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zendog · November 12, 2019

Great job! I think growing sweet potatoes is pretty addictive.

I always encourage people to try growing sweet potato vines under their tomatoes. The vines spread out and make a great "living mulch", suppressing the weeds and keeping the soil cool and shaded in our hot summers. I dig the sweet potatoes right after I pick the last tomatoes before frost. This year I harvested two 5-gallon buckets full.

I also eat the greens throughout the summer when most of my other greens have already gone to seed.

I got started the same way as you, with a potato that was laying on my counter and started to grow.

November 12, 2019	#7
zendog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: VA-7a Posts: 121	Great job! I think growing sweet potatoes is pretty addictive. I always encourage people to try growing sweet potato vines under their tomatoes. The vines spread out and make a great "living mulch", suppressing the weeds and keeping the soil cool and shaded in our hot summers. I dig the sweet potatoes right after I pick the last tomatoes before frost. This year I harvested two 5-gallon buckets full. I also eat the greens throughout the summer when most of my other greens have already gone to seed. I got started the same way as you, with a potato that was laying on my counter and started to grow.