tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post8210492211378320170..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday October 7th, 2013Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1826728093339757272013-10-10T04:14:08.125-04:002013-10-10T04:14:08.125-04:00I love your blog. Very interesting and inspiring. ...I love your blog. Very interesting and inspiring. Thank you for sharing. I invite you to visit my blog.<br />Endah<br />IndonesiaEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63653903584717239922013-10-08T16:25:23.739-04:002013-10-08T16:25:23.739-04:00Well done on the sweet potatoes! The production of...Well done on the sweet potatoes! The production of our garden has also felt behind, but this run of beautiful weather may help us catch up.diary of a tomatohttp://diaryofatomato.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41285994490080373232013-10-08T04:20:54.081-04:002013-10-08T04:20:54.081-04:00Now those are proper kohlrabi, not like my weird e...Now those are proper kohlrabi, not like my weird elongated versions.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-28801299266445950972013-10-07T21:35:56.499-04:002013-10-07T21:35:56.499-04:00Nice harvest of sweet potatoes! I wanted to try g...Nice harvest of sweet potatoes! I wanted to try growing them but no one eats more than a bite or two, so no sense planting...RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-32866319338230327832013-10-07T20:11:15.336-04:002013-10-07T20:11:15.336-04:00Whenever I thought of sweet potato I guess I thoug...Whenever I thought of sweet potato I guess I thought of the Beauregard kind but didn't know it was called that. Nice looking Kale, and Asian greens. I have some Kale that came back that I am enjoying now. Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-31844538579283517342013-10-07T16:24:34.603-04:002013-10-07T16:24:34.603-04:00Beautiful sweet potatoes! I really want to try the...Beautiful sweet potatoes! I really want to try them sometime, but need to find a space for them. Your greens look fabulous and you are very smart to use the row covers, a habit I haven't learned yet to my regret!nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75406342477277086692013-10-07T15:41:35.539-04:002013-10-07T15:41:35.539-04:00Not that I know of. If you look at the catalogs yo...Not that I know of. If you look at the catalogs you can see a variety that is just called Purple. It about sums up the potato. The color actually darkens as it cooks, so it is a blackish purple then. Before it is cooked it is a pretty lavender purple.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-37031053860291706382013-10-07T15:34:17.012-04:002013-10-07T15:34:17.012-04:00That's a great harvest of sweet potatoes. I g...That's a great harvest of sweet potatoes. I grew them for the first time this year and a lot of them were smallish. I've never heard of the Purple variety. Do they go by another name?gardenvariety-hoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823437033502199023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69857836183401711872013-10-07T12:42:15.987-04:002013-10-07T12:42:15.987-04:00Love those sweet potatoes and greens, they look so...Love those sweet potatoes and greens, they look so pretty, you inspire me to try growing sweet potatoes again.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13404401169622855322013-10-07T11:42:49.674-04:002013-10-07T11:42:49.674-04:00I have never seen sweet potatoes like that. They a...I have never seen sweet potatoes like that. They are beautiful!4theluvofgardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394587994091953050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-2712358527013830302013-10-07T10:04:34.453-04:002013-10-07T10:04:34.453-04:00Great looking harvest!! I'd like to try sweet...Great looking harvest!! I'd like to try sweet potatoes some day. They are very hard to grow in our climate from what other gardeners tell me. I really only know of one person that has had much success. Our growing season is just a little to short.Stoney Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436236175480982661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-9440597773335557872013-10-07T09:51:57.052-04:002013-10-07T09:51:57.052-04:00Look at those sweet potatoes! Wouldn't I love ...Look at those sweet potatoes! Wouldn't I love to be putting those away for winter!edible gardens--point lomahttp://ediblegardenspointloma.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-71939107006008414332013-10-07T08:35:13.393-04:002013-10-07T08:35:13.393-04:00Really nice looking stuff.Really nice looking stuff.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-71084093278609509632013-10-07T08:26:06.760-04:002013-10-07T08:26:06.760-04:00Love the photo of the sweet potatoes all lined up ...Love the photo of the sweet potatoes all lined up on the counter. The kale and Asian greens harvests are impressive as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-31171797321205302922013-10-07T08:26:02.187-04:002013-10-07T08:26:02.187-04:00Yes when I want them peeled. But the skin is edibl...Yes when I want them peeled. But the skin is edible, so if it is undamaged (which isn't true for all the potatoes) I'll eat it skin and all. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70116943809725192842013-10-07T08:24:42.280-04:002013-10-07T08:24:42.280-04:00I use row covers. Of course that doesn't keep ...I use row covers. Of course that doesn't keep the slugs away. But we have been very dry here since August so the slugs haven't been bad this year.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73641172246856267112013-10-07T08:22:37.755-04:002013-10-07T08:22:37.755-04:00You are doing so well - Shows how ambitious you ar...You are doing so well - Shows how ambitious you are that less than 565 pounds is a disappointment! L from 500m2 in Sydneyhttp://www.500m2.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-62136496141496407462013-10-07T08:04:29.951-04:002013-10-07T08:04:29.951-04:00Great sweet potatoes harvest, glad to see how well...Great sweet potatoes harvest, glad to see how well your purples are doing. I only grew 2 plants of the purple in container this year, will harvest this week to see what the results are. Your greens are always so perfect, what's the secret to keeping the bugs away?Norma Changhttp://gardentowok.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-77195099747001089952013-10-07T08:00:34.607-04:002013-10-07T08:00:34.607-04:00That's a lot of sweet potatoes, and kale! Look...That's a lot of sweet potatoes, and kale! Looking forward to finding out what you'll do with the potatoes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-20038987925790424342013-10-07T07:59:05.151-04:002013-10-07T07:59:05.151-04:00Yes, those Sweet Potatoes are really impressive - ...Yes, those Sweet Potatoes are really impressive - the full technicolour treatment! It must be difficult to prepare the long thin ones. Do you peel them like you would peel a carrot?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-53630491271484840042013-10-07T07:58:18.504-04:002013-10-07T07:58:18.504-04:00Great looking sweet potatoes! They look nice and c...Great looking sweet potatoes! They look nice and clean, with nothing eating on them. I have vole damage some years, and I never know what the tubers will look like. I need to let the soil dry out before I can do any digging.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-82304326294553884512013-10-07T07:36:32.841-04:002013-10-07T07:36:32.841-04:00Wow, look at those sweet potatoes, what a haul. N...Wow, look at those sweet potatoes, what a haul. Not something I can grow in my climate, but boy do I enjoy eating themBarbara Goodhttp://thenewgoodlife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com