Here in NZ we call sweet potatoes Kumara. Next time put two long hills along the length of each row then plant you slips in the top of each hill you have created. Kumara loves to grow in hills, I grew up on a commercial kumara farm and that how it was done there.

@samvalentine3206

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. Did you do any special soil preparation?

@teeweea5092

3 жыл бұрын

That is good to know. Thank you

@MeBeingAble

3 жыл бұрын

lol kirsty i think your related haha if i remember rightly trembath and trenbath are the same family. my nan is the N.

@zeviono4562

3 жыл бұрын

Yep thats the one girl... just like spuds. Roast kumeras and butter - nothing better.

@kirstytrembath1392

3 жыл бұрын

@@MeBeingAble I'm pretty sure we would be 😁

Terrific harvest - congrats! Just a couple of suggestions from this bench-sitting outsider: 1) perhaps build collapsible shelves there in that barn, so that you can have several layers of drying space & not permanently take up too much room when not drying veggies and 2) Making a covered patio walk for inclement weather going to and from your barns? Great channel!

Gotta love sweet potatoes baked like russet, with butter. Really enjoying your farm from Calif, especially the rain.

@colinstace1758

3 жыл бұрын

Butter and brown sugar 👍👍

@christinemendenhall4942

3 жыл бұрын

We live in northern California and I sure enjoyed the sound of rain. We hope and pray we get the rain they promised for the end of the week anything to clear the smoke and help the horrible fires!!!!

Al. You are missing out on a really good part of the sweet potatoes. The leaves. The smaller ones are good in salads and the larger leaves are good cooked with onion and bacon or stewed with beet greens and collard greens. You can pick the young leaves all growing season if you just do a few leaves each vine. The animals are getting prime food in those vines. LOL! I grow my sweet potatoes in old feed bags. I will harvest them next weekend. The soil goes into a 65 gallon trash can to be used again next year with nutrients/compost added. I love the goats attitude. Open door and rain...... NOPE!

@JerryB507

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I'm like Al on the taste of the tuber, but I enjoy the early greens.

I believe that Danny, from Deep South Homestead said that the potatoes are sweeter when left to cure for a week or two.

@lyndaprice4425

3 жыл бұрын

They are amazing when baked brings the sweetness out.

@jeannedennis5863

3 жыл бұрын

Just had a neighbor drop us off a bag full of sweet taters. Won't eat them for a few more weeks. The longer they sit, the sweeter they get.

@HiddenCreekHomestead

3 жыл бұрын

Thats good to know!

One of my favorite things to do is walk in the rain...lol. Is that crazy? I try to have an appreciation for all things - even the wet ones!!! 😜. There is nothing more exciting and rewarding 👍 then putting your hands in dirt and pulling out something you have grown for your family. A lot of people talk about how tough gardening is...but to me it’s the most relaxing and rewarding thing I can do for my family. It is hard work, but when your sitting around the table with your family, and your feeding them with everything from your own homestead, there is no better feeling of accomplishment. 😊 I love your channel because you take such pride and joy in everything you do for your family. Your teaching Olivia skills that will sustain her throughout her life. If all our young people could be taught this one skill - what a difference out world could be!!! Thanks so much for sharing your channel Al, Gina and Olivia!!! 😍 We look forward to watching your channel each time we see a notification pop up!!! Have a wonderful day/week and enjoy that rain!!! 😉

Mate, it's when it rains like on your video when we get to appreciate how wonderful it is! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the rain!!!

I love hearing the rain! I could sit on the porch, wrapped up in a blanket all day enjoying the smell and sound.

@lucillekenney8311

3 жыл бұрын

It is very calming.

The thin tubers are super bite size 💕 baked, fried, seemed or raw in salad Hogs are growing nice Can always use the instapot for ribs

@eldenl1

3 жыл бұрын

I just made some baby back ribs in the instant pot...25 minutes on high, quick release, then slather on the bbq sauce, 14 minutes in the air fryer at 400° on bake (7minutes a side). Fall off the bone delicious!

Pretty good first harvest! Looks like they were just not in the ground long enough to size up. Beauregards take just over 3 months to mature with the Covingtons following about two weeks later (110 days or so). But remember, this is assuming hot weather. Lacking optimum temperature, plan on having them in the ground for longer. My advice is to sow so that growing occurs during your warmest months you'll have the heat necessary for growth and the humidity for curing. Barring that, plan on extended days to maturity...about 4 - 4 1/2 months as opposed to the regular 3 - 3 1/2 months.

