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["loneroc" <loneroc@countryspeed.com>]

Hi Lori,

I should clarify that you plant the sweet potatoes in pots (small is 
fine--they have their own nutrients) in a sunny window or even in the ground 
if you have a greenhouse.  Plant them vertically, buried about half way.  If 
you plant in water stick the tater with four toothpicks to hold them halfway 
out of the water.  The slips will grow.  I've grown sweet potatoes here in a 
sandy zone 3 for 5 years and they do well for me.

Storing sweet potatoes too cold seems to cause hard spots inside the potato 
which never soften when they cook.  You should also "cure" them after 
harvest in a very warm moist spot.  I cure mine in loosely closed garbage 
bags set near the woodstove.  If you see mold on the curing taters open the 
bags a bit.  After a couple of weeks I set them in a closed, cool bedroom 
next to my winter squash.  Contact me off-line if you want more info.
Steve H.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lori Rizzo" <larizzo@charter.net>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] [ARTICLE] Storing Potato Slips


> I just harvested my sweet potatoes and want to store some slips for next
> year's crop. I don't live in a climate cold enough to keep them in the
> garage, so I'm thinking about the fridge. How can I keep them from getting
> moisture and moldy? Right now, they're in a ziplock with paper towels to
> absorb excess moisture.
>
> Also, I grew another potato (I think a blue one) and when I went to 
> harvest
> those, there was no growth on the roots. Are there some potatoes that take 
> 2
> years to mature? Doesn't help I forgot to log what they were - someone 
> gave
> them to me and I planted them with the sweet potatoes.
>
> Thanks,
> Lori
>
> Lori Rizzo, RN BSN MBA
>
> Health Care Quality & Process Improvement
> Pet Training & Behavior Counseling
> Rizzo Hollow Heirloom Plants & Unusual Edibles
> Maryville, TN  USDA Zone 7b
> larizzo@charter.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Woodard
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 6:39 PM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [NAFEX] [ARTICLE] Bee Pastures May Help Pollinators Prosper
>
> See
> <http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr//2010/100804.htm>
>
> linked to
>
> Bee Pastures: Floral Havens Where Pollinators Can Prosper
>
> <http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/aug10/bee0810.htm>
>
> Doug Woodard
> St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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