Tag Archives: Okinawan sweet potato

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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Harvest Monday, October 26, 2015 – Purple & Okinawan Sweet Potatoes + Planting Garlic + Best Method to Peel Garlic + Goji Berry

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Norma Chang

Did dig in my Purple Sweet Potatoes and Okinawan Sweet Potatoes before the frost and hard freeze but did not post last Monday because I had no photos. As the photo of the Purple SP below illustrates my harvest consists … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, March 16, 2015 – More Indoor Seed Starting + Updates

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Norma Chang

This past week was a week of waiting. Waiting for the snow to disappear. Unfortunately my yard (front, sides and back) is still white. First day of spring is this Friday, March 20, only 4 days away, will all the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, February 16, 2015 – New Varieties + Snow

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Norma Chang

This is going to be an exciting gardening year. Every year I grow something new in my garden. But this year I will be trialling more new crops than previous years. All 3 are so different in appearance. Very beautiful! … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, November 10, 2014 – Experiments Update (Carrots Transplant & Okinawan Sweet Potato)

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Norma Chang

In my 7/28/14 (click on link and scroll down) post I mentioned experimenting with transplanting carrots and promised an update. This past week I harvested the transplanted carrots. Below are the results, my observations and what I plan to do … Continue reading →

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