A Rewarding Harvest; Popping Out Sweet Potatoes!

This years harvest of sweet potatoes is not only bountiful but SURPRISING! Join me and my husband, Brendan and learn some helpful steps in harvesting and curing sweet potatoes. Did you know that the leaves and most of the vine is edible?Its such a great feeling knowing that you can grow your own food and I hope you will give it a try. #garden #health #food #fun #sweetpotato

[@deborahthompson5041]

Fantastic harvest. Please enjoy. GOD bless.

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Thank you for commenting and watching! We are and so are our neighbors and family! 😂 Our garden produced so much and e we are grateful. ♥️

[@SoxInTheGarden]

Lovely harvest! 🥰🌱❤️

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Thank you and thank you for watching and commenting!

[@ruthbalonglong7067]

I love sweet potato tops/young shoots for stir fry

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Yes! They are so tender and delicious! Thank you for commenting!

[@Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

Hello from my homestead in northwest Florida growing zone 8b. I'm gonna be digging my two patches soon. Last year I grew some of my favorite sweet potatoes, the asian ones with red skin that have the antique white flesh, up by my shed behind the house and some beauregards sprung up by compost corral. This year I have patch of both of those in my big garden area in the back end of property. The patch by shed from last year volunteered this year so I let them grow, I think they did better than the ones I planted intentionally in the big garden. LOL.

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Hello friend! That’s fabulous! We do deep mulch gardening and and while we were transitioning over we deep mulched around the rows of plants. A zucchini seed accidentally fell into the mulch and it grew faster and larger as well as bore more fruit than the ones intentionally planted! lol We also had a volunteer butternut squash in our burn pile this year. Love it! We’ve have not tried the Asian ones but now that we live in an areas where they are happy, we will try different varieties. We are zone 7b Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@jamilemmond3393]

Some of the smaller root-like ones I got will be dehydrated for dog treats. They love them too. ❤

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Yes!! Fabulous use for them! Thank you for sharing!

[@cathyjones3403]

Love your channel. Subscribed ❤

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Thank you, Cathy! It’s a work in progress for sure. I appreciate the encouragement and you subscribing ♥️

[@katrinakerr8794]

The memories of harvesting sweet potatoes with my grandpa😊

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

@@katrinakerr8794 do tell! I’d love to hear them!

[@katrinakerr8794]

@@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn My grandparents lived on a 5 acre or more farm and in the fall every year us grandkids would help harvest the sweet and ice potatoes. He used a potato plow on his tractor and would take his time doing each row while we picked up the potatoes. It was a good time because it was one of the few times us kids could get together and “play” in the red clay mud without getting in trouble. At the end of the day we would put the bushel baskets in the shed and cover. We would be rewarded with fresh pies 😋

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

@@katrinakerr8794 I absolutely love that and I love that it’s a pleasant memory for you! Thank you so much for sharing that! ♥️

[@laurenmariebishop8409]

We planted sweet potato.

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Hello! Wonderful. Have you planted them before? How did they produce?

[@helenmcclellan452]

Your soil is very loose. How fid you amend it? Did you add peat moss?

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Hello 🙋‍♀️ thank you for watching. What you are seeing is a beautiful soil that is a result of one foot of wood chips breaking down over 2 years.

[@sarah_farm]

It's such a peaceful life, beautiful nature and fresh fruits. No greedy corporations and board director. Wonderful. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

[@HeartandHomesteadwithDawn]

Thank you for watching and commenting Sarah_farms. I completely agree with you. There are so many benefits to growing your own food! I will gladly visit your channel ♥️ and look forward to future discussions.