Sweet Potato Vine Care In Winter

Sweet potato vines can be overwintered indoors from tubers or cuttings.

Sweet potato vine care in winter.

If a frost is in the forecast water the sweet potato vines thoroughly. As a tropical plant it prefers warmer temperatures. 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. Plants can also be brought indoors and treated as houseplants.

Take cuttings several weeks before your average first frost date and place in water. Planted against a sunny south facing wall in a wind sheltered garden the tender vines should survive a frost free winter. The one season in which it s generally not advisable to plant sweet potato vines is the winter. If you prefer to save the tubers for replanting next season.

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. Care for sweet potato vines over winter place the container in indirect sunlight and watch for roots to develop within a few days. To grow a sweet potato vine as an annual allow it to die back in the winter and then replant in the spring after the last frost date.