Sweet potato greens are edible. I grow an organic sweet potato in my kitchen window in the winter for its great tasting leaves. In the spring, cut the long stem into numerous 6”- 8” lengths and stick them in a jar of water to form roots. They’re ready for the garden in no time. Still enjoy watching you young people succeed. God Bless!

Sweet potatoes require 100-125 days to mature. There’s no way to tell from the greens when they’re done, so use the calendar! Animals love sweet taters, corn stalks, any leftover stuff cooked or not. Gina the smaller taters can b canned if you need to

In Oklahoma, we believe that as long as the sweet potato plants are green, you leave them alone because they are still feeding the potatoes. We wait until the green leaves turn yellow and then we dig them up. We always get huge sweet potatoes doing it this way. And, yes, home grown are much better than store bought but, you have to let them cure for at least two weeks. It makes them sweeter and more flavorful! Also, they are not stringy like they would be if you bought them large in the grocery store. Great baked with brown sugar, butter and cinnamon on them.

You're always so cheerful no matter what the weather. Glad you got some much needed rain.

Hi Gina, roast the sweet potatoes whole with the skins on. My favourite too.

@cherylemaybury9967

3 жыл бұрын

Gayle Owens I love sweet potato fries, so yummy and a healthier choice when cooked in an air fryer.

@gayleowens5057

3 жыл бұрын

@@cherylemaybury9967 Ive just purchased one , Ill give it a go. Thanks.

Hey Al Quick question On the skids and Pallets from your Garage/Stalls build did you have a lot of 4X4? If so do you have enough to make a Frame for a covered area between the Barn and Garage If so it would make a Great area for your Chicken in the winter It would have a covered and with chicken Wire you could Frame it as High as you would want. the in spring you could put them back to free range like Now. It might save a few when the weather get Bad. Other that the metal for the Top the Rest could be built with saw mill lumber, to keep the cost down. It Just a Thought. I hope it Helps.

That is my favorite kind of weather when it’s a little blustery rainy but not freezing cold, Especially when you’re dressed for it it’s just the best kind of weather

Last week it rained here in Michigan for 5 straight days. Maybe the same for you. Got my cup of coffee and settled in my chair to watch Lumnah Acres. We have a metal roof out our house. I love the sound of a hard rain hitting that roof. Have a great day.

We’ve had a lot of rain lately up here in Ontario too. The rains watering our orchard but I have’t been able to finish my custom ultimate duck house and winter is coming. I only have shingling to do then the ducks are moving into their new digs. Love the greenhouse, I think I’ll put in a greenhouse on my farm. Very useful to have a longer growing season. I got a spot picked out too lol.

@marlenekutcher938

3 жыл бұрын

Hidden Spring Farm just about done cleaning my garden here in Killarney. Ontario. Harvesting cabbage and Last of the potatoes. Kraut making . Not many Canadian farmers on you tube. Have you thought of that? Have a happy Thanksgiving weekend!.

@HiddenSpringFarm

3 жыл бұрын

MARLENE Kutcher yeah I was watching the Lumnahs with the greenhouse... should be able to sow earlier and harvest later. I was thinking both though, a greenhouse and an open air garden area. My wife has it on her wish list for next year lol. She wants to grow many different veggies.

Gina we just purchased an old 1947 Presto steam pressure cooker from a thrift store. It was complete and charming with its vintage wooden handle. It also came with its original cookbook I am having so much fun pouring over and studying the many recipes. The last couple of days I have taken frozen meat out and popped it in the Presto and 15-25 minutes later dinner was done! It is a time and fuel saving device. We love it. I also love the little steam spitz sound it makes. It sends a steady steam aroma of onions and garlic and meat throughout the house. I love my crock very much too for those days I can put the meal on early. Yum! The Fall is so wonderful isn't it? And cooking is fun in the Fall and makes the house warm and cozy! Congratulations on your healthy sweet potato harvest!

Digging for any kind of potatoes is like Christmas. It's so much fun!

Glad you guys have finally gotten some rain. And I am also glad you all got a decent amount of sweet potatoes. This was another great video. Thank you so much Al for sharing your all’s life with us. You don’t know what a blessing you and your precious family and animals are to us. I look forward every day to watching your video. Thank you again for these videos. God loves you and your family. God bless you all. ❤️

I think back to you freezing you fingers off last winter building the frame. A project worth the effort, a great return for you time and the investment!!!!!!

