tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post7861711518867238650..comments2023-11-29T12:41:34.401-05:00Comments on The Corner Yard: Progress and PotatoesRibbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-77050804480570056732009-08-30T01:19:11.804-04:002009-08-30T01:19:11.804-04:00Oh, sweet potatoes. Next year, next year! There...Oh, sweet potatoes. Next year, next year! There's one in my window waiting for late spring. I just have to coax it along, I guess. I'm a little jealous of your on-top-of-it-ness!Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-26255764451053665412009-08-28T09:28:00.194-04:002009-08-28T09:28:00.194-04:00Days to maturity is 90-120, and the best I can fig...Days to maturity is 90-120, and the best I can figure - sept. 1st will be 90 days, and oct. 1st 120. I'll probably let them go 120, and hope the white fringed beetles don't ruin them. (I have tons of these bugs in my garden!) I'll probably drench them with spectracide this weekend.Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-54236432946881465332009-08-28T05:52:23.967-04:002009-08-28T05:52:23.967-04:00Hi Ribbit,
Sometimes the purple color indicates a ...Hi Ribbit,<br />Sometimes the purple color indicates a deficiency in phosphorus....you could take a soil test.<br />Hope this helps. Have a great weekend<br />SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-79571424102067101252009-08-28T05:13:41.541-04:002009-08-28T05:13:41.541-04:00Wow! I've tried digging around the roots, but...Wow! I've tried digging around the roots, but I haven't found anything yet, myself. When are you picking yours? I hear it's before the first frost...Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-76882992764611154202009-08-27T22:33:15.019-04:002009-08-27T22:33:15.019-04:00Hmmm...I haven't noticed if any of my SP leave...Hmmm...I haven't noticed if any of my SP leaves look that way, but I did notice some tubers protruding from the soil while watering. WooHoo! I'm really having a difficult time refraining from picking them!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.com