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Sweet potato starting
il 03 Apr 2004 08:20:15 +1200, "Loki" ha scritto:
[snip] Then you have to heap it I think but look under 'kumera growing' and see what you find in Google. uh, make that kumara ... http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=cac...hl=en&ie=UTF-8 -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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Sweet potato starting
il Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:07:13 GMT, John Savage ha scritto:
snip I once planted a sweet potato that had some healthy-looking shoots on it. I just planted the whole thing as is. It grew vigorously, spreading to occupy a large area with lush green foliage. In late summer I decided I'd dig just a corner of it to see how big the potatoes underneath were. So I started to dig, and dug and dug, until I eventually had the whole plant up. All I harvested was the same old potato I'd planted! There wasn't a single new one to be found. So sweet potatoes certainly have different requirements from the South American spud. I don't know what sort of sweet potato you're referring to. But here in New Zealand the kumera (purple skinned ) is planted in a J shape. That is, you bend the roots when you plant them. We can buy the seedlings which just seem to have a little purple root with hairs off it and a few leaves. They like to have a hard pan underneath some nice soil is what I've read. So some people put a sheet of iron underneath the soil to encourage the roots and tubers to stay high. Then you have to heap it I think but look under 'kumera growing' and see what you find in Google. -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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Sweet potato starting
il 03 Apr 2004 08:20:15 +1200, "Loki" ha scritto:
[snip] Then you have to heap it I think but look under 'kumera growing' and see what you find in Google. uh, make that kumara ... http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=cac...hl=en&ie=UTF-8 -- Cheers, Loki [ Brevity is the soul of wit. W.Shakespeare ] |
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