tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post4440219803712383565..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Growing sweet potatoesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61166670442663588592015-09-09T16:30:36.085+10:002015-09-09T16:30:36.085+10:00Village Gardener's "how to grow" mes...Village Gardener's "how to grow" message above is good for planting, but in my section of the United States, (Virginia) a very similar method is used to grow a house plant from sweet potatoes. Get a potato that isn't sprayed, if possible, choose the container you want to grow it in, stick three toothpicks near the top part of the sides of the potatoes to hold the plant-to-be about half above the water line. Fill the container until just over a fourth of the bottom of the potato is in water. Set it in a dark, cool place and keep the roots that will soon be growing in the water. At the same time, the shoots will begin to grow on the top and soon you will have green vines. My mama usually kept one growing on top of the refrigerator in the kitchen and I associate these with the good memories of my childhood.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602945219346650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13102722680723535452013-07-01T08:05:17.656+10:002013-07-01T08:05:17.656+10:00I find your way of growing sweet potato much diffe...I find your way of growing sweet potato much different than mine. I usually take five good tubers and suspend them in a quart jar full of water. Just stick three tooth picks in each one to suspend them. Soon roots grow out of the tubers and shoots start growing from all over the top of the tuber. When the slips get about 4-5 inches long they are pulled from the tuber. I put the slips in a glass of water and set it on the window sill. Soon all of the slips are rooted. I then pot all of the slips with dirt in styrofoam cups where they stay until it is warm enough outside to plant them in the ground. By that time the roots are well established in the dirt and there is no shock at transplanting. I usually get 100-125 slips from the five tubers. I'm in Ohio so I start this whole process on March 15th every year. I pile up the dirt and make ridges to plant the tubers in. I am growing sweet potatoes that have been in the family for at least 75 years.Village Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319729950870512758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3198163798896753612013-03-02T21:19:35.001+10:002013-03-02T21:19:35.001+10:00Have you tried cooking the sweet potato leaves? - ...Have you tried cooking the sweet potato leaves? - harvest the leaves - and cut off the stem - stir fry in a hot pan - the water used to wash the leaves will be enough to steam them, but a little splash of chinese wine or sherry is good too. The taste is amazing - like sweet potato : )<br /><br />Narelle Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005748151288461798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82021184639954015452013-02-11T16:09:25.069+10:002013-02-11T16:09:25.069+10:00I live in Australia too.I live in Australia too.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43137011602555946842013-02-11T15:58:45.383+10:002013-02-11T15:58:45.383+10:00I live in Australia and currently it's summer ...I live in Australia and currently it's summer here. I've just read your post and I'd love to give it a try but after reading the time frame of planting it's probably too late to plant. Can I just confirm with you what you think? Regards Fiona Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27119286127368052202013-02-06T17:24:46.799+10:002013-02-06T17:24:46.799+10:00Off the top of my head, I'd say no but I guess...Off the top of my head, I'd say no but I guess if you had a big enough pot and lived in a warm climate, anything is possible.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23762459894072834192013-02-06T17:17:32.483+10:002013-02-06T17:17:32.483+10:00Can you grow sweet potatoes in a pot, I live close...Can you grow sweet potatoes in a pot, I live close to the sea and also mud flats, the soil I have is sandy, while things grow, they don't seem to flourish, which I guess is also good as they don't need as much pruning, the good and the bad. Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68805178166807048972010-05-01T06:20:42.252+10:002010-05-01T06:20:42.252+10:00Yay for sweet p8os. Yes you can eat the leaves. We...Yay for sweet p8os. Yes you can eat the leaves. We grow the purple ones too.lalanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-65913273862713447232009-12-06T19:36:53.247+10:002009-12-06T19:36:53.247+10:00You can eat the leaves of the sweet potatoes as we...You can eat the leaves of the sweet potatoes as well. They are edible unlike the normal potatoes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14018768984903975842009-11-18T07:38:23.611+10:002009-11-18T07:38:23.611+10:00I think I'll try growing some sweet potatoes n...I think I'll try growing some sweet potatoes next spring, it's too cold here in the winter as we can get it below freezing for a few weeks at a time until the end of February.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85845692493143955532009-11-18T02:54:25.112+10:002009-11-18T02:54:25.112+10:00If all goes well, how many sweet potatoes do you g...If all goes well, how many sweet potatoes do you get from one sweet potato plant? I have often wanted to plant these, but was unsure how many to plant. Thanks!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958981528207127681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59209579078750289742009-11-18T02:11:38.643+10:002009-11-18T02:11:38.643+10:00Oh how I would love to grow sweet potatoes but not...Oh how I would love to grow sweet potatoes but not in our zone I'm sure. <br />We love baked sweet potato fries! I'm always looking for new recipes. Thank you Rhonda!Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214584150711242076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23241370023898007292009-11-17T20:23:43.657+10:002009-11-17T20:23:43.657+10:00What a timely post. We had roast sweet potato for ...What a timely post. We had roast sweet potato for tea and I said to my hubby 'we should grow sweet potato, I wonder how?'. He said 'look it up on the 'net!'<br />Now we know!renaehttp://hollyhockhollow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67073065931970869872009-11-17T14:49:21.493+10:002009-11-17T14:49:21.493+10:00Sweet potato leaves are part of Southeast Asian me...Sweet potato leaves are part of Southeast Asian menu. Here is the recipe link: http://www.kuali.com/recipes/viewrecipe.asp?r=1121<br /><br />You'll find about 20 sweet potato-based recipes when you search "sweet potato" on the same website.