Digging sweet potatoes

grandpa Love

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• Sep 16, 2020

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Looking like the worst of the hurricane will stay south of us here in central Al. we had time this morning to dig the sweet potatoes. Planted 50 plants. Got a nice harvest. Just started raining here. Light breeze. Texted " Grayrider" he ain't been on here in a while.... Says it's "nasty, nasty, nasty" at his place. 45-50 miles north of the Gulf.

The cub made 3 trips!

 

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old

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• Sep 16, 2020

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I almost called you a few minutes ago but figure I'd wait till later since I am waiting on 2 or 3 people to show up soon

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• Sep 16, 2020

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Nice bunch of Sweet Potatoes,once of my favorite things to eat cooked about any way plus in a pie.

 

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Richard G.

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• Sep 16, 2020

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Great looking crop.
Miss V baked a couple this morning and had one for dinner with sausage.
Richard

 

47fivewindow

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Davidsonville Md.

• Sep 16, 2020

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Do you let them age before eating? They get a lot sweeter in a couple weeks

 

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jddrawbar

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• Sep 16, 2020

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I agree....anyway you fix them. I started adding them to my soups yrs. ago. Sure add a good flavor.

 

FLOLDFORD

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Location

Lakeland Florida

• Sep 16, 2020

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Looks good Kevin. I never met a sweet potato I didn't like! I planted some in an old stainless steel kitchen garbage can the wife was throwing out but planted them late so I may not harvest them for another few months.

 

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Vicinalvictor

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• Sep 16, 2020

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I like sweet potatoes much better than Yams. I raised some Yams here a few years ago, and decided to go to the store and buy sweet potatoes. They were cheaper than I could raise them here in Michigan, and tasted much better....Nice crop!

 

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C.Amick

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• Sep 16, 2020

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How do you store them?

 

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grandpa Love

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• Sep 16, 2020

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We have then under a lean to at the barn. They will cure for 4-6 weeks. Then we wil store them in the pantry off the kitchen. Cool and dark in there.

 

Vito

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• Sep 16, 2020

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Nice looking crop!

Vito

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• Sep 16, 2020

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In the Winter my wife cooks them in a cast iron skillet on the wood stove,rubs them with olive oil and then wraps them in aluminum foil great eating.

 

SweetFeet

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• Sep 16, 2020

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Wow - great harvest on the sweet taters!

 

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SVcummins

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• Sep 16, 2020

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Very nice looking crop

 

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PJH

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• Sep 16, 2020

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Nice looking crop! I'm surprised that you're digging them already. Up here in Southern Illinois, we're holding off for about two weeks before we dig ours.

 

miner09

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Location

Pattonville Texas

• Sep 17, 2020

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Crops dug here in East Texas. Seen several vendors selling yesterday.

 

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tractorkrum

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• Sep 17, 2020

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Looks like a real good yield. I like eating them, but with our climate we must not be able to grow them as I never hear of anyone growing them around here. It's like growing cotton up here. It just does not happen.

 

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Traditional Farmer

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Location

Virginia

• Sep 17, 2020

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Check out grocery stores a week or two before Thanksgiving they usually have them on sale cheap.

 

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jacksun65

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• Sep 17, 2020

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I grew some here in KY a few years ago and had good crop of Beauregards. Excellent tasting compared to the ones in stores. They went down hill from there and didn't grow any this year.