Sweet potatoes are not started by seed like most other vegetables, they are started from slips. slips are shoots that are grown from a mature sweet potato. Place each section in a jar or glass of water with half of the potato below the water and half above. Use toothpicks to hold the potato in place.
Quick Answer. The Titanic set sail for New York from the White Star Dock in Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912. Most of her crew also came from or lived in the area. The White Star Dock, which was renamed Ocean Dock in 1911, was a deep water dock.
The Titanic set sail 100 years ago but its first voyage was to be its last-the ship sank after hitting an iceberg and more than 1,500 passengers lost their lives.