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  • From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] curing sweet potatoes
  • Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:22:54 -0400

We are digging lots of sweet potatoes. The curing suggestions are for 80 -85
degrees, longer if 75 degrees. The only place I have for this many, on
pallet crates DH made, is in my hoophouse. It may get warm Tuesday, but
nights are in the 40s. I have winter greens planted in most of the house so
can't just keep it closed to get max heat.

We dug one row of 5 yesterday after market, and figure we have about 600
lbs, of which 300 are large enough to be saleable. If it takes a month to
cure, and our farmers market and CSA go through December, we are going to be
eating lots of sweet potatoes. Anyone have suggestions for the ones that are
real long but only the diameter of a finger?

Thank you.



Beth Spaugh
Rehoboth Homestead, Peru, NY
Farm Fresh Food Club CSA - http://rhomestead.com
Garden fresh vegetables, organically grown, and pastured chicken, duck, and
geese

"How we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." -
Wendell Berry

"Without power over our food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances
Moore Lappe
-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Erin Bullock
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:12 AM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [Market-farming] curing winter squash

Does anyone have recommended curing times for different varieties of
winter squash? I have them in my greenhouse right now. Delicata,
sweet dumpling, butternut, buttercup, red kuri, blue hubbard, pie
pumpkins, spaghetti squash.
Thanks
Erin, farming in Victor, NY
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