There were several funny shots of random chickens running in this video. So fun!

Looks like the sweet potatoes were a hit. The ribs looked very good also. Hope you enjoyed!

You are surrounded with beautiful fall colors everywhere you look. What a wonderful place.

I am a type 1 diabetic for almost 50 years. The nurses and Drs have always told me that Sweet Potatoes are much more healthy because the carbs in the potato digest slower so they dont raise are blood sugar so fast compared to a regular potato. Plus they are really really tasty

Check out That 1870's Homestead. (I believe they're in Michigan) They had a massive sweet potato harvest. You may pick up some tips there. Just a thought! God bless you guys! Oh, and don't forget to give them bees more sugar water.

The very best way to eat sweet potatoes is to cut them up and wrap in foil then throw them on the barbecue while your meat cooks. They come out so caramelized and sweet! You will never want them any other way

Oh that rain sounds soooo good Al!!! Your farm looks so beautiful too! And your wife Gina is such a doll Al. She is such a good partner! God bless the Lumnah Family!

Great harvest and excellent soil! I need to add more sand to mine next year for sweet potatoes! Thanks for sharing!! Enjoy those taters! My favorite veggie as well!! ~jc

You need to try Japanese sweet potatoes, I've seen them grown outside all over Korea (the growing season is about the same as New England's in land areas) and they taste like roasted chestnuts. I myself hate the normal yellow sweet potatoes but I love these.

Boy, Gina, me too! It takes me so long to get a meal together when there are several components. They're never all done at the same time. Congrats on the wonderful sweet potato harvest!

Boy! Watching and listening to that rain makes me sleepy! :) Nice Sweet Potato Harvest! The Tiniest ones are the Tastiest!!!

Al the yam leaves are very good in soups and salads. My wife is a Philippina and we have a house there. Spend 70 days there each summer when our daughter is out of school for the summer. There are yams growing everywhere around the yard and they put them in various soups and salads. Delicious!

How about a 3x3 or 4x4 covered wood table for the chickens food when it pours instead of throwing the food under their house. They can sit on top when it doesn't rain or snow. Once again, love your beautiful yet functional green house. Whether pouring or snowing you can work all through the year. 🚜

The way I learned to harvest ordinary potatoes from my GF as a kid is to start with a spade deep trench beside were you expect the crop to be. Them drive the fork deep into the bottom of that trench then lever up into the area you expect the crop and turn the sod and crop into the trench. The trench then moves along the row naturally. I think that would work well here as well to avoid spiking them. Those long spindly rhizomes should work as seed stock. I like my sweet potatoes roasted, I cut them into long strips brushed /sprayed with a little oil and dusted in smoked paprika or cayenne.

I use the little sweet potatoes for dog treats.

@b.wooten4505

3 жыл бұрын

And the tiny ones can be slips for next year!

@zeviono4562

3 жыл бұрын

Dog treats? Sacriledge!

@nancyfahey7518

3 жыл бұрын

This little guy protects me and the chickens and the whole acre from possum, raccoon, rats, snakes and hawks. His real cookie reward is a chunk of ballpark hotdog.

@rameshkrishnan3254

3 жыл бұрын

Molly treats anyone?

@zeviono4562

3 жыл бұрын

@@nancyfahey7518 Good one Nancy. Sounds like he deserves it.

I don't have a garden. I like watching your video and reading all the comments. I learn from the comments as well.

I love your videos so much. I keep telling myself not to watch until the weekend but I just cant help myself. It's so funny I don't have a garden, heck I don't even have a yard but I'm so obsessed with watching your family. I love the family unity and even how you take care of the animals especially the cat. I hate that you don't have Wednesday videos but everyone needs a break so you don't get burnt out....understandable enough. See you guys soon and next year I want to try to do sweet potatoes in a bucket, I saw someone do that and tomatoes. Those are my most favorite things to eat in the world, well other than steak & chicken. Hugs & God Bless Carrie

Great job on sweet potatoes! If you didnt add bone meal after the plants came up, add some next year to promote tuber growth. Same for white potatoes. After you first fertilize w blood meal to promote the green plant growth and the plants are all up. FYI- sweet potato leaves are great human feed too. Sauteed, so sweet. Touch those riced sweet potatoes w some maple syrup too.

I've always just baked my sweet potatoes. If I'm in a hurry I'll put them in the microwave for 5 minutes and then bake. That rain is like the rain we get here in North Carolina's High Country. Blessings to all.

