who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

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who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by WLLady » Sun Dec 27, 2015 11:21 am

Hi everyone

I put a few sweet potatoes (yellow shorter season ones) in water to shoot...and well, i have shoots everywhere, and the darned things are now vining up the blinds in the kitchen window! :rofl1: usually they don't root this well, but they sprouted almost right away. i know shirley (bayvistafarm) usually gets some from me, anyone else in the area want any? Al, did you and Lizzie want a few? Ross? anyone between here and hamilton? LOl. it's easy to keep them rooting, but they will just be rooted sprouts, not potted up or anything....they usually get out to the garden after last frost-second week of june in my area-same time as pumpkin transplants. :chores: i think they're doing so well in the house because my hubby has the place at about 35C with the woodstove going..... oh, and if you've never had these ones before, they're wonderful in soups, the littler tubers you don't even need to peel, and these ones are actually sweet right out of the ground....they don't *need* curing like the big orange ones.
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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by Home Grown Poultry » Sun Dec 27, 2015 11:38 am

Those are looking great!!! Yup put me on the list! were guna have an AWESOME garden this year!
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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by SandyM » Sun Dec 27, 2015 11:48 am

ME too! Can you ship them Ok? (Mail order)
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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by WLLady » Sun Dec 27, 2015 11:56 am

lowbanks is down in the niagara region isn't it? i'm not sure on shipping, i guess i could wet paper towel and in a bag, and then put in a box....so they don't get crushed. i do get up to hamilton off and on, could meet you somewhere nearer....but sure, i think i can figure out how to mail them....
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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by JimW » Sun Dec 27, 2015 2:15 pm

I would take a few. I could pick some up on one of my visits to my parents outside of London.

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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by WLLady » Sun Dec 27, 2015 4:17 pm

Cool! i'll start a list :type:
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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by Jaye » Sun Dec 27, 2015 5:14 pm

I would love some, but I don't see any way I can get down to your area in the next while. What a great offer, though - thanks for that!
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Post by JimW » Sun Dec 27, 2015 7:11 pm

Jaye wrote:I would love some, but I don't see any way I can get down to your area in the next while. What a great offer, though - thanks for that!
Jaye where are you in SE Ontario? If close to me I could maybe pick you up some?

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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by SandyM » Sun Dec 27, 2015 7:59 pm

When youre heading this way let me know and I'll try to meet up with you.

If you'rs shipping them I need to pay for the shipping ... Keep me posted on what you think would be the best route.
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Re: who wants sweet potato shoots for the spring?

Post by Jaye » Sun Dec 27, 2015 8:28 pm

JimW wrote:
Jaye wrote:I would love some, but I don't see any way I can get down to your area in the next while. What a great offer, though - thanks for that!
Jaye where are you in SE Ontario? If close to me I could maybe pick you up some?

Jim
Thanks, JimW - that would great! I'm SE of Ottawa, Metcalfe/Vernon/Winchester area. Really not that far from Smiths Falls for me to travel. :-)
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