tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post6292955694373695910..comments2023-08-27T05:35:50.637-05:00Comments on Nature in the Ozarks: Sweet Potato HarvestMarvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-22713497040485528232009-10-21T12:22:40.416-05:002009-10-21T12:22:40.416-05:00she ate all i did ;)she ate all i did ;)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-1132758583498852332009-10-20T23:26:06.613-05:002009-10-20T23:26:06.613-05:00"Yam" seems to mean different things to ..."Yam" seems to mean different things to different people. Scientifically, a <a href="http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/vegetables/sweetpotato.html" rel="nofollow">yam</a> is a tuber very much unlike and unrelated to a sweet potato. Some folks call a sweet potato with deep orange flesh a yam. That's the kind we grow.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-19203084580410006622009-10-20T23:18:27.464-05:002009-10-20T23:18:27.464-05:00Laughingwolf: Yes, most "house dogs" th...Laughingwolf: Yes, most "house dogs" that are around people and their food most all the time end up eating a wide variety of foods, though dill pickles and hot peppers are kinda stretching that width a bit. :-)Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-41278612132360176682009-10-20T23:13:31.172-05:002009-10-20T23:13:31.172-05:00Deb,I reckon sweet potatoes would sprout and grow ...Deb,I reckon sweet potatoes would sprout and grow from our compost were our compost located somewhere in the tropics where they are a perennial. Sweet potatoes just cannot handle the cold of a temperate climate.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-78673024300891138492009-10-20T23:07:02.228-05:002009-10-20T23:07:02.228-05:00Maybe we'll have better luck next year, John. ...Maybe we'll have better luck next year, John. I checked our records and we have dug over 100# of sweet potatoes from 30' of bed. This year's harvest was more like 20#.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-17075872481435505192009-10-20T17:36:27.924-05:002009-10-20T17:36:27.924-05:00I have tried growing sweet potatoes in the past an...I have tried growing sweet potatoes in the past and I seem to have a small harvest regardless of the variety. I do enjoy them. I have thought I would try yams...maybe they would do better ...<br />SherryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-70497523429958133702009-10-20T14:09:52.359-05:002009-10-20T14:09:52.359-05:00rats... hope you learn why the years of poor crops...rats... hope you learn why the years of poor crops, marvin :(<br /><br />had a german shepherd dog who ate all i did, including dill pickle and hot peppers... little sheltie i have now is under 6 months, but i'm sure he'll want most things, too ;)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-36237364439825306342009-10-20T11:57:20.240-05:002009-10-20T11:57:20.240-05:00Darn those 'taters. (Too bad they aren't l...Darn those 'taters. (Too bad they aren't like our regular ones that self-grow in the compost.) Bless those sweet dogs.<br /><br />Maybe yams? I guess it's time for a call to the local extension office.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744896385434246402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-55193016009533814532009-10-20T11:43:30.886-05:002009-10-20T11:43:30.886-05:00Too bad you didn't get a better crop. Sweet po...Too bad you didn't get a better crop. Sweet potatoes are a wonderful food.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-64786146782876128442009-10-19T21:32:26.054-05:002009-10-19T21:32:26.054-05:00You and I are in the same situation then, Lana. N...You and I are in the same situation then, Lana. Neither of us has any idea about the cause of the problem. :-)Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-48638273198601572032009-10-19T21:30:52.805-05:002009-10-19T21:30:52.805-05:00Yes, Rottlady, that's one thing we've lear...Yes, Rottlady, that's one thing we've learned: The condition of the sweet potato vines really tells you nothing about the tubers they are or aren't forming. I don't suppose they could form good tubers if the vines were having a hard time surviving -- like being eaten by the deer -- but lush vines certainly don't mean a good sweet potato harvest.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-909434835671704952009-10-19T21:27:23.295-05:002009-10-19T21:27:23.295-05:00Thank you, Lisa. There's really not much of a...Thank you, Lisa. There's really not much of a problem with the deer being in the garden now and overwinter, but it will be a different story when spring rolls around. Therefore, I hate to see them become accustomed to browsing in the garden.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-24970556622456610982009-10-19T21:25:09.138-05:002009-10-19T21:25:09.138-05:00Yes, Aydin, our dogs will eat a wide variety of fr...Yes, Aydin, our dogs will eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables from apples to zucchini. Sometimes I get to thinking that what they'll eat has more to do with how the food is presented. If they think it's food, they eat it. However, that theory of mine doesn't hold up completely because Bucket doesn't like cucumbers no matter how they are presented, though she was trying to pig out on sweet potato vines before we made her stop.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-63889926025160343752009-10-19T21:19:57.237-05:002009-10-19T21:19:57.237-05:00Yes, Jeannette, we've had a lot of rain and/or...Yes, Jeannette, we've had a lot of rain and/or overcast days this fall. I think everyone enjoyed being out in the sunshine.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-16499512976087273372009-10-19T20:02:49.624-05:002009-10-19T20:02:49.624-05:00Sorry to hear about your sweet potato harvest. I c...Sorry to hear about your sweet potato harvest. I couldn't begin to suggest anything that might help the cause, unfortunately.Lana Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975996208260144558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-36029382998923761842009-10-19T17:46:32.034-05:002009-10-19T17:46:32.034-05:00My Sister's sweet potatoes failed also, she sa...My Sister's sweet potatoes failed also, she said they had lovely vines and hardly any potatoes!Rottlady of the Ozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309280691104661097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-82239413192802899832009-10-19T16:46:03.824-05:002009-10-19T16:46:03.824-05:00Your dogs are so handsome. They look so alert awa...Your dogs are so handsome. They look so alert awaiting their potato treat. I just had to go purchase some sweet potatoes for dinner tomorrow. It would be fun to grow them myself. This is one of tose times the deer story is a good one.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-78026590463351274512009-10-19T16:42:45.070-05:002009-10-19T16:42:45.070-05:00Dogs eat sweet potatoes?Dogs eat sweet potatoes?AYDIN Ă–RSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261260.post-3633646093634191492009-10-19T15:15:16.027-05:002009-10-19T15:15:16.027-05:00Seems like everyone had some fun, including the do...Seems like everyone had some fun, including the doggies! I love sweet potatoes - they're looking good!Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.com