Do your research on growing. You might need some sand mixer and check on fertilizer or soil test. Consult with college agriculture.

@lindapolle1665

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, soil for sweet potatoes: The hydrophilic gel, used to make no-leak baby diapers, is also available as a soil suppliment. I would try it to better make moisture available to each sweet potato.

Looking forward to when you put up the roof structure outside the goat sheds so they can still come outside when its raining. Never tire of watching you on your build projects! You are a master...

The vines are also seed for next year. Leave some growing in your greenhouse and cut about a foot and half and grow as cuttings for next year's crop. As long as you water them they will put down roots and go on to produce sweet potatoes for next season

Good morning, Lumnahs! Wowee, that's a downpour! So, I can see a mini bus-stop for the chickens, like the goat hay-feeder. ("Groan, another project I don't need!") 🙂

@LumnahAcres

3 жыл бұрын

Gooood morning

Gina, the way we do sweet potatoes here in South Africa, is to clean, cube and add to caramelised butter, sugar and cinnamon. We do not use water to boil it in, it tends to steal the flavour. Very easy and delicious! The second way is to bake it in the oven... yummie! Lots of love to you all!

Around here in central Virginia we clip the vines and allow the tubers to "rest" in their beds for two weeks before digging them. We, with neighbor, are gonna be harvesting 60 feet of double rows. I believe in oven roasting the sweet potatoes. Before using serving pipping hot. A bit of brown sugar and cinnamon takes this side di

I love Sweet Potatoes! My mama used to take the small ones & grease them up & put in a small baking pan in the oven. They would be crispy on the outside & tender on the inside!

Good job on the sweet potatoes! I live down south so I have a longer growing season. I grow about 150 lbs per year. Just a curing tip: yours will cure fine the way you're doing it, but it may take a month or so. I took a large plastic shelf unit and wrapped it with rigid foam insulation, put a small, portable electric heater in the bottom and kept the temp. at 85 degrees. In a week they are fully cured. I leave them a few more days, but you would think they were covered in honey - so sweet. Covingtons produce more uniform spuds, but Beauregards are faster growing. So are Georgia Jets, but they are not as sweet, and produce more runts and gigantics. I've had the best luck with Beauregards.

Hey All ,have you thought about doing a video ,on savings you,ve made from growing your own food in comparison to having to get shop bought veg ? 😎

Sweet potatoes are really good and are good for you as well. 👏 A nice rain before winter is always healthy for the soil. Be well.

Wish we could get some rain like that. Well needed glad y'all got some.

adding to what kirsty said Al, those tubers youre putting to the side “thickening roots” you can put back in the ground and leave them. they will grow when theyre ready. i just let mine go as ground cover and after the second season i had a continuous supply

The curing time is a must Al and it will change the flavor and make them sweeter. Right now they probably taste bitter and more savory than sweet. Whenever I make mashed sweet potatoes I add milk as well to give them a more creamier texture and some cinnamon and brown sugar for a bit of sweetness. Great harvest! Seems like all the homesteaders I watch all had a successful sweet potato harvest this year. 41 pounds is a blessing!! I see sweet potato pies in your future lol.

Jamaica 🇯🇲 here looking very good that you can go in and provide food for the family it’s a wonderful blessing wish I could food 🥘 looks delicious wishing I was there lol have a wonderful day

I like that morning energy of yours👏🌞❤

Looks like they need a longer growing time for your area. Sweat potato pie, sooooo good.

@Uniquelyyours1

3 жыл бұрын

I love sweet potato pie:)

@lucillekenney8311

3 жыл бұрын

OMG, I love sweet potato pie!

Another goodie folks!

As someone who has raised dairy goats nearly my entire life, I strongly recommend that you add pulsation to your milking machine. Then you won't constantly be turning ut on and off, and will be better for your does teats. Make sure you have the right psi as well

bet you are very happy you got the roof done on the new build! Nice harvest and good morning from Everett, WA,USA !!!

@angeliquerider-mitchell2538

3 жыл бұрын

I used to live in Everett, in the 1990's. Went to college while living there. So beautiful in that area.

Good morning Al & Gina, & Olivia , love watching you for the past 4 years and I love your Greenhouse., ..hugs from Canada...

When mashing the sweet potatoes, steam them with a minimal amount of water that you can mix in instead of boiling them and straining out the water. The flavor and texture will turn out better.

