15 September 2019 Sweet Potatoes
 

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The last of the sweet potatoes were dug. One was dug abut a week ago and the total weight from four plants was about 15 pounds. Good quality.
They are dried a bit and stored in the root cellar and used as required.

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Nice size sweet potatoes.
Hello Durgan,

I often read northern climates do not have a long enough season, but obviously the variety you are growing is very happy. Do you have a favorite?
On whim I planted a single 4 inch pot of Beaugard, a shorter season variety, and left it to fend for itself. The temps turned chilly this week and we will have a brief midweek warm up before frost sets in. The guessing is almost over. Your photos are encouraging!

- Lisa

Those are really nice, Durgan! What a great return from just four hills. What variety did you use? Baked sweets, mashed sweets, sweet potato pie.... Mmmmm! And you'll have warm thoughts of summer during cold winter. ;)

Durgan! Good to see you posting. I've always admired your dedication to preserving and healthy eating. Fine looking sweets.

[QUOTE=Nan_PA_6b;747404]Durgan! Good to see you posting. I've always admired your dedication to preserving and healthy eating. Fine looking sweets.[/QUOTE]
Me too. :)

Me three!:)


[QUOTE=Worth1;747406]Me too. :)[/QUOTE]

how do you get such uniform sizes and not monster sized tubers? I grew a dozen plants this year and I pulled a couple tubers from one plant and they are large enough to feed a family of 8 or maybe more....

Agree, I need tons of advice. I pulled mine today - one giant and two little Beaugards. I knicked them all taking them out with a shovel. At least it was something. I hope they don't rot during curing so I can taste a homegrown sweet potato.

- Lisa

I've grown them several times. In a relatively short growing season, unlike the deep south, I've found one drawback in my garden. They do not have the time to develop a tough skins. The skins easily peel away, making storage almost impossible. So, I usually cook most of them right after digging, and then freeze them for later use.

Hi Durgan,
What they don't get juiced?
Just kidding good to see you back.

I use to post on this forum but got blackballed and cannot post properly so I moved on.

I have a good garden and live by preserving using less than half an acre.

This is what I get.

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I have juiced sweet potatoes, but they keep well in my root cellar so store them that way.

[IMG]16 September 2016 Sweet Potato Juice
Posted on September 16, 2016 by Durgan
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Seven pounds of the smaller sweet potatoes were made into seven liter of pressure canned juice. The slurry had very little gross material so it was only strained through the 2 mm mesh on the food mill. Seven liters of water was added to the cooking pot to make a drinkable juice. One pound of sweet potatoes to each liter of juice. The larger sweet potatoes were stored and will be used fresh. Pictures depict the juicing procedure.

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We grow in zone 4 Minnesota and would love any input from experienced growers from the north , This is what I know plant when soil has warmed , plant short season harvest before frost any other pointer would be helpful , anyone ever tried clear plastic for soil warming or other warming enhancers ? Thanks for any help

Awesome Sweet Potatoes

Durhan, where did you get the seed sweet potatoes originally?