Re: [MittleiderMethodGardening] sweet potatoes
I personally do not trellis sweet potatoes. I let the sweet potatoes run free on the
ground. I guess the sweet potatoes could be trellised, but l let them run free on
the ground. The vines are so think that the sort of provide a living layer of mulch
for the vegetables I grow below the trellised upo, patola. ampalya, [bitter melon],
and other vegetables. We continue to pick the tops often and we continue to
really enjoy the tops cooks and eaten as a side dish on our table. We have grown
the sweet potatoes under okra, tomatoes and pepper plants. We space the various
trellised plants and run the sweet potato vines under them. It really doesn't take a
lot of land to provide for a continuous harvest of the tops or tips from the vines.
I am blessed.
Padre James
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 3:02 PM, "JJ Claire pugoclaire@yahoo.com [MittleiderMethodGardening]" <MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Greetings Everyone,
I use the Mittleider method in both the USA and in The Philippines.
When we are in The Philippines we plant a lot of sweet potatoes.
We are told that if we pick the tops that the roots will not grow.
I guess the roots did not get the word, as after a class 5 typhoon
went over our farm, our power was knocked and our garden. We
went out to the garden and floating in the water were many huge
sweet potatoes.
We frequently pick the tips or tops of the sweet potato vines.
It takes a big pot of the tops to make a meal as they cook down a
great deal. We love the tops cooked like you would cook fresh
spinach. We serve the tops topped with sprinkled cheese and vinegar
on the side. We have sweet potato tops about twice a week. Very nice
dish and very cheap. I planted an area of about 20 x 4 foot and had
enough plants to provide a side dish for our family twice a week for months
on end. Of course the Islands of Paradise are tropical and we never get
cold weather. I thought I would suggest this way of harvesting the
vegetable and using all the plant.
Blessings,
JJ++
On Monday, June 20, 2016 8:01 AM, "valledecalle@yahoo.com [MittleiderMethodGardening]" <MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Others have told me that the vines that sprout roots need to be in the soil as that forms another potato. So I would say no.
Google it.
| From: smassena@gmail.com [MittleiderMethodGardening] Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 10:23 AM To: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com Reply To: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com Subject: [MittleiderMethodGardening] sweet potatoes |
when growing sweet potatoes, do you trellis them?
Sharon
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