Sweet Potato Slip Trial
Sweet potato “slips” are stem cuttings (similar to transplants) that are used to grow a sweet potato plant. The vast majority of sweet potatoes produced in the northeast are grown from slips produced in North Carolina. In 2021 we began hosting this research trial led by Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Eastern New York Commercial Horticulture Program. The trial asks the following questions: What effect do locally produced slips have on yield? Is it economically viable to produce slips in the Hudson Valley region, given the cooler weather (compared with North Carolina)?
Spring wheat is planted in the early spring and it is harvested in July.