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Comment on Easy to Grow – Edible Leaves, Beautiful Vine by Hilary

Hilary — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:25:08 +0000

Great photos! Nice and clear, helps us “visual” folks. I’m ready to try it out and see if I can sell some vines next year!

Comment on Easy to Grow – Edible Leaves, Beautiful Vine by John DC

John DC — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:04:21 +0000

This is a wonderful posting for the Spring planting; and I noticed the leaves immediately

It can also be noted that the vines can be planted directly (in a large mound/heap of soil) and they will generate plenty of sweet potatoes in about 8-9 months.

Also, the orange sweet potato is much richer in beta carotene than white sweet potato.

Enjoy!

Comment on Easy to Grow – Edible Leaves, Beautiful Vine by Crystal

Crystal — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:30:56 +0000

Great tips on a practical way to start sweet potato vine. I popped over to your blog via the WGardener listserv email, and I just wanted to mention that I think it’s so cool that you’ve traveled the world wide & far and have such gorgeous photos to boot! I’ve also been to almost 30 countries, and I hope you’ll blog more about both gardening and travel because these both are 2 big loves of mine.

Comment on Easy to Grow – Edible Leaves, Beautiful Vine by herbanlifestyle

herbanlifestyle — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:45:03 +0000

What a cool article! Thank you for the tutorial. I’ve always appreciated the beauty of the shape of sweet potato leaves, but didn’t realize they were edible.

Comment on Getting Started: Backyard Farming by Prince Of Petworth » Blog Archive » Join An Edible Gardeners Group

Prince Of Petworth » Blog Archive » Join An Edible Gardeners Group — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:31:37 +0000

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Comment on Getting Started: Backyard Farming by Lyvia

Lyvia — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 11:15:57 +0000

Hi. I have been dabbling with vegetables, and it turns out DC is different from PA, where I grew up.

The trick I am still working on is planning around the weather. I haven’t found a planting calendar that takes our “hot season” into account. Instead of one long frost to frost growing season, we have three tiny ones – cool, hot, cool. So please let me know if you can find a reference on veggie planting that takes that into account.

thanks, Lyvia

Comment on Spirit of Africa: Kadiatou & Balafon Dance Ensemble by Astin

Astin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:25:47 +0000

I absolutely love this!

Comment on Power Goes Out: Are You Prepared? by Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:41:16 +0000

Another good item to keep handy is the glow lights. I found several of them in my utility drawer. Snapped it to turn it on and hung it around my neck. It was very convenient and I used it to illuminate a book I was reading once the house got completely dark. I found it to be a lot more convenient on several occasions when my power was out..

Comment on Getting Started: Backyard Farming by Allan Griff

Allan Griff — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:09:42 +0000

All the energy and money are well spent. I’ve maintained that the best way to deal with the messy world we live in is threefold: get a garden, get a workshop, and get a relationship. The object is to avoid the need for Thing$ and Entertainment, and do things that are fulfilling that you can share with like-minded people. Those three suggestions can be used for Thing$ and Entertainment as well, but that’s not what I meant.

Comment on Power Goes Out: Are You Prepared? by Caryn

Caryn — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:27:57 +0000

My mom got us some of those battery-operated lights that you can put up in a closet, e.g. – brighter light and better spread than a flashlight, so you can actually read by it.