Remember the crazy sweet potato idea we had back in May? Well, that one sweet potato multiplied and this week (five months later) we harvested our first batch of sweet potatoes!
We started by cutting the vines away from the top of the soil.
Once cut, everything rolled back like a big blanket.
Next came the digging. We decided because the area was so small, we'd dig everything up by hand.
Once the potatoes were out they were tossed on the ground around the garden.
Some of the tubers were long and snake like. This made the girls giggle.
We came away with a wagon load. I think Steven was expecting more potatoes. But 20+ good size potatoes from one isn't bad in my opinion. Now we wait six more weeks for the potatoes to cure and the put them to the REAL test, our taste.
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