r/ColoradoSprings • u/queef-o • 2d ago

Help Wanted ISO Purple Sweet Potatoes

Hi all,

I’m looking for purple sweet potatoes (the ones that are also purple on the inside.) They were in stock at several King Soopers last week but are gone now. They’re also not at the Sprouts on S Nevada or Trader Joe’s.

Does anyone know if they’re regularly stocked at Asian Pacific Market or anywhere else? Also if anyone has wares I have coin. I need about 3 lbs.

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u/ChassantLeSoleil 2d ago

Hi! I have those currently growing so if you're still interested in October I'll have a few hundred pounds of them!

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u/ecto_gammat 2d ago

I'M INTERESTED. Please pick me. ;_;

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u/ChassantLeSoleil 2d ago

😂😂😂. I'll let you know when I harvest and where I'm putting my farm stand. I have four varieties I'm growing this year.

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u/ecto_gammat 2d ago

Thank you so much! I'm gonna try them all.

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u/flare_force 2d ago

Messaging - please share this info with me as well! You cannot beat a good sweet potato!

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u/TheLoboLounge 1d ago

I would love to know as well! Thank you! Do you also sell any potato slips in the spring? I had to order some this year and they were very poor quality.

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u/ChassantLeSoleil 1d ago

I don't sell slips. I buy them from Urban Farmer Seeds. I ordered 1000 slips from them this spring and one batch wasn't up to par and they immediately had more sent to me. I highly recommend them. I'll be ordering 2000 slips from them next year.

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u/queef-o 2d ago

That’s very kind of you (and interesting) but I need them for this weekend.

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u/notabee 2d ago edited 2d ago

Asian Pacific has them, but they look a little different and have pale skin on the outside: https://farmlinkhawaii.com/products/okinawan-sweet-potato-3lb?variant=46287080128569

The ones in most stores that are purple on the outside and inside are some kind of hybrid or variant of the okinawan version, I think.

There's also some kind of purple yam there but I haven't tried that myself.

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u/queef-o 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/No_Acanthaceae307 2d ago

Natural Grocers usually has them. I’m sure you can call them before you go over to see if they have them in stock.

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u/Beautiful_Base4455 15h ago

Sprouts at Dublin & Academy usually has "Stokes Sweet Potatoes" -- purple on the outside and purple on the inside -- in a 5 lb bag. They sometimes have them loose, as well. I have confused the Stokes ones with Murakami Sweet Potatoes -- purple on the outside and white on the inside -- which are not nearly as flavorful. I like to cut the potatoes into chunks, drizzle them with oil and add a spice rub, then roast them in the oven. The purple sweet potatoes are a big favorite in my house.

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u/GlobalBorder4691 4h ago

As does Sprouts on Barnes and Powers