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  • From: "waldenfarm" <waldenfarm AT bellsouth.net>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] curing sweet potatoes
  • Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:39:44 -0400

A friend of mine who grows sweet potatoes sells his long skinny ones to an upscale restaurant as "fingerlings" and gets a premium price.

Alex McGregor
Walden Farm
Waldens Ridge, TN

----- Original Message ----- From: "Beth Spaugh" <lists AT rhomestead.com>
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] curing sweet potatoes


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?





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