Sweet Potato Vine Care In Winter

Take cuttings several weeks before your average first frost date and place in water.

Sweet potato vine care in winter. Store dormant tubers in a cool dry place and replant in spring. Planted against a sunny south facing wall in a wind sheltered garden the tender vines should survive a frost free winter. However depending on your growing zone it can be planted at other times of year. Sweet potato vines can be overwintered indoors from tubers or cuttings.

As a tropical plant it prefers warmer temperatures. Most of the time the sweet potato plant is planted in the spring. Heeling in sweet potato vines over winter if your region doesn t often receive sustained freezes you can simply bury the container in which the vines grow in mounded soil. If a frost is in the forecast water the sweet potato vines thoroughly.

Then cut back the vine to just a couple of inches and spread a thick layer of mulch around the container to act as a blanket to protect the roots. At this point you can leave the container all winter or you can pot them up and enjoy them as indoor plants until spring. The one season in which it s generally not advisable to plant sweet potato vines is the winter. Care for sweet potato vines over winter place the container in indirect sunlight and watch for roots to develop within a few days.