Sweet potatoes, black plastic and water

Farmette · September 18, 2015

Planted my sp this yr, put down black plastic first. Read that it helped warm up soil and keep sp from rooting all over creating too many small sp. Have drip system under plastic. Now I am hoping I've done the right thing with the plastic. Some sp varieties tubers are very close to top of soil. I put row cover on top the other day to keep heat in as we are starting to cool off. Now we are having a lot of rain, so I am worried that the large amt of water will sit on the plastic and create a problem. I want the tubers to put on bulk in the next month. So, should I rip holes in the plastic to drain the water. I am somewhat nervous about this harvest as the last 2 Yrs were not really successful sp Yrs for me. Any input on my methods will be appreciated. Thanks!

September 18, 2015	#1
Farmette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 985	Sweet potatoes, black plastic and water Planted my sp this yr, put down black plastic first. Read that it helped warm up soil and keep sp from rooting all over creating too many small sp. Have drip system under plastic. Now I am hoping I've done the right thing with the plastic. Some sp varieties tubers are very close to top of soil. I put row cover on top the other day to keep heat in as we are starting to cool off. Now we are having a lot of rain, so I am worried that the large amt of water will sit on the plastic and create a problem. I want the tubers to put on bulk in the next month. So, should I rip holes in the plastic to drain the water. I am somewhat nervous about this harvest as the last 2 Yrs were not really successful sp Yrs for me. Any input on my methods will be appreciated. Thanks!