Growing Sweet Potato, also Kumara

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05 Jan 20 MICHAEL PETERSON (Australia - tropical climate)
I planted sweet potato a couple of months ago and vines have started growing and no tubes, should I pull them all out and start again or is there something I can do to save them .
06 Jan 20 anon (Australia - tropical climate)
They say about 15-17 weeks to grow. You should have some tubers developing after about 10-12 weeks. Mine are about 10 weeks old and I dug out one about 5 (?)

I planted sweet potato a couple of months ago and vines have started growing and no tubes, should I pull them all out and start again or is there something I can do to save them .

- MICHAEL PETERSON

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