Yes, you can take slips from slip grown sweet potato plants...even when they are quite small.

Are you going to grow slips for both sweet potatoes and "regular" white potatoes? I've heard it is possible to do this with white potatoes, but have never tried it. I'm wondering how long it takes and how the plants yield. The info I've seen indicates it could help with tuber born disease, though I might prefer to just buy certified seed potatoes instead.

Slip growing is standard practice with sweet potatoes, though, and you could end up with a lot of plants by plant out time if you want lots of them.

Thanks for the info! Can I cut the growth down from the indoor potted plants if needed before planting out?

ah, after further research I see what you're saying. Ok, slips for the sweet potatoes, and seed potatoes to chit for regular ones. thx!

I don't grow sweet potatoes, but for Irish potato types I like to select the smaller (golf ball to tennis ball size) potatoes from the seed bins, this way I don't have to cut them, they usually develop only 2 or 3 eyes per seed, and they have less tendency to rot if planted in cool, wet soil. Chitting under lights isn't necessary, but I usually buy my seed 2 or 3 weeks before planting and leave them in the paper bags where the eyes on most will sprout 1/4 inch or so before planting out.

very helpful...thx!!