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Bookmark or Share- Vegetable Gardening:Skinny sweet potatos - Dave's GardenA. This condition is caused by high fertility. The edible portion of the sweet potato plant is a storage root. Luxurious growing conditions cause vigorous vine growth and result in poorly-developed stringy roots. Maturity and variety also affect the texture of sweet potatoes.
- Tater Chitting: Preparing Your Seed Potatoes for Planting - Dave's GardenFingerling potatoes are an exception to the late season potato rule of thumb, benefiting from larger tubers when chitted. Certified seed potatoes are preferred, as they have been inspected and/or tested for disease. Select potatoes in good condition, discarding any rotten, damaged, black, or dark-green potatoes.
- Growing and Propagating Ornamental Sweet Potatoes: Save them for next ...In fall, before your first freeze, you'll need to "lift" your ornamental sweet potatoes and bring them inside for storage. Dig around underneath the plant and pull up any tubers you find. Some plants may make one large tuber, others may have formed a number of smaller, oddly shaped potatoes.
- The Humble Potato and How It Changed the World - Dave's GardenPotatoes mature between 75 and 120 days depending on the variety. However, you can tease a few new potatoes from the edges of the hills earlier than that if you are careful. When the plants have withered and turned yellow, carefully dig your potato harvest and store them in a cool, dark area.
- How to Make a Potato Barrel - Dave's GardenRepeat this process until the barrel is full, adding fewer potatoes towards the top if you feel that the barrel is getting too crowded. Water and Care for Potatoes Until They Wither . You’ll want to keep the soil damp but not too wet throughout the growing season — which happens to pretty long for potatoes, so plan on being patient.
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