tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post438286308692960773..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday - March 12, 2012Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-49030796430469493992012-03-13T14:35:14.451-04:002012-03-13T14:35:14.451-04:00I'm trying sweet potatoes for the first time t...I'm trying sweet potatoes for the first time this year. Well, I've grown the ornamental varieties we sell at work last year, but this is the first year of growing a meant-to-be-eaten variety. I'm still not sure I <i>like</i> them (they're not very common in Austria, so I've had no time to become used to the taste yet), but the plants are pretty, and I think they'll grow reasonably well in my balcony garden.Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-12098140679096580542012-03-13T11:36:11.114-04:002012-03-13T11:36:11.114-04:00I've never tried planting sweet potatoes, only...I've never tried planting sweet potatoes, only potatoes. I can't wait to see how your experiment comes out. Maybe we'll try them next year.<br /><br />We're not planting yet, though I hope to put snap peas in this weekend. I have arugula and kale growing from last year. I really should pick them!Barb @ A Life in Balancehttp://alifeinbalance.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63205312176766863692012-03-12T21:15:14.673-04:002012-03-12T21:15:14.673-04:00We're trying sweet potatoes here, too...with n...We're trying sweet potatoes here, too...with no luck so far...I think I might have done something wrong but am not too worried since there's still time to grab a couple new potatoes form the store :-) Hope you're enjoying a fabulous vacation!Bee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046727605273717050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-8189387859372677142012-03-12T17:25:44.690-04:002012-03-12T17:25:44.690-04:00Enjoy those tropical drinks and your vacation! I&...Enjoy those tropical drinks and your vacation! I'm growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year, although I haven't started them yet. Supposedly we don't plant them here (SC) until end of April/ beginning of May. It'll be fun to try growing them!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-28292820137735113272012-03-12T16:48:24.585-04:002012-03-12T16:48:24.585-04:00I'm up to 57 lbs of harvested produce so far t...I'm up to 57 lbs of harvested produce so far this year, including some yams from last summer's planting. I still have one pot of yams left to harvest. Hope they haven't gotten woody. I grow them in my driveway in grow pots.<br /><br />I've been down and out with squamous cell carcinoma--should have been an easy surgical cure but the idiot doctor gave me epinephrine (which I can't have) and sent me to the ER. Long story, see my blog post from last week. Anyway, I hope I'm back now. Enjoy your vacation.Lou Murray's Green Worldhttp://greenlifeinsocal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-55691999811008940592012-03-12T16:09:35.778-04:002012-03-12T16:09:35.778-04:00Nothing for us to harvest in March. We're plan...Nothing for us to harvest in March. We're planting!Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438482000151187328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-21477469487626570762012-03-12T12:02:19.150-04:002012-03-12T12:02:19.150-04:00Sweet potatoes are something I have never grown. ...Sweet potatoes are something I have never grown. We have a pretty short growing season around here and noone in the family likes them so I guess they will probably never make it into our garden.Stoney Acreshttp://ourstoneyacres.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-74931602734939799872012-03-12T11:21:44.432-04:002012-03-12T11:21:44.432-04:00We're trying the same thing this year. Wish yo...We're trying the same thing this year. Wish you well in the tropics and your sweet potatoes too!Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24637977877167776082012-03-12T11:21:00.986-04:002012-03-12T11:21:00.986-04:00I used to grow loads of sweets in TX, had the perf...I used to grow loads of sweets in TX, had the perfect sandy acid soil for them. Have had no success at all here in the desert. However I have found this info page http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/pages/sweetpotato_catalog.html and I've made some of these mistakes so that is probably why I haven't had good luck yet. I'm going to start some slips from a store potato and try growing them this way. If that works then next year I want to get some of Sandhill's different colored ones; I love the purple ones like Norma has.Mary Hysonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761108134258243637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-14339332485540404112012-03-12T09:56:03.952-04:002012-03-12T09:56:03.952-04:00Enjoy your vacation.Enjoy your vacation.Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885394458317264217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-60088817324992703582012-03-12T09:44:13.491-04:002012-03-12T09:44:13.491-04:00I am sure you are having a great vacation. Your sw...I am sure you are having a great vacation. Your sweet potatoes enjoy looking out the windows.Norma Changhttp://gardentowok.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33129240079843577822012-03-12T09:13:16.558-04:002012-03-12T09:13:16.558-04:00I hope you are enjoying your vacation :) I really ...I hope you are enjoying your vacation :) I really want to try sweet potatoes too but only have room for a few this year. The minimums for slips are high as are the prices so I may go the grocery store route as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33350427622531328242012-03-12T09:07:21.488-04:002012-03-12T09:07:21.488-04:00Thanks for the idea! Lovely with homegrown sweetpo...Thanks for the idea! Lovely with homegrown sweetpotatoes! Have a nice vacation! I´ll start posting as soon as I get some harvest! :) MiaMias Trädgårdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931925708768408928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81411801713088066762012-03-12T09:03:50.630-04:002012-03-12T09:03:50.630-04:00A robust sweet potato plant was the only "hou...A robust sweet potato plant was the only "houseplant" we could afford when we were first married. A sunny window in Laramie, Wyoming was all it needed to cheer us through the long winter.edible gardens--point lomahttp://ediblegardenspointloma.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-37416878372996068922012-03-12T08:58:48.339-04:002012-03-12T08:58:48.339-04:00Fun group of "folks' on your windowsill! ...Fun group of "folks' on your windowsill! I wish our summers were hotter - I would love to try growing sweet potatoes but they really would be dissappointed in our mild summers.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-365266002812382512012-03-12T08:55:20.051-04:002012-03-12T08:55:20.051-04:00Love your wonderful ladies and gentlemen. I am th...Love your wonderful ladies and gentlemen. I am thinking of growing sweet potatoes but not this year. I have started the vine to put in flower pots many times but always get side tracked and don't use them If you like a particular kind just save a few from your harvest and do the same with them as you are with these.wildernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527833260038141710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54411186819975416232012-03-12T08:33:36.514-04:002012-03-12T08:33:36.514-04:00I have something very similar on my windowsill at ...I have something very similar on my windowsill at the moment, although I have some vine growth now, just at the wrong time (in Australia) to be planting the things. Really should have planned that better!L from 500m2 in Sydneyhttp://500m2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41679580756607946512012-03-12T08:28:24.244-04:002012-03-12T08:28:24.244-04:00I haven't had much luck getting sweet potatoes...I haven't had much luck getting sweet potatoes started, but these look promising!leduesorellehttp://diaryofatomato.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-40410482946689537292012-03-12T08:03:46.675-04:002012-03-12T08:03:46.675-04:00I'm growing sweet potatoes for the first time ...I'm growing sweet potatoes for the first time this year. So far I have a lot of vine but no idea if there's anything happening underground. Still its very exciting, or will be when its time to dig them up.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-51120503043159136162012-03-12T08:03:12.135-04:002012-03-12T08:03:12.135-04:00I hope you are having a great time on your vacatio...I hope you are having a great time on your vacation!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-34795816806075778212012-03-12T08:03:04.180-04:002012-03-12T08:03:04.180-04:00Have a tropical drink, or 2, for me!Have a tropical drink, or 2, for me!Alihttp://www.henbogle.comnoreply@blogger.com