10 Sweet Potato Slips Plants - Covington - Non GMO & Chemical Free

***I HAVE MANY OTHER VARIETIES OF SWEET POTATO SLIPS AVAILABLE. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS.***

YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE BUNDLE OF PLANTS CONTAINING AT LEAST 10 SWEET POTATO SLIPS OF THE ADVERTISED VARIETY. THE ROOTS WILL BE WRAPPED IN DAMP PAPER TOWEL AND A PLASTIC BAGGIE FOR SHIPMENT. 


The Covington has an excellent yield of uniformly shaped potatoes with a rose colored skin. The flesh is sweet and slightly darker than a Beauregard. Maturity is 100 days. (Vine Type)

Skin color: orange


Flesh color: uniform orange, darker than Beauregard

Susceptibility/resistance to common diseases:

Released by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station

Please note that all slips may arrive looking dry and wilted after their long travels. This is normal. The condition of the leaves do not matter in the least as long as the stem and roots are healthy. 

Once you receive the slips, unwrap them and place them in a cup of water to rehydrate them for at least a couple of days. If they do not have much root growth when they arrive, leave them sitting in water for at least one week until new roots start to form. Change the water every day and add a little hydrogen peroxide and/or rooting hormone to the water to help the rooting process. It is also useful to move the slips around in the cup to get more airflow. If there is any rot that starts, remove it as soon as possible. Place the cup in a sunny window that receives at least several hours of sunlight to get them used to full sun outside and to help them recover and grow new leaves if necessary. 

When the slips have recovered from their journey, it is time plant them out in your garden. Plant them in loose, well-drained soil as deep as the first set of leaves. Water them well after planting. If you have not hardened them off or acclimated them to the level of sunlight in the garden, you should provide them with shade for at least one week until they get established. This is especially true if they didn't have strong root systems already. Keep them well watered and don't them them get to too dry or baked out by the sun.

Happy growing!!!