How to Mail Sweetpotato Slips

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How to mail sweet potato slips Washington State University.	A background image of sweetpotato slips in plastic bags stacked in an open brown rectangular cardboard box on a black table indoors and a logo of Washington State university and the title ‘How to mail sweetpotato slips’ in the foreground.
Cut slips half to 1 inch above soil or root surface.	A person wearing a white sweater holding a pair of black scissors in right hand and cuts individual slips at the base of the sweetpotato root by holding the slips using their left hand from a bunch of sweetpotato slips growing in a black plastic seed starting tray on a black table indoors.
Remove leaves from lower one inch of slips so they do not rot during shipping.	The person wearing a white sweater takes a slip from the pile of cut slips on a black table with streaks of water indoors using their left hand, and cuts a couple of leaves from the bottom of the stems of the cut slips using a pair of black scissors.
Label with variety name.	The person cuts a short stretch of ribbon from a roll of pink ribbon using their hands and writes the name of the sweetpotato variety holding a black permanent marker in their right hand. The person sets aside the black permanent marker and wraps the pink ribbon tag around a bunch of cut sweetpotato slips and ties a knot around the slips placed on a black table indoors.
Wrap ends of slips with a wet paper towel.	The person uses both hands to wrap the cut ends of a bunch of sweetpotato slips using a damp paper towel and puts it on a black table indoors.
Place in a labeled plastic bag.	The person places a clear plastic bag on a black table indoors and writes the name of the sweetpotato cultivar with a black permanent marker and puts a bunch of cut sweetpotato slips wrapped in a damp paper towel.
Sanitize cutting tools with alcohol between varieties to avoid virus transmission.	The person holds a pair of black scissors in the left hand and applies alcohol from a white spray bottle onto the scissors. The person puts the white spray bottle with alcohol and alcohol sprayed black scissors on a black table indoors.
If using zip top plastic bags, leave partially open. pack slips loosely in box.	The person puts a bunch of sweetpotato slips into a Ziploc bag sealing it loosely on one side.
Add packing filler if needed.	The person packs four bags of wrapped slips in plastic bags into a brown cardboard box and places bubble wrap on the top.
Close and seal box with packaging tape.	The person holding a red dispenser of packing tape seals the middle and sides of the brown cardboard box using the tape.
Ship with two to three day shipping.	The person takes away the brown cardboard box. A red dispenser of packing tape on a black table with splatter of water indoors. Logos of Washington State University, Western SARE, and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.