Comments on: Early sweet potato harvest

By: adekun

adekun — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:10:57 +0000

The past year was nothing to complain about as far as pests. Beetle larvae are the biggest problem. Today we are having the last of the variety that isn’t supposed to store as well as the others. Wouldn’t be surprised if I see a crow flying off with one.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:39:32 +0000

Nice looking taters. Good color to them.

I fertilized mine this year with the used bedding from my chick brooder and produced a good crop. Lost some big roots though to something eating them. Mice or voles perhaps. What sort of bugs do you get eating yours in Japan?

…..Alan.

By: adekun

adekun — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:39:12 +0000

I’m certainly after ideas although yakimo takes some beating. Goats cheese would make a very expensive experiment…

WF. Sounds like your nuts befell the same fate as my sweetcorn. The crows had a go at the peanuts but for some reason left them alone. Sorry to hear it was all of them.

Sweet potatoes are so easy to grow, hopefully so over where you are. I know people grow them in the UK. I always get a bundle of slips and stick them in the ground (I will knock out a post). I think a lot of the stuff from the supermarket is treated to stop it sprouting. You could try though if you can’t get any slips.

I’ll let you know about the post.

By: WF

WF — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:47:37 +0000

wow! YUM!!! Yakimo - is it?

Something/someone ate ALL my peanuts from the ground.

By: Laura (France)

Laura (France) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:01:16 +0000

what did you start with to grow these - slips, bits of potato , whole potato? I’d like to try growing sweet potatoes but never tried it before any tips?

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:04:56 +0000

Mmm, I love sweet potatoes, especially these varieties. Roasted with herbs and garlic, or boiled and mashed with goat cheese and rosemary…