Today Gary and I harvested the sweet potatoes from the garden. We grew them in one of our garden boxes which measures 4 feet across by 8 feet long. Just look at all of those beautiful sweet potato vines. This is the first time we grew them. This picture shows how they spread out! Gary has his eyes closed.....happens almost evertime I take a picture of him!
Hi! It's me! Notice the pretty deep green of the leaves. I'm thinking next year I'm going to grow these babies in big pots and use them as an ornamental plant. Plus they didn't attract bugs.
So after about 20 minutes of digging and a broken shovel handle, we were 50lbs heavier.....with sweet taters! They have very long roots.
What do I look for in a sweet potato? Size! I want to eat a sweet potato bigger than my foot! (That's a size 8 clog). I think this one would serve a least 4 people. Maybe I'll carve it out and wear it as a shoe!
What do I look for in a sweet potato? Size! I want to eat a sweet potato bigger than my foot! (That's a size 8 clog). I think this one would serve a least 4 people. Maybe I'll carve it out and wear it as a shoe!And as with any garden, you will have your mutants.........this is one of them. Pretty scary looking potato, eh? What does it look like to you? Leave a comment about what you think it looks like and the most original and creative one will win the "Crow Pie" artist trading card below.
I have to find more sweet potato recipes now. I made some for supper.....took off the peel, chunked them and tossed them with canola oil, brown sugar and cinnamon and roasted them. They were quite yummy! It was like eating little chunks of autumn.
Gardening is so much fun and I also find it calming. I'd like to live someplace where I could garden year around. My eggplants did great this year as well as the peppers as evidenced from the picture below.
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