They're much sweeter if you age them for several weeks before you eat them. Learned that the hard way
@carlottawalker61859 ай бұрын
Just saw your video for the first time . What I like most is the fact that you got right down to it. I hate when people do a lot of talking going nowhere. I get frustrated and turn off. Now you have a new subscriber.
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that 👍
@deltorres21009 ай бұрын
I see sweet potatoes 🍠.,fries.,pies.,and More…GREAT HARVEST!!!🌱
@debbybrady12469 ай бұрын
I didn't plant any sweet potatoes this year...and just harvested 25 pounds. lol I have two that weigh over 2 pounds each.
@donnajean98052 ай бұрын
I live in Chicago & have an average sized yard. Using raised beds, grow bags, containers & some ground I have zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, asparagus, sunchokes, purple & orange sweet potatoes, cucumbers, garlic, green onions, lettuces, green & asparagus beans along with a whole array of herbs growing . I am a retired nurse & am trying to get the message out for younger people to garden. Where there is a will there is a way ! I almost forgot about the broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, strawberries, blueberries, dwarf apple (3) & dwarf pear(2) trees !
@zhanc86319 ай бұрын
I’m from Australia kiddo. All our sweet potatoes are big like yours…. We cut ours the same..sprinkle olive oil on and toss them into a pan for half an hour… the oil helps , trust me.
@tcjk3776 ай бұрын
Pop
@GeorgiasGarden5 ай бұрын
We love roasted sweet potatoes. As long as we cure them at least three weeks, no problem cubing and roasting. Delicious. Our favorite way. I do pressure can them as well. Not as good but food on the shelf is better than nothing.
@JanetteMartin-mg9qu3 ай бұрын
Hi I’m from New Zealand and like yours our Kūmara- sweet potato are also normally large. We peel them and cut into good sized chunks when this large then toss in oil and season, then roast.
@JoHart-mb2uo2 ай бұрын
What’s an easy way to cure them?
@eldorawillie61088 ай бұрын
Out of three slips of sweet potatoes plants you got a very good harvest. Very nice enjoy the fruit of your labor! 🙏🙏
@noraalvarado81784 ай бұрын
Digging for sweet potatoes is like an early Christmas. I just love it! Im growing my slips now . Im in N.Y zone 6a and will be planting them out in June. This is my 4th year growing them.
@janicemason-dorah232725 күн бұрын
Nice harvest from 3 slips
@anandacaroline86332 ай бұрын
Loving your videos!!! Great sweet potatoes!
@WeepingWillow4229 ай бұрын
I see a lot of sweet potato casserole in your future. Maybe some pie, too. Just in time for Thanksgiving!
@isabelladavis13633 ай бұрын
I planted 6 slips in a 8 ft run very insignificant and harvested 88 pounds with one weighