Nell's Sweet Potato Vine

When I was a child, Nell, my aunt, had a sweet potato vine growing in a window, lots of places. It was in her dining area off the kitchen. First, it grew in a window. As the years passed, the sweet potato vine grew longer and longer and reached another window. She had to provide support as it ventured out. I suppose the last time I saw it, the vine was about 10+ feet in both directions. I was amazed and still am. 

I remember a few things from her house. It was immaculate. She had a loaded pistol on the nightstand in her bedroom that we were forbidden to touch. We would not dare go into her bedroom or touch the gun. My mother laid down the law. (No comments with gun info will be published!)

She had a conch shell and a beautiful piece of coral. I was always fascinated with her life and her. Her life was just different from ours. Obviously, she had been to Florida. 

She was married to a man from Greece. I really loved Uncle Pete, but he possibly just tolerated us, but he was kind to us. He did yell at me once. He took us to the Greek Orthodox Church he attended. I walked up the aisle toward the platform, the raised part and he spoke loudly and sharply to me, telling me not to go up there. It was just one step up. I remember being mortified, embarrassed that I had done something wrong. But, he did not remain annoyed at me. 

My three sweet potato slips are in water still in the kitchen, thriving and reaching for the window. I think of Nell when I see them. I really need to plant them. 

Other than getting slips ready to plant, have you ever grown a sweet potato vine in a window? Do you know someone who grew a giant sweet potato vine in the window?