Okinawan Purple

[caledonian]

I have no *personal* recommendations - I'm working on developing experience, and have none as yet for purples.

But I will note that Sand Hill Preservation sells several varieties of purple-skinned or purple-fleshed sweet potatoes. They're not all that enthusiastic about Okinawan, saying that it doesn't do well in Iowa and is very late. However:

Purple: (Heirloom Variety) Early. Vigorous vines, normal leaf, deep purple skin, deep purple flesh. To keep the deep purple color after cooking, you must cook these with the skins on. Slow to sprout.

They sell out of these fairly quickly, and their 2012 season is over. Next year, though...

[gray]

I am in NC. I grow a large crop of Porto rico vining each year. Awesome SP. I have wild morning glories everywhere. They are growing up the tomato cages now. I have never noticed that they crossed. How would I tell?

Here is a link to a site from NC that touts stoke county purple sweet potatoes. www.stokesfoods.com/product.htm Would love to grow them here.

[castanea]

Aug 19, 2012 20:55:24 GMT -5 gray said:

I am in NC. I grow a large crop of Porto rico vining each year. Awesome SP. I have wild morning glories everywhere. They are growing up the tomato cages now. I have never noticed that they crossed. How would I tell?

Here is a link to a site from NC that touts stoke county purple sweet potatoes. www.stokesfoods.com/product.htm Would love to grow them here.

Thanks for the link to The Stokes purples.

The only way you would know that they crossed would be to plant seeds from either one and take a look at the seedlings.