Posted by stryped on February 7, 2005, 3:36 pm
Wanting to grow some sweet potatoes but never have before. I dont
like weeding or have alot of time. Can I grow sweet potatoes using
black plastic mulch? Can I eat them out of the ground or do they have
to cure first or somethign?
Posted by len gardener on February 8, 2005, 1:51 pm
i'm not mush on plastic mulch covers as they tend to keep water from
getting to the soil ans prevent the soil from breathing, i use grass
or hay type mulches, and i grow my sweet potatoes under these mulches
they do very well, you can eat the tuibers as you harvest them they
don't need curing, i think curing comes in when you want to store
them?
len
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Posted by Marcy Hege on February 8, 2005, 2:43 pm
You can eat sweet potatoes immediately after harvest but the the potato will
not be as flavorful as it will be after curing. Curing (or allowing the potato
to dry in shade for a few weeks) will allow the natural sugars to develop
(hence, sweet potato. Sweet potatoes should not be allowed to freeze/thaw for
it leads to rot.
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