sweet potatoe harvest time

[Sonny580]

This years king tato came in at 10.5 pounds. had a lot in the 4 to 9 pound range, plus the usual smaller ones. Had to dig them with the skidloader due to the hard ground.

 

[Ford850]

This years king tato came in at 10.5 pounds. had a lot in the 4 to 9 pound range, plus the usual smaller ones. Had to dig them with the skidloader due to the hard ground.

That's a keeper! I haven't dug mine yet.

 

[Thomas]

:shocked: Dang that's lot sweet potato fries. :licking:

 

[TnAndy]

Never bothered to weigh ours, but we typically have some big ones. Cure them for couple weeks in the greenhouse on wire racks under a tarp at 85-95 degrees, then store on wire racks in the basement for the winter. We grow Covington variety after having tried several others in the past, find this one is the one we like best.

Wire racks (potatoes are white, in root cellar)

 

[Firemanbuck]

Potatoe*

Glad to know Dan Quayle is a member of Tractorbynet....:laughing:

 

[Tractor X]

can't wait for Thanksgiving... SWEET POTATO PIES!

 

[Sonny580]

We don't wait for any certain time to have sweet potatoes or anything we grow,--When the urge comes up, just do it! lol!! I like Andy's racks!-- That is the only good way to store veggies! Keeps them from mashing the ones under them, PLUS you can spot bad ones before they damage others!
We needed to dig before voles/mice got real bad in them.--they did damage a few, but no great amount this year. ---Also wanted to get them before frost hit and ground temps dropped. If they been planted for 90-100 days, it's time to dig as they are done growing anyway.

 

[Cub 7274]

Here is our harvest

 

[goeduck]

Those all sure look good!

 

[redman135]

Is another name for these "kumara" (polynesisan sweet potatoe) ?