Hi there. On the sweet potato question--you mentioned you planted the slips in manure. That is a growing medium that is heavily weighted to nitrogen. Sweet potatoes do not need nitrogen--they DO need phosphorous and potassium. When you plant slips next year, add BONE MEAL (not blood meal), potash, and for extra root growth boost, mycorrhizal and langbeinite. Sweet potatoes handle being left alone quite well--if you are in drought, you do need to water, but not excessively. Your soil looked pretty loose, but you might want to amend it with some peat moss and perlite--nice loamy soil will allow the tubers to grow unencumbered and swell nicely for nice sized baking tubers. Good luck next year--I am jealous that you are still able to grow cool weather crops into November. I am in zone 5a upstate NY--my beds have been empty and winter prepped for a month. Happy gardening!
So many different ways to use pomegranates. I know your family loves to taste test all your new recipes. Your videos bring peace and happiness to my heart and your dog makes me laugh all the time. Thank you for sharing yourself and your family with us. You give us much more than we could ever give you. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
I did much better when I planted the potato instead of slip. I just saved some from my harvest and planted them the following year. They need 4-5 months to grow. Still not bad for your first try.😊
New subbie. Im aslo trying to grow sweet potatoes. Im in florida zone 9b, not sure when our frost will hit, maybe feb..nonetheless 🤔 1st sweet pot harvest was a fail, now working on 2nd go round. Tfs.
I think you had the wrong soil aswell also next put it in grow bags as I think your bed was too small...also U need to water them... You can grow starter's by putting one or two of those tubers in water but not alot just so it is say 1/3 up the container and keep it with eater tub will start growing off shoots pull them off they have grown tall say 6 inches or more then break then place in bottle with water so they get roots for next season... But read person telling you wrong soil aswell...below...best of luck next year...I am having Sumner now...❤❤❤
Hi there. On the sweet potato question--you mentioned you planted the slips in manure. That is a growing medium that is heavily weighted to nitrogen. Sweet potatoes do not need nitrogen--they DO need phosphorous and potassium. When you plant slips next year, add BONE MEAL (not blood meal), potash, and for extra root growth boost, mycorrhizal and langbeinite. Sweet potatoes handle being left alone quite well--if you are in drought, you do need to water, but not excessively. Your soil looked pretty loose, but you might want to amend it with some peat moss and perlite--nice loamy soil will allow the tubers to grow unencumbered and swell nicely for nice sized baking tubers. Good luck next year--I am jealous that you are still able to grow cool weather crops into November. I am in zone 5a upstate NY--my beds have been empty and winter prepped for a month. Happy gardening!
Thank you so much for the advice! I love sweet potatoes so I hope to have a better crop next year.
Glad you mentioned this. I was going to mention the soil was too heavy in nitrogen.
Hi , can you please tell me how to get slips from a sweet potato. I live in Scotland and zone 6. Tks
So many different ways to use pomegranates. I know your family loves to taste test all your new recipes. Your videos bring peace and happiness to my heart and your dog makes me laugh all the time. Thank you for sharing yourself and your family with us. You give us much more than we could ever give you. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.
I did much better when I planted the potato instead of slip. I just saved some from my harvest and planted them the following year. They need 4-5 months to grow. Still not bad for your first try.😊
Congratulations on ur first harvest. Cabbage looks yummy too.
Well done loyal and faithful servant that bites size sweet potatoes. Happy Fall Days and Thanksgiving
Not a bad harvest at all😊
New subbie. Im aslo trying to grow sweet potatoes. Im in florida zone 9b, not sure when our frost will hit, maybe feb..nonetheless 🤔 1st sweet pot harvest was a fail, now working on 2nd go round. Tfs.
I think you had the wrong soil aswell also next put it in grow bags as I think your bed was too small...also U need to water them...
You can grow starter's by putting one or two of those tubers in water but not alot just so it is say 1/3 up the container and keep it with eater tub will start growing off shoots pull them off they have grown tall say 6 inches or more then break then place in bottle with water so they get roots for next season...
But read person telling you wrong soil aswell...below...best of luck next year...I am having Sumner now...❤❤❤
How to grow sweet potato please take the video love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳
Planted too late. At least a 6month crop
With month harvest sweet patato please reply
Before Fall frost in your area.
Try a different variety.
Yes, I am going for Mursaki sweet potatoes this year, ordered from Gurneys.
Too much nitrogen, horse manure is high in .... the first commenter (about bone meal,etc is right on track). Good luck going forward