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Could not take the suspense any longer

14 years ago

We needed sweet potatoes for supper tonight and I think at 1lb 7oz, these two filled the bill.

John

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Comments (8)

phatboyrose
14 years ago
NICE real NICE now your talking phatboy language.
engineeredgarden
14 years ago
Dang, John...I hope mine turn out that well.

EG
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defrost49
14 years ago
wow
namfon
14 years ago
Very nice John,

What variety are those and when did you plant them ?
jbest123
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks all, namfon, they are Georgia Jets and I planted them around May 1st.

John

Here is a link that might be useful: John's Journal
ribbit32004
14 years ago
Awwww, Man! I went digging under mine today and only found something the size of a pencil in the whole bed. I'm thinking it may be that it doesn't get full sun so the tubers won't develop nicely. Yours are fantastic looking, John!
organic_tx_gardener
14 years ago
Those look like wonderful sweet potatoes! So far it seems like all of mine were attacked by the sweet potato weevil...
momma_s
14 years ago
Lucky duck... They look delicious!

I planted my vines in June (a bit late, yes), and pulled the biggest one on 8/31. Here's what my biggest sp "bush" grew:

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