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376131660727033156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-29253136270525248612009-11-17T14:17:24.993+10:002009-11-17T14:17:24.993+10:00Thanks Rhonda! I just bought 20 lbs of sweet potat...Thanks Rhonda! I just bought 20 lbs of sweet potatoes from the farmers market and I've been wondering how I ought to store them. As always, you are an excellent resource.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396695061664780091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74000001620929048532009-11-17T13:30:55.495+10:002009-11-17T13:30:55.495+10:00I have just discovered your blog and will definite...I have just discovered your blog and will definitely be following it. I also live in Queeensland, but way up north (just north of Cairns) - I think you live further south? I planted some sweet potatoes from a couple of slips a friend gave me. They are doing really well - did you know that you can stir fry the shoots that you trimm off?africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43382607872569392182009-11-17T12:59:20.989+10:002009-11-17T12:59:20.989+10:00I tried growing them in my greenhouse this summer ...I tried growing them in my greenhouse this summer but the season just is not long enough here in Powell River. I did get a tuber but it was just the width of a finger. I love sweet potatoes and they are so good for you.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593728147751269710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82010887406521487842009-11-17T12:43:11.071+10:002009-11-17T12:43:11.071+10:00Deer ate our sweet potato vines and our peas this ...Deer ate our sweet potato vines and our peas this year! We still had a great garden inspite of them & now we have deer in the freezer for winter.<br /><br />Wimberlyfamilyfarm.blogspot.comWimberly Farmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814360647798097268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50612392528785339422009-11-17T11:27:02.038+10:002009-11-17T11:27:02.038+10:00Sweet potatoes are yum. We live in the midst of s...Sweet potatoes are yum. We live in the midst of such locations in the states, that LOVE them...many grown here and always in the store, year around. Hubby and I are on a special diet for awhile, but are allowed up to 1/2 sweet potato per day. I bake them ahead in the oven (with skins on and it preserves their flavor so well)...cool in frige till wanted. Then slice and SLOWLY saute in a pan with oil or butter or both. Cook until the outside kind of caramelizes and turns somewhat crispy. TASTES LIKE CANDY!!<br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4889346045419769722009-11-17T11:03:58.275+10:002009-11-17T11:03:58.275+10:00Sweet Potatoe eh!!!!!! Would you like some? DH h...Sweet Potatoe eh!!!!!! Would you like some? DH has them growing by the ton. We have been digging them up for a few weeks allready. If I can get my act together I will post a few photos in the "Growing Vegetables and Herbs" section in the forum. We have 3 variaties. The most common one is the orange one and in my opinion the nicest. Then the next one you'll see in the shops is the purple skin with white flesh and the last one is one we got from some Fijian friends which is white skin and a purple flesh. This one is nice also with a slightly more nuttier flavour. I cook this one with some onion , curry powder, chick peas, or green peas, and pour over a can coconut cream. Let it simmer away till potatoes are cooked. Just yummy as a meal on it's own. <br />BTW Rhonda, many thanks for replying to my SOS yesterday in the forum re- the Tuna Loaf. The end result got the thumbs up from DH, so I am allowed to make it again. LololoCarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648282118271496709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66884723799623391242009-11-17T10:50:38.319+10:002009-11-17T10:50:38.319+10:00Ahh thank you Rhonda for this post. I have heard ...Ahh thank you Rhonda for this post. I have heard that you can eat the leaves as a green, have you done this yourself? Now, to get some sweet potatoes and get growing, I guess hubby will be digging some more gardens this weekend! LOL.<br /><br />Susieq.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36109481530055191102009-11-17T09:41:50.196+10:002009-11-17T09:41:50.196+10:00I adore sweet potato and grew some kumara last yea...I adore sweet potato and grew some kumara last year. We put them in the potting shed to cure and went in to check them after a week and the whole lot ( and there were loads) had been eaten by rats. We got not a single one. We were so upset. :(Laura @ Our Wee Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14240391312194055909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47894092969803367262009-11-17T09:33:51.290+10:002009-11-17T09:33:51.290+10:00I bought some sweet potatoes about 8 weeks ago fro...I bought some sweet potatoes about 8 weeks ago from an online organic supplier, they only came with the vine part which was fairly small, no roots, and only one leaf out of the 4 plants, they were not attached to the tuber. We had a lot of rain after I planted them and they rotted. It was a very unsuccessful first attempt at growing sweet potatoes. I don't know if I did something wrong, I'd not seen a plant in this form before.<br /><br />Maybe I'll give it another go and try and sprout some myself. I love sweet potatoes, they are so delicious!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16651751722909097947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-50604440129186050732009-11-17T07:32:39.254+10:002009-11-17T07:32:39.254+10:00Hi Rhonda
I read this post with interest and then...Hi Rhonda<br /><br />I read this post with interest and then clicked on your "Neighbours" post. Which i really loved. I am one of those people like yourself who likes to know their neighbours, too.<br /><br />I also received some loofa seeds from you earlier in the year and they are starting to sprout now. I'm looking forward to them fruiting etc. <br />cheers and thanks for your blog....I'm off to make soap now!<br />Serena.Serena Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633337796795609011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27984668354253684552009-11-17T06:19:45.288+10:002009-11-17T06:19:45.288+10:00Good post Rhonda and very timely as I'm beginn...Good post Rhonda and very timely as I'm beginning to plan my kitchen garden next year. <br /><br />I love sweet potatoes but was always put off growing them as I'd heard they are tough to grow in the UK. Now I'm wondering if that's an old wive's tale and maybe I should have a go.<br /><br />And I never knew they grew in vines...I always thought they grew like normal potatoes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com