Category Archives: Locust Grove

Harvest Monday, July 10, 2017 – Sweet Potato Experiment #2 + Seedlings Update + …..

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Norma Chang

My sweet potato containers (and other containers as well) are placed among my shrubs and perennials. Below is a Purple Sweet Potato, an early variety SP with very vigorous growing vine. Previous years I allow the vines to roam freely. … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, March 27, 2017 – Growing sweet Potatoes Slips + New Varieties + More Seed Starting

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Norma Chang

Last year at Locust Grove Heritable Vegetable Garden we planted six (6) varieties of sweet potatoes – Purple, Ginseng Red, Garrens Red & White, Ivis White Cream, Jersey Yellow and Georgia Jet. This past week I started all 6 varieties … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, March 20, 2017 – Seed Starting + Container Garlic

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Norma Chang

Happy First Day of Spring! I am back!!!!! My hip, knee and lower back pains are pretty much gone. I am now able to walk at a good pace, go up and down stairs in a normal way and pick … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, October 31, 2016 + Peanuts Harvest & Boil at Locust Grove

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Norma Chang

We had snow, our first snow of the season! Although the ground was all white, that scene did not last long as the snow turned to freezing rain followed with just rain and that washed away all the ice and … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, October 24, 2016 – Containers Sweet Potatoes: Okinawan & Ginseng Red

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Norma Chang

RAIN, finally. Rained Friday and Saturday, on and off (mostly on) softly and steadily, not enough to end the drought but good enough to give the grounds a decent soaking. Lawn looks greener already, trees, shrubs and annuals are happy … Continue reading →

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