should be protected from direct sunlight to prevent leaf sunburn.
2. Maintain ventilation: During the growth of sweet potatoes, it is necessary to maintain good ventilation to prevent diseases.
3. Timely prevention and control of diseases and pests: Regularly inspect the sweet potato plants and deal with diseases and pests in a timely manner.
Harvesting and maintenance.1. Harvesting: When the sweet potato tubers are mature, they can be dug up for consumption or as ornaments.
2. Maintenance: Place the harvested sweet potato tubers in a well-ventilated and shaded place, away from direct sunlight, to extend the ornamental period.
A sweet potato potted plant not only has ornamental value but also adds vitality to the home environment. With the above planting methods, I believe you can easily create a beautiful sweet potato potted plant. During the planting process, pay attention to reasonable fertilizing, watering, pruning, and preventing and controlling diseases and pests to ensure the healthy growth of your sweet potato potted plant.