tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post7287141576898537150..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Sweet PotatoesDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-53238103966744457512013-06-06T02:07:07.973-04:002013-06-06T02:07:07.973-04:00wow your greens looks great! I didn't bother w...wow your greens looks great! I didn't bother with sweet potatoes this year as they didn't do well in my garden last year. Maybe I will try them again in 2014Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-84365905952479551582013-06-02T06:31:59.452-04:002013-06-02T06:31:59.452-04:00Good luck! I have some slips that are sulking too....Good luck! I have some slips that are sulking too. Hopefully they will perk up soon.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-82926671166271153612013-06-01T21:06:10.609-04:002013-06-01T21:06:10.609-04:00I'm trying sweet potatoes in the ground for th...I'm trying sweet potatoes in the ground for the first time, over at my community garden plot, since I had some slips left over after planting my balcony garden. Wish me luck - right now, they're not looking too happy.Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-47011234631178498752013-06-01T17:16:11.848-04:002013-06-01T17:16:11.848-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253596023341136325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-44652742775424619892013-06-01T15:28:58.688-04:002013-06-01T15:28:58.688-04:00I bet your lettuce greens were delicious!! I have ...I bet your lettuce greens were delicious!! I have never tried Kohlrabi. Something for me to think about trying. I probably don't have enough room for sweet potatoes. I love them but hubby doesn't. Will be watching your progress on yours tho! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75191941772450861732013-06-01T12:39:58.265-04:002013-06-01T12:39:58.265-04:00No I've never seen a long thin bulb. Sometimes...No I've never seen a long thin bulb. Sometimes they don't bulb up at all for me, but I'm not sure why.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81999116056664369572013-06-01T12:35:47.998-04:002013-06-01T12:35:47.998-04:00Although I love them, I've never planted sweet...Although I love them, I've never planted sweet potatoes. I'm going to follow your progress. I may try them next year. Rhonda Gales https://www.blogger.com/profile/10237938674910908032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-72156776088144770882013-06-01T12:07:24.004-04:002013-06-01T12:07:24.004-04:00I didn't look too closely at the Sweet potatoe...I didn't look too closely at the Sweet potatoes because I know they are unlikely to do well enough to be worth planting here, but I am impressed by the Kohlrabi. They certainly look big enough to be useable. I sometimes find that my Kohlrabi makes long thin "bulbs" instead of the usual spherical ones. Do you have any idea about what might cause that?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-72653348844274557862013-06-01T11:03:24.502-04:002013-06-01T11:03:24.502-04:00Gosh your bed of greens look so nice and full! I h...Gosh your bed of greens look so nice and full! I hope you get some garnets! I planted my sweet potatoes pretty early cause they were not liking it inside anymore and I almost thought I lost them with the cool temps but they are growing beautiful now. We'll see how it turns out.Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-87495397336901337092013-06-01T08:05:12.560-04:002013-06-01T08:05:12.560-04:00I will be interested in your sweet potato spacing ...I will be interested in your sweet potato spacing results. I love your baby leaf bed - they looked beautiful shame they had to go but then delicious to eat no doubt.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69060165193160242582013-06-01T06:22:50.100-04:002013-06-01T06:22:50.100-04:00I forgot. I don't do it, but lots of people us...I forgot. I don't do it, but lots of people use them to make slaws.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91022123447959590382013-06-01T06:22:29.442-04:002013-06-01T06:22:29.442-04:00My favorite way is just like you would eat a carro...My favorite way is just like you would eat a carrot stick. Out of hand and with dip. Yum. I also slice them up and put them in salads. Sometimes they get cooked into stirfries.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13039904890138182842013-05-31T22:48:28.526-04:002013-05-31T22:48:28.526-04:00Hi Daphne, I love your blog. I live in Florida &am...Hi Daphne, I love your blog. I live in Florida & am finding a lot of the things I used to grow up north don't do well here. I have been able to grow kohlrabi though. It's a new vegetable for me so I was wondering how you eat the ones you grow. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253596023341136325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-86247479539685031252013-05-31T21:35:11.994-04:002013-05-31T21:35:11.994-04:00I hope to grow sweet potato this summer for the fi...I hope to grow sweet potato this summer for the first time!<br />Living The Dream Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026663023290288296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63455672042940496232013-05-31T19:15:30.672-04:002013-05-31T19:15:30.672-04:00Well. . . sweet potatoes might surprise you. They...Well. . . sweet potatoes might surprise you. They don't like too much water or nutrients. I threw a few slips in a black 2.5 gallon nursery pot with some zinnias a few years ago. I stuck it on a patio which was the sunniest spot I had and it never got anything that didn't fall from the sky. They split the pot open. If you have a few extra slips to try it might be worth a it. Either way I wish you many sweet potatoes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245877205247758089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-59424047270205047002013-05-31T16:20:59.139-04:002013-05-31T16:20:59.139-04:00I'm not good at container gardening. I tend to...I'm not good at container gardening. I tend to not water enough. I think my mints are still alive because they are so hard to kill. I wish I could keep containers alive, but history tells me it is better not to try. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-32558176937585469702013-05-31T16:03:12.223-04:002013-05-31T16:03:12.223-04:00Wow! Bet your greens are delicious. Have you cons...Wow! Bet your greens are delicious. Have you considered the garnet sweet potatoes in a container so they don't have to compete. They seem to love the added heat and it makes them easy to harvest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245877205247758089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-60129572549859533022013-05-31T15:58:12.396-04:002013-05-31T15:58:12.396-04:00It looks like you harvested your baby greens at th...It looks like you harvested your baby greens at the height of perfection! I hate to think how they would have fared in 90° weather.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-62741135840728744722013-05-31T11:15:56.586-04:002013-05-31T11:15:56.586-04:00Those baby greens are gorgeous. I'd hate to h...Those baby greens are gorgeous. I'd hate to harvest them, they're too pretty! I do wish I had room for sweet potatoes, but I'm the only one who eats them, so I feel the space can be better used by other veggies. I grew one as a houseplant one year, and it was gorgeous. Unfortunately, I left it here when we went south for the winter, and told my daughter to stop by once every week or so to water and clip it back for me, but she forgot. I guess I should try growing another one now that we stay home. Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.com