Here’s the easiest way to grow your own sweet potatoes and save $$$ #garden #sweetpotato #plants

19 Sept 2026 · 1 min
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In this instructional video, Nicole Johnsey Burke demonstrates a simple, low‑maintenance method for growing sweet potatoes using a repurposed whiskey barrel. She outlines how to modify the barrel with drainage holes, line the bottom with burlap, and fill it with a balanced mix of topsoil, compost, and sand. A grocery‑store sweet potato with sprouting “weird little stems” is planted directly in the center of the barrel, covered with the soil mix, and left untouched for 4–5 months. After this period, the barrel is dug up to harvest 3–5 new sweet potatoes per original tuber, highlighting the method’s efficiency and cost‑saving potential.

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