permaculture

["Charles de Matas" <cdematas@hotmail.com>]

I would like to get more info on sweet potato cultivation.  I have some 
vines growing on my land that I planted a few months ago. The vines grow 
very quickly and are good at covering the soil.  They are starting to wilt 
now because of the dry weather.  I don't know when or how to harvest them.
   I think the moringa tree can also be considered in refugee situations 
because of its fast growth and good nutritive value.

Charles.


"And while it's true that potatoes are not suitable for all climates, 
usually
if the sort of potatoes that Miles grew won't grow somewhere, then sweet
potatoes will.  And sweet potatoes have the advantage of producing their own
greens as well.  I have read that you can use up to 1/3 of sweet potato
greens without having a big impact on the yield of potato, but I don't know
if timing of taking some of the leaves is an issue.  I usually have one
section where I harvest the leaves and one where I harvest the potatoes."

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