How to Grow a Decorative Potato Vine

Growing from Leaf Cuttings

• 1

  Cut off a section of vine from an existing plant right under the leaf node, or where a leaf grows out of the vine, at a 45-degree angle.

• 2

  Remove the lower leaves and place the stem in a glass or jar of water. Do not submerge any leaves in the water. Place in an area that gets indirect sunlight.

• 3

  Change water every day or so to keep the glass or jar full.

• 4

  Plant leaf cutting in potting soil in a pot once roots become a few inches long and full.

Growing from Tubers

• 5

  Dig a hole in potting soil or light cultivated ground soil wide enough to accommodate the tuber and deep enough to completely cover it.

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  Place tuber on its side, fill with soil and firm into the ground.

• 7

  Space plants 9 to 18 inches apart when using as a ground cover.

• 8

  Keep soil evenly moist, as vines wilt when dry. They recover nicely when watered.

• 9

  Dig up tubers in fall and let them set to dry for a few days. Do not wash them off but brush off any dirt. Store in a plastic container with a lid filled with straw or peat moss over winter and plant again when weather warms up. Bring vines in pots indoors before cold weather arrives, as frost kills them.