Comments on: Mashed Okinawa Purple Sweet Potato

By: Dan Culbertson

Dan Culbertson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:45 +0000

Availability notice for folks in the Gainesville Florida area. — I have seen this sweet potato for sale in the Chun Ching market in Gainesville on 8th avenue near 6th street. They don’t sprout since they have been radiated (I think) but they are good eating and that is the only place I’ve seen them for sale. Hopefully some of the people I’ve given starts to will start selling the tubers at the Farmer’s Market. I occasionally (not often) bring slips in to sell at our EPP first Wednesday of the month appearances at the Union Street (aka “Downtown Gainesville”) farmer’s market. If you would like to try growing this and are in the local area contact me (Dan Culbertson) at the email under the Contact tab and I’ll be sure to bring some stem cuttings in to the next market. Unfortunately I am not able to ship them so people out of the Gainesville area will have to order them from one of the two commercial on-line sources mentioned in my previous post.

By: Dan Culbertson

Dan Culbertson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:52:25 +0000

Hello Velma, I believe you can get the Okinawa Sweet Potato by the case from Melissa’s Produce in LA – you can order it online at http://www.melissas.com/ . The slips are sold (in season) at Sandhill Preservation Center http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/pages/sweetpotato_catalog.html . Off season (after the spring) you can buy a potted plant from Glasshouse Works in Ohio http://www.glasshouseworks.com/trop-ij.html (scroll down to “IPOMEA BATATAS PURPLE TUBER.” The plant will grow quickly and you can take slips from it as needed. It takes quite a long season for this variety to produce tubers so it is probably too late for this year in your area fr a large harvest but you can get a bunch of small tubers and hold them over the winter so you will have them ready to plant next spring.

By: Velma Mitchell

Velma Mitchell — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:14:05 +0000

I would like to know where I can fine purple Sps to buy and also some to plant. I live in the San francisco Bay area. Please help. My phone is 650 322 7757. Velma Mitchell 6/5/2009

By: Velma Mitchell

Velma Mitchell — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:10:16 +0000

Dear Sirs:
I would like to know where I can buy some purple SPs and also I would like to know where I can find some slips to plant. I had some in Hawaii and loved them. I live in the S.F bay area. Please help Me. 650 322 7757.. Velma Mitchell ..My e mail collardlady2aol.com

By: Matty in Okinawa

Matty in Okinawa — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:21:07 +0000

this is a variety of S. American Sweet potato that was impoted to Okinawa via China from Spaniards….. History Geek…. sorry. I am from Titusville FL and have seen these growing wild in the woods in sandy soil areas with lots of Palmettos.

By: clint collard

clint collard — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:24:36 +0000

I just received 30 lbs from hawaii via fedex just looking for more receipes

By: Campfire Dan

Campfire Dan — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:19:28 +0000

Hi Jerry,
I answered your question on our forums page under “Locating.” Click the “Forums” button in the banner above this page to get there.

Dan

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:22:06 +0000

Dan
Do you have cuttings to root this potato. I’ve been looking everywhere and can’t get them for gainesville