Hello Lumnah family! I also adore mashed sweet potatoes and just sweet potatoes in general. When I have friends over for dinner they usually ask me to make some of the mashed sweet potatoes because the way I make them basically tastes like a mildly sweet pumpkin pie. If you're interested, I mash them the same way you did, and then I add: A pinch of salt, some cinnamon, some fresh full fat milk or cream, some butter, some ground ginger, some ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cloves, and then to bring it all together and smooth it out a little I add either maple syrup or brown sugar (you can even add a tiny bit of both to add a more complex sweetness just be careful not to over sweeten because sweet potatoes are already so sweet.) The measurements I stick with depend on how many sweet potatoes I'm doing, but I usually start with 1 teaspoon of each spice, 1/2-1 tablespoon of maple syrup or brown sugar, 1-2 tablespoons of butter, and 1/2 cup of cream for every 2 large potatoes and see how that tastes (this is helpful anyway since sweet potatoes can range in sweetness). With your sweet potatoes I might just add a little of everything until I like how it looks and tastes and then remember the measurements for next time (since your sweet potatoes are farm fresh and not the oversized store bought ones). The end result is a smooth creamy and sweet mashed sweet potato that almost hits your tongue like a dessert but is savory enough for dinner. It goes great with barbeque or a roast chicken or really anything you put on the table. Even people that swore to me that they disliked sweet potatoes love this recipe. Thanks for the video today! What an awesome harvest! And thank goodness for the rain its been so dry lately!!!

Low tunnels in the green house will extend your growing season...from what I understand. Plenty of KZreads on the subject. Great crop! Thanks for sharing your successes!

Falling strap solution: cris-cross the straps in the back, lengthen them and attack in front. I used to have to do that when my children were small. ;) Blessings.

My grandfather showed me how to grow the biggest sweet patatoes. When planting your sweet potato sets plant on a raised bed. 18 inches apart. Then the most important thing is to trim the vines where they only cover the ridge. About 2 feet max. Keep the vines loose. Don’t let them attach to the soil. I have raised the biggest sweet patatoes. Please try this you won’t be disappointed. I enjoy your videos.

A nice plentiful bunch of sweet potato. That greenhouse has does wonders for Lumnah Acres

Morning guys. Yay rain!!

My favorite way to prepare sweet potatoes is to caramelize onions with garlic in oil or butter and fry the sweet potatoes when the onions are half done. Best with bacon grease. No skins.

Make a box with at least 2x12 and place on top of the row. Then plant the seed potatoes in normally add dirt to the top until you get to top of the the box, because of the way potatoes grow close to the top of the ground.

We grow a ton of sweet potatoes. We use them for foliage in mixed planters. At the end of the year, there are always a few in the planters. We don't eat em, but they do just fine outside here in Minneapolis.

We had heavy 1/4" hail or bigger the other day. It covered the road. Crazy weather for sure. God bless!

Happy harvest meal. Yum!

Boy, that wind and rain has moved you right out of foliage season! I mash potatoes with my pastry cutter, works great. For sweet potatoes/yams - butter, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Very good haul on your sweet potatoes. I'm surprised that the goats didn't really show an interest. When I had cows, they ate all parts of the sweet potatoes. Some animals are picky. My pigs loved them too. It's great that when the weather is harsh you can work in the greenhouse or your shop. I know that you and Gina are enjoying the versatility of your farm growing. Keep it up brother. You are an inspiration to many people who are looking for ways to be healthy, safe, strong and successful. Blessings to you, Gina and Olivia. Looking forward to new baby goats next year. Praying for your success Al. ☝🙏🇺🇸💪👉...

Another recipe idea for cooking sweet potato, peel, cut up into 1 inch rounds/bite size chunks/wedges or whatever size you prefer, place into a bag, add olive oil, golden syrup or maple syrup, and add lots of cinnamon sugar, toss, then place on lined baking tray, cook in oven on 200°C, about 30minutes, until browning on the edges on some of the pieces, pull out of oven and enjoy. They should taste like very nice sweet pumpkin.

Soil in the greenhouse is looking great from what it was from the beginning

Good morning. I love sweet potatoes and yams too. Try baking the skinny ones in the oven with oil with the skin on. When they are done, break open and scoop out the good stuff and add cinnamon and butter. Enjoy your day.

