Sweet Potato Disease?

kayjay · Mon Sep 05, 2016 4:26 pm

Hi. My sweet potatoes are looking a little sick. The lower leaves are yellowing and dying, and some of the big leaves have yellowing with brown spots. I googled around and couldn't find anything that quite looked like this.

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Any idea what this is? TIA.

matt231 · Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:24 pm

I think the pot may have too much water. Better to put some holes at the bottom of the pot and see how they thrive. Good luck

Dirt Man · Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:55 pm

YOU have sweet potatoes is a pot? I never heard of that before. Who would guess you could grow sweet potatoes in a pot. I get 75 lbs of sweet potatoes from 1 plant I bet you can not do that is a pot. Sweet potatoes love it hot and dry, full sun 15 hours every day and 100 degree temperature is what they like.

kayjay · Mon Oct 03, 2016 4:26 am

Matt, there are holes in the container (of course) but I do think my soil retains too much water. When I try again next year, I'll amend it so that it drains better.

Dirt man -

I get 75 lbs of sweet potatoes from 1 plant I bet you can not do that is a pot.

Well, I bet I can not do that in a 'pot' either (actually the largest Rubbermaid tote you can buy), but my gardening space is about the size of a closet. And yes, sweet potatoes can thrive in containers. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... er+harvest+