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Post by milspec on Apr 25, 2019 7:48:33 GMT 10
With the frosts about due to begin in my region it won't be long before I harvest our first crop of sweet potato. They've been in the ground 4 months so they should be close to mature. I've never grown them before and various gardening sites suggest that my area of NSW is too cold for them so it will be interesting to see what the yield is like. Now for those who've grown them before .. any tips on how to set up a space for curing them? I'm thinking along the lines of an esky and low wattage bulb plus a tray of water to create the 27 degrees C temp and high humidity I gather they need to cure for 10 days or so.
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Post by spinifex on Apr 26, 2019 9:15:22 GMT 10
We grew lots of these up in central deserts but never did any curing process. Ours were in sandy soil so I think they self cured in the ground when the water was cut back at the end of the season. I don't remember having problems with post harvest skin slip. Harvesting out of heavier and wetter soils could be quite different results. In case you haven't already found it content.ces.ncsu.edu/postharvest-handling-of-sweetpotatoes |
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Post by norseman on Apr 26, 2019 13:00:09 GMT 10
Cloth bag in the cupboard that's it! They are the most robust veg on the planet! You should also be eating the leaves / vines / stems as steamed / stir fried greens probably more nutritious and more prolific than the tuber itself!
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Post by milspec on Apr 30, 2019 12:08:27 GMT 10
It wasn't a big harvest but we did plant a bit late and transplant as well, so I am pretty happy considering sweet potato doesn't grow in our district according to the books. Next year I'll plant more and earlier to get a better harvest now that I see what one plant produced.  |
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