jltrent":iru8qbt1 said:
Workinonit Farm":1ff4hoeq said::shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
What in the world????!!!
I'd like to know the answer as well.
jltrent":2mcifda9 said:The name of them are Beauregards as my sister had planted them before and they did well.
jltrent":2h1az3cy said:I bought 18 plants at Walmart in individual container coming in 6 packs. The name of them are Beauregards as my sister had planted them before and they did well. I got 3 four gallon buckets full from them, don't know if that is good or bad, but several of them sure was funny shaped.
I used to live in Opelousas, Louisiana ...claim to fame was the Yambilee..a festival to sweet potatoes. (they don't do it any more from what I've heard.)jltrent":2dms4ibc said:Beauregard Sweet Potato
Folks in Louisiana are proud of their sweet potatoes and after tasting this one, you'll know why. Make sure that plants get plenty of sun to develop the maximum flavor and sweetness.
Resistant to fusarium wilt and soil rot, but not resistant to nematodes.
I believe they were under nourished and have begun to eat each other......jltrent":1tdh85bx said:
jltrent":3dtpecf9 said:
Ebenezer":xou4owa2 said:Compaction is the problem. If you cannot till deep enough, set slips in deep enough to live and set roots. Then top the rows/beds with a decent bagged soil medium and the potatoes will grow in the loose medium as normal but for easier digging and for later benefit to your bed or garden. Or get out the TNT and do some modification to the natural soil. Do you have clay soil and use a rototiller? It will turn your soil into a massive brick because it beaks down all natural structure. Might be part of it.
jltrent":62ub1cqy said:Ebenezer":62ub1cqy said:Compaction is the problem. If you cannot till deep enough, set slips in deep enough to live and set roots. Then top the rows/beds with a decent bagged soil medium and the potatoes will grow in the loose medium as normal but for easier digging and for later benefit to your bed or garden. Or get out the TNT and do some modification to the natural soil. Do you have clay soil and use a rototiller? It will turn your soil into a massive brick because it beaks down all natural structure. Might be part of it.
I plowed the soil with a 16" mold board plow about as deep as it would go.
Here is a picture and the soil seemed loose. I also hilled up the row good with loose soil I put them in. They were planted right above the green beans. I think maybe compaction some and also the containers I bout them in at Walmart had them all twisted up to start with may have caused it.