Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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I grew sweet potatoes for a second year, trying a few different methods to hopefully improve the yield, and was really surprised how much better the crop was from the containers.

0:00 Trying to grow sweet potatoes again
0:53 Starting earlier, with 2 varieties
2:21 Planted 3 different ways
3:41 Grow bags were a success
4:36 Straw bales failed
5:30 Was the cardboard a mistake?
6:33 A viable crop, and useful method
8:30 Support for a new year

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