There are certain conditions for sweet potato to germinate, and it is only possible to germinate in a suitable environment, otherwise it may deteriorate, so how long it takes for sweet potato to germinate at home depends on the temperature and humidity at home.
What should I do if the sweet potato at home germinates? I can keep it as a green plant.
First find an empty flowerpot and put some soil for planting flowers, that is, fertile, loose, ventilated and well drained soil. For sweet potatoes, both acidic and alkaline can survive, but it is better to control the ph value at around 4.5 to 8.5. Sweet potato likes warm environment and is afraid of cold. As long as the temperature does not exceed 30 degrees Celsius, the higher the temperature, the faster the growth. Therefore, if you want sweet potato to grow faster, it is best to put it in a place with higher indoor temperature, and the temperature needs to be higher during the growth of sweet potato.
Then you'd better give it plenty of sunshine. Sweet potatoes like sunny environment. If it receives sunlight, its leaves will be darker and stronger. If there is not enough sunshine, the leaves will turn yellow, the leaves will fall off easily, and the sweet potatoes will not grow well. In addition, sweet potatoes can grow normally even in arid areas, so sweet potatoes are drought-tolerant plants, but they are afraid of waterlogging. If we water it too much at ordinary times, it will grow badly and even its roots may rot or even die. Therefore, if you want sweet potatoes to grow well, you should water them properly, not too much, but also water them.
3 Why does sweet potato sprout? Because the storage temperature is high, it can promote the germination of sweet potatoes. When storing sweet potatoes, the temperature should not exceed 20 degrees, otherwise it will lead to the germination of sweet potatoes. Humid environment is also easy to cause sweet potato germination. If sweet potatoes are exposed to sunlight during storage, they may germinate. It is best to avoid light when storing.
4 Can sweet potatoes be eaten after germination? Sweet potato can generally be eaten after germination, but the nutritional content of sweet potato after germination is not so good, because it will lead to the loss of nutrition and water after germination, so the nutritional value is not so good. Sweet potato contains
A lot of starch should be cooked thoroughly, otherwise it will be difficult to digest, so people with indigestion should eat less sweet potatoes.