Nanzhang farmers grow sweet potato king weighing 9.3 kg

On November 9, 2015, Guo Tao, a group of villagers from Zhang Lin Village, Chengguan Town, Nanzhang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province, planted many large sweet potatoes this year, the largest of which weighed 9.3 kilograms.

Nine kilos of sweet potatoes.

Guo Tao said that his family has a piece of sandy barren mountain, opened up wasteland and planted trees the year before last, and interplanted sweet potatoes under the forest last year. Under the natural growth environment, many large sweet potatoes were harvested this year, the largest of which reached more than 18 jin. "the growth of large sweet potatoes comes from the special quality of sandy soil!" Guo Tao said jokingly: I have checked on the Internet, the largest sweet potato is only 16 jin, my sweet potato can be regarded as the king of sweet potatoes.