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Orange fleshed sweet potato farm in Kapchemutwo ward, keiyo North in Elgeyo Marakwet county. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]
Nutritious foods like sweet potatoes are becoming more popular as Kenyans embrace healthy lifestyles. How about starting a sweet potato farm to ride on this craze? Well, sweet potatoes are easy to grow because they are hardy. Even with minimal fertilisation and care, they perform well. The fastest and easiest way to grow sweet potatoes is to use vines or cuttings.
To start off, using a sharp knife, cut a piece of a runner, about 30cm long. Remove all the leaves except for the tiny ones at the very tip. Plant the cutting by covering the whole length with soil, only the leaves of the tip should stick out of the ground. The cuttings will root at every leaf node.
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