શક્કરિયા

• Potting mix: prepare a manure-rich, sandy, porous soil, water well, and level it.
• Ratio: soil : compost : dry leaves : sand = 30:30:30:10.
• To plant, first make sweet potato slips.
• Partly dip a mature sweet potato in a mug of water and keep it in a sunny spot, letting small shoots and roots grow.
• Separate the shoots and partly dip each in a mug of water for roots to develop, then separate the baby plants and plant them in the prepared soil.
• This whole process takes 3-4 weeks.
• Sowing period: May-June.
• Sowing method: 1-2 slips in an 18-20 inch (diameter) by 18 inch (height) grow bag, with 6-8 hours of sunlight.
• It can also be grown in a raised garden bed.
• Harvest period: sweet potato may take 2 seasons to fully form.

• The tender leaves are edible and make a genuinely delicious raita.

These uses are documented for information only and are not medical advice. Always verify the species and the plant part before use.

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