I Grew Sweet Potatoes 3 Different Ways, Here's What Happened

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• PB

  @pbsjones · 6 months ago

  The sweet potatoes were amazing, but the sight of a grown man taking delight in an interestingly colored sow bug made my day. Folks, never lose that childhood sense of wonder!

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• AQ

  @AquaRegiaArt · 6 months ago

  That's not a sweet potato. That's a "sweet Jesus!" potato

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• ST

  @Stretchnrest · 6 months ago

  That was the size of my Son when he was born😂. Both are huge for newborns😂

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• TO

  @toryistatertot5394 · 6 months ago

  Final table front right potato looks like it's just as shocked as we are. That said, I don't care as much about the yield as I do about the flavor. If it is gritty and bland who wants to eat it? I'd love to know how the bigger sizes effected the flavor.

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• PR

  @Programmer329 · 6 months ago

  For the isopod, the front half is likely about to molt. Isopods always shed their "pants" first.  Cool find! I love raising them!

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• JA

  @janetgao6201 · 6 months ago

  The real question is how do those huge one’s taste! Personally, I prefer the smaller version for flavor!

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• TE

  @teresarock7380 · 6 months ago

  I had an Amish woman tell me that she hills up her soil, puts a black trash bag over it, and makes a hole to plant her sweet potato slip in the middle.  She had very large sweet potatoes.  This method helps get the heat they like in my zone 5 growing area.  I plan to try this year.

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• HU

  @humblecourageous3919 · 6 months ago

  One thing about growing sweet potatoes is that you can eat the nutritious green leaves.   It is an Asian staple.   We have grown a bed of sweet potatoes for several years.   We do use Azomite for fertilizer. We also use some crab/lobster shells for nematodes.   Many of the sweet potatoes are huge.   They look awful, but you just need to peel them.   They are so big that I slice them and cook them in the microwave.   Whatever you do, don't toss them out if they look funny - just cut out the bad parts.   We got three big boxes full this last summer.   We just moved them into the house due to the 90+ degree weather (March 2026) instead of keeping them in the garage.   You can also plant a whole, sprouted potato if you have one.    We always think we have dug them all up but just to make sure we dig a little more and sure enough, there are more.

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• RA

  @rainbowragechicken · 6 months ago

  As a bucket gardener your channel alone gave me hope. I would garden with my mother and my grandmother had the most amazing green thumb. Now instead of forlornly staring at my empty apartment patio, I have planters and buckets making it into my happy place. Thanks Kevin and congratulations on the spud!❤

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• PE

  @PeterAndRoyRooted · 6 months ago (edited)

  this is exactly the kind of experiment that makes gardening feel less intimidating and more exciting.<br><br>Sweet potatoes have always felt like a “maybe next season” crop here in South Africa — especially with our unpredictable seasons — but seeing the side-by-side methods like this makes it feel far more doable.<br><br>What I love most is how you simplify the process without dumbing it down. That’s a rare skill.<br><br>Curious — have you ever tested these methods in slightly cooler or coastal climates? Would be fascinating to see how they perform outside of the ideal “long hot summer” conditions.<br><br>Greetings from Gqeberha, South Africa

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• WI

  @willwebber6496 · 6 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMw7_MsYeQ&amp;t=501">8:21</a> It&apos;s like Kevin on Christmas morning! &nbsp;Your joy brings us joy!

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• KA

  @KavinHarvest · 6 months ago

  As someone who has spent years working with soil and crops, I have to say this result truly surprised me. Getting over 22 lbs from a single sweet potato slip is not just luck — it shows a deep understanding of how the plant grows. The way you used the Ruth Stout method, allowing the vines to spread and root along the nodes, seems to be the key. More vines mean more energy captured, and more rooting points mean more places for tubers to develop. That’s how you end up with those massive potatoes.<br>In traditional farming, we often focus on the main root, but this experiment reminds us that sometimes the real yield comes from how we manage the entire plant system, not just where we plant it. I’ve rarely seen tubers reach that kind of size so consistently — truly impressive work.

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