Grow Your Own Delicious Covington Sweet Potatoes

Start your garden with our 10 Sweet Potato Slips Plants – Covington – Non GMO & Chemical Free. You’ll receive a bundle of at least 10 healthy sweet potato slips, ready to plant and grow. These Covington slips are known for their excellent yield of uniformly shaped potatoes with a beautiful rose-colored skin and sweet, slightly darker orange flesh, even sweeter than Beauregard varieties. With a maturity of just 100 days, you’ll be harvesting your own delicious sweet potatoes in no time!

These vine-type plants are perfect for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-11. Each bundle is carefully prepared with the roots wrapped in damp paper towel and a plastic bag for safe shipment. While the slips may appear wilted upon arrival due to travel, rest assured that the condition of the leaves is not important as long as the stems and roots are healthy. You’ll be impressed when you buy sweet potato slips from us!

Rehydrating and Planting Your Slips: Once your sweet potato slips arrive, immediately unwrap them and place them in a cup of water to rehydrate for a couple of days. If they lack significant root growth, leave them in water for up to a week until new roots emerge. Change the water daily, adding a touch of hydrogen peroxide or rooting hormone to encourage rooting. Ensure airflow by gently moving the slips in the cup. Remove any signs of rot promptly. Place the cup in a sunny window to acclimate the slips to full sun and promote new leaf growth.

Planting and Care: After the slips recover, plant them in your garden in loose, well-drained soil, as deep as the first set of leaves. Water thoroughly after planting. If the slips haven’t been hardened or acclimated to the garden’s sunlight, provide shade for about a week until they establish. This is especially important if they have weak root systems. Keep them well-watered, preventing them from drying out or baking in the sun. Enjoy the benefits of growing your own Covington sweet potatoes!

Disease Resistance: Covington sweet potatoes exhibit excellent disease resistance, including intermediate to resistant to soil rot, resistant to root knot and Fusarium wilt, resistant to Rhizopus soft rot, and resistant to Fusarium root rot. They show intermediate to susceptible resistance to bacterial root rot and have unknown resistance to Sclerotial blight. These slips are a product of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How long does it take for sweet potato slips to root in water? Generally, it takes about one week for sweet potato slips to develop roots when placed in water. Adding rooting hormone can speed up the process.
• What is the best way to prepare the soil for planting sweet potato slips? Sweet potatoes prefer loose, well-drained soil. Incorporate compost or other organic matter to improve soil fertility and drainage.
• How often should I water my sweet potato plants? Water sweet potato plants regularly, especially during dry periods. Aim to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.
• When is the best time to plant sweet potato slips? The ideal time to plant sweet potato slips is in the spring, after the last frost, when the soil has warmed up to at least 65°F (18°C).
• How deep should I plant sweet potato slips? Plant sweet potato slips as deep as the first set of leaves, ensuring the roots are well-covered with soil.