Those sweet potatoes were my mother's favorite food as well. She loved her baked, then buttered and sprinkled with pork cracklings. I prefer mine made into pies and "candied" yam style, with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Those are looking good. If you can, add some sandy loam soil to your soil mix from a river valley delta. Make your hills high and keep them as loose as possible. Double the hill rows.

I love your excitement Al when your collecting your spoils 😁

Looks great!

Good morning Lumnah family ☕️ Gina, watching you with the ricer brought back a lot of fond memories. Grandmom always did the sweet potatoes that way. I miss her every day. Tear in my eye and a smile on my face... have a blessed day

It's so dry here in Nw Iowa as we can't buy a drop of rain. I guess it's good it isn't raining so the farmers can get their crops out in time. The fall foliage is really beautiful as it got down into the 20's 3 days ago.

Should get some cheap hose hangers for when you pull up that drip irrigation line. Loved watching the barb/shed/garage build.

If you all like icecream, try pushing it through the ricer. Pour strawberry puree on top. It's a really different way to eat icecream.

Glad y'all got some rain, cause we are just getting little spritzes. It's been dry everywhere this year. Nice sweet potato pile! I love sweet potatoes, they are so yummy. Grew some once, but our ground has so much clay that we don't get good potatoes without really amending the soil and since I was using the "farm" soil/fields, I couldn't really amend it. My husband didn't like messing with potatoes, mainly because he was to busy on the farm. Gina, supper really looked so good!

So jealous of your bountiful harvest! Another way to prepare a pork roast in the crock pot is to use a bottle of salsa and after pouring it over the pork fill the bottle with brown sugar and add to the crock pot. Cook on low for 5-6 hours depending on size of the roast. You'll know it's done when it falls apart. Use for pulled pork sandwiches or serve over a large salad. I love to use a avocado, jalapeno ranch dressing with the salad. I also like to make a salad with the sweet potatoes, cook and rice as you did today, cool several hours or over night, then add mayo, chopped green onion and a stalk of celery, salt and pepper to taste. Chill for a couple of hours and enjoy.

You are living in a living wonderland! Between the sweet potatoes of today and tomatoes from yesterday. To the chickens, goats, dogs, pigs and one boss cat! And all the things you have built! Is your new giant project a horse barn and corrals, etc. Or maybe a bed and breakfast???!

@rkthing55

3 жыл бұрын

My vote (as if it counts!) is horse stalls and paddock. 🐎. 🏇. 🐴

I suggest using stone dust for a more stable surface than gravel. Great alternative to concrete for this situation.

Don't worry too much about size. Any small ones can be canned much like pumpkin. Sweet potato pie is one of my favorites. The ones you spiked, after curing can be canned also to keep them from rotting.

Congratulations on your harvest its incredible success.

The vegies in the greenhouse look great! Wow. An expense well worth it and will continue to be so in the coming months!

Your potatoes need a deeper bed, that way they won't spread out and become long. I also love sweet potatoes with brown sugar and marshmallows!!! Yummy

Before you give all those sweet potato vines to the animals, cut enough slips to overwinter and have them ready to go in the spring. You need about 100-110 days of growing for optimum harvest. Cheers!

Love the overalls Al. The sweet potato harvest was good for your 1st attempt. Curing them does increase the sugar production, and change the flavor from more to less starchy. Gina drizzle some of your maple syrup on those bad boys it will be magical.

Good morning everybody 😎

@LumnahAcres

3 жыл бұрын

Goooooooood morning

I'm in Eastern North Carolina (sweet potato capital of the US). Those clumps of long, skinny tubers needed about 3 to 6 more weeks of growing time. With a warm greenhouse in Vermont (I'm originally from Maine) this should not be a problem. My wife eats young sweet potato leave like cooked spinach and uses the young tender vines in making Kimchee (she's Korean). On a side note, instead of gravel for your garage/storage barn, you might want to check on crushed concrete. We used some for our driveway and it was cheaper that pea gravel, packs down pretty firm, recycles old concrete, and looks nice. Just a thought.

Al, you need to put your sweet potatoes in plastic totes and bring them in by your wood stove for a few weeks. Sweet potatoes need 80%% humidity and 80 to 90-degree temps to cure properly, or they are gonna taste like flowers. Sweet potatoes are part of the Morning Glory family.

Take sweet potatoes and fix like mash potatoes. With butter and milk. Add tsp vanilla Put in casserole round dish then make a crumble mixture of brown sugar a little flour and Butter add chopped pecans and spread over sweet potatoes and bake till top resembles a pecan pie.