Sweet Potato Vine Care In Winter

If a frost is in the forecast water the sweet potato vines thoroughly.

Sweet potato vine care in winter.

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. Store dormant tubers in a cool dry place and replant in spring. At this point you can leave the container all winter or you can pot them up and enjoy them as indoor plants until spring. Take cuttings several weeks before your average first frost date and place in water.

Most of the time the sweet potato plant is planted in the spring. However depending on your growing zone it can be planted at other times of year. 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. Planted against a sunny south facing wall in a wind sheltered garden the tender vines should survive a frost free winter.

Plants can also be brought indoors and treated as houseplants. As a tropical plant it prefers warmer temperatures. If you prefer to save the tubers for replanting next season. The one season in which it s generally not advisable to plant sweet potato vines is the winter.