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by giaur500
Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
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Re: Saving Sweet Potato

I also ordered some tubers to grow slips from them. Interesting varieties: African Orange, Purple (but not All Purple I already own, shown on above pic), Murasaki and Japanese (purple, tubers are similar to All Purple). But stil, I think All Purple grows fastest and gives largest crop. I couldn't fi...
by giaur500
Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:52 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

New season is coming. Slips grow pretty fast:
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by giaur500
Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:29 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Well I think the best way is to avoid store them. Instead, get only small amount and eat fresh every time. That's difficult to store them.
by giaur500
Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:51 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
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Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Small update about how to cure and store them. I must say, my method to cure failed completly. Most of them are soft and starts to decay. But there's something interesting. Some tubers have been thrown away outside after harvesting, 3 weeks ago as they are small and considered useless. And I can see...
by giaur500
Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:08 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

My harvest is 10 fruit crates (not.fully loaded). I have bad experience putting them fresh indoors. They degradate very quickly, especially small ones. But as wikipedia says, it highly depends from storage conditions, mine seems to be bad for them. I hope I'm not going to lost my harvest, but I'm pr...
by giaur500
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:35 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

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Ok, 2 days remaining, I will then dry them out and remove roots. As long as they are firm, I guess they are still good. That's strange, now they grow when unnecesary, but when I want them to grow at spring time to get new slips, they refue to sprout and I need to wait 2-3 months.
by giaur500
Thu Oct 14, 2021 8:06 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
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Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Well, I'm afraid cure process will fail in my case. It seems my mistake is they have been washed. They don't look fine and they grow new roots as crazy. But still they look firm, so I hope I won't lost them
by giaur500
Wed Oct 13, 2021 6:54 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
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Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Flowers don't not matter. They may flower or not. Wait until you notice tubers are big enough. Mine were planted outside, so I'm limited to weather conditions, first frost = game over and need to harvest immediately. Also. make sure young wines won't create their own roots, that may cause main tuber...
by giaur500
Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:26 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

I don't know what's going on but they decided to sprout instead of cure themself. Maybe that's not a problem, I guess they will still edible. I'm confused. New, thin white roots appear.
by giaur500
Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
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Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Single one: https://i.imgur.com/s2GAoN6.jpg Almost 5 kg from single plant, I think approx 500 kg is what I got. I have no pic to show all harvest, because I was digging partially, then pack in plastic bags and put into incubator to cure them. Washed: https://i.imgur.com/QwroYcI.jpg It's my first att...
by giaur500
Fri Oct 08, 2021 9:55 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Well, I think I can't count all plants will give me as much as harvested ones for test. So, I'm not able to make any prediction how rich my harvest is actually going to be. I will start digging tomorrow, then need to wash them and put into incubator to cure them. It's actually much work to do, I hop...
by giaur500
Fri Oct 08, 2021 8:40 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

First frost happened, I guess it's time to harvest :wink:

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Frost expected today and tomorrow too, so yes now it'st time
by giaur500
Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:16 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
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Re: Saving Sweet Potato

Mine are dying slowly, but as long as green leaves are there, I guess roots grow. But they will reach their end soon. I got very cold September first week, with temperatures not more than +5 both night and day, that almost killed them. But some leaves are still healthy. I think I will wait for all l...
by giaur500
Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:37 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

From 2 plants only, some giants there:

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I'm planning to wait 2-3 weeks to harvest them all. Temperature is lower every day, but next week it's going to be +16-17 and sunny, so I will let them to grow now
by giaur500
Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:59 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Saving Sweet Potato
Replies: 176
Views: 71342

Re: Saving Sweet Potato

In my case, apparently 30/20 day/night temperatures won't return anymore. However, many days with 25/15 are still expected. So I think it will be fine.

They just started flowering (white variety, purple always starts a bit later).