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Post by macmex on Jul 8, 2014 5:31:04 GMT -6
Gary, I am habitually overstretched. But you truly tempt me. Maybe I can find a way to spend part of a Saturday helping you to dig. I have a great spading fork and happen to LOVE digging sweet potatoes. Okay, I admit it, I'm sick... I also love to split wood I can hardly imagine that many varieties of sweet potatoes! George
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Post by duckcreekfarms on Jul 8, 2014 11:06:14 GMT -6
And to think that I wasn't going to plant as many this year, but I'm a sick puppy when it comes to planting them. I am not as enthused when it comes to digging, however. I have to dig a few at a time as I just don't have the endurance to dig all day. I would still be planting a few more that I have pulled or cut, but the heat and dry conditons is just not ideal. In fact the last few I planted are looking cooked..... trying to get them established when the temps is 100 and powder dry is not easy. We had so much moisture in the ground a few days ago that I thought it would last, but now it is so dry that I am having to hand water the most recent plantings almost every day. the ones I planted a few weeks ago are looking great, but could desperatly use a good soaking rain. the pigweed and Johnsongrass seedlings are about to take over......
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Post by duckcreekfarms on Jul 18, 2014 18:11:14 GMT -6
Ok.... With all the good soaking rain, I went ahead and planted a few more today July 18th. Mostly short season ones, so hoping we continue with the rain. Planted about 153 Varieties.........
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Post by glen on Jan 15, 2015 20:13:14 GMT -6
I have a question about starting sweet potato's. I have plenty of sweet potato's growing in the back yard now. Is there any advantage in using my seed potato since I have slips growing already? I have plenty of seed potato. But, since I grow sweet potato's year around, do I ever need to use them? Do the existing slips ever get tired? Or, can they indefinitely be used? I plant in sections. Every time I dig a section, I have been replanting. I am asking this question because at first, I had no seed potato. Now I have plenty. If I don't need them I will just sell them in the market. People here will just buy em up. Also, I have several large White potato's. Can I just cut them up into peices and grow new vines? Or should I lay them in soil like George did in his fancy photo and cut slips? My first slips came from a single potato, grown in a small ornamental pot. I am looking for the easiest way to do things. Thanx
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Post by macmex on Jan 16, 2015 9:30:53 GMT -6
Glen, I have moved over to the potato forum with your answer.
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