Sweet potato vine

1133tp

last year

Is there anywhere to get sweet potatoe vine in ireland or seeds even??

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
I noticed Kings Seeds are offering sweet potato tubers but sadly, since the folly of Brexit, they won’t send to Ireland. You could try EU companies, or get one from a supermarket and grow from ‘slips’. Ornamental cultivars are usually available with the summer bedding plants at garden centres.
rosaprimula
last year
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Yep, Brexit has definitely messed up our plant orders. Can no longer buy primula seeds from Barnhaven or my usual annual orders from Seedaholic (grrrr).

RHS plant finder was not very helpful either.
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Mr. Brown Thumb says that the ornamental ones have been bred for their lovely foliage so that's why the potato is pithy and woody, whereas the sweet potatoes bred for their potato production are tastier ... in the tuber portion. http://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.com/2010/10/ornamental-sweet-potato-vine.html. Sooo if they're both Ipomoeas then one should grow them for what they intend to harvest and use for their tables ... either leaves or tubers? I have Puerto Rico sweet potatoes growing and will have to try eating the young leaves and shoots. This is a very interesting discussion because I have been curious about eating the foliage for a while. Does anyone know if all Ipomoeas (morning glories) have edible leaves? Thanks to you all for the information in this thread.
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functionthenlook
last year
Can you get sweet potato vine plants from a nursery?
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
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Here's an account of growing SP in Irealnd from supermarket tubers. How to grow Sweet Potatoes in Ireland – Powerstown Allotments
dbarron
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Ok, being over the pond, why does Brexit affect intra-UK purchases? I mean France I sorta see, but Ireland?
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
Ireland is not part of the UK. It is an independent sovereign country and it is in the EU.
rosaprimula
last year
The Republic of Ireland is part of the EU and has been since 1922 when Ireland was split into 2 separate jurisdictions. Northern Ireland (the 6 counties) is effectively part of the UK.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
.. just to clarify ... independent since 1922, but not in the EU, which didn't exist then!
rob333 (zone 7b)
last year
If it makes you feel any better, as a native of the US, I too cannot buy from Seedaholic any longer. I dunno, does misery love company?
dbarron
last year
I seriously didn't know that about Ireland.
rosaprimula
last year
Yep, Rob, I always loved the printed info sheet, as well as the seeds. And definitely one of the most reliable seed companies.

Same for me with Porto Rico (very vague about geographical/political boundaries).

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