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- From: "Alliums" <garlicgrower AT green-logic.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato yields
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:46:25 -0500
Hi, Folks!
JOHN A HENDRICKSON wrote:
<<What can a northern grower expect in terms of yield per
100 feet? >>
I've found sweet potatoes are WAY weather-dependent at least here in
Southeastern PA. My best years have been drought ones -- all that heat and
sun with a little drip irrigation every day and I had HUGE Sweet potatoes
(one made 3 pies -- really!). If it's a cloudy, cool year, you're lucky if
you get anything.
If you can maintain your own vines year to year, the cost isn't that much,
but I'd consider sweet potatoes a "bonus" for CSA folks -- but it's a pretty
nice bonus if you're in a drought year and don't have much else to offer --
the heat that will curdle the pollen on tomatoes and peppers just inspires
sweet potatoes to grow, grow, grow!
Dorene
Dorene Pasekoff, Coordinator
St. John's United Church of Christ Organic Community Garden and Labyrinth
A mission of
St. John's United Church of Christ, 315 Gay Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460
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[Market-farming] sweet potato yields,
JOHN A HENDRICKSON, 01/26/2006
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[Market-farming] Looking for plug source in Michigan,
Creation Farm, 01/26/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Looking for plug source in Michigan, Strawberry Wine, 01/26/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Looking for plug source in Michigan, Brigette Leach, 01/26/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] Looking for plug source in Michigan, Kelly Saxer, 01/26/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato yields,
Alliums, 01/26/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato yields, JOHN A HENDRICKSON, 01/26/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato yields, road's end farm, 01/26/2006
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Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato yields,
robert schuler, 01/27/2006
- Re: [Market-farming] sweet potato yields, road's end farm, 01/29/2006
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[Market-farming] Looking for plug source in Michigan,
Creation Farm, 01/26/2006
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