Mile-a-Minute Vine
About Mile-a-Minute Vine
Mile-a-Minute Vine is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Mile-a-Minute Vine likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Ipomoea cairica
Ipomoea
Convolvulaceae
Solanales
Also known as
Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, Coast morning glory and Railroad creeper
How to care for Mile-a-Minute Vine
How often to water your Mile-a-Minute Vine
every 9
Mile-a-Minute Vine needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Mile-a-Minute Vine in your home
a window
Mile-a-Minute Vine love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Mile-a-Minute Vine does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Mile-a-Minute Vine in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Mile-a-Minute Vine
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Mile-a-Minute Vine after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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When to harvest? #SweetPotatoVine
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Surprise Guest I reused the soil from a pot I was trying to germinate locust seeds in and apparently one of them was hiding. Finally decided to pop out all of a sudden. Odd fella 🤷♂️
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I was just needing to make sure that this is just a sign that it got too cold and I needed to bring it in the house, and not that something worse is going on #SweetPotatoVine
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Why are a few of my leaves yellow# #BeachMoningGlory
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Good morning all. Can anyone tell me what might be eating on my sweet potato vines?
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#happyplants #newgrowth #newplantmom #freshleaffriday #freshfeaturedfriday MY SWEET POTATER PLANT IS GROWING TOOO
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What’s up with my potato? I recently trimmed the new growth and leaves have begun to turn yellow. What is going on?
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What is this white stuff on some of my potato vine leaves? How do I get rid of it? #SweetPotatoVine
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My sweet potato vine was thriving and growing until a couple days ago when leaves started to shrink, dry and fall off. I don't see pests. Any other ideas? #SweetPotatoVine
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#SweetPotatoVine YES! I planted my very first sweet potatoes 😳🌿 thank you ‘pot’ short for potato, my sweet potato mother “plant”🤩😭! In total I think there’s 5 slips planted 👍🤙 Cannot wait to see if we get some sweet potatoes!! See ya in 120 days for harvesting 😏🤷♀️🙈 #OutdoorGrowing #gardening #raisedbeds #Potato #HappyPlants #Propagation
Care Summary for Mile-a-Minute Vine
Mile-a-Minute Vine
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.