Growing Sweet Potato, also Kumara

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24 Feb 18 Val Clark (Australia - temperate climate)
When is the best time to plant out the new growth from a tubar. I have a sweet potato that has sprung heaps of shoots. I'd like to put them into pots. Will they grow over winter in I keep them warm or am I wasting my time?
08 Mar 18 Mary (Australia - temperate climate)
I am in Adelaide -Temperate, and I leave mine in the ground over winter.
26 Feb 18 Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Put them in the ground if you have a garden. Cover with some shade until they start to establish themselves. Sweet spuds are grown all year round in Bundaberg - 30-35 degrees in summer.

I am in Adelaide -Temperate, and I leave mine in the ground over winter.

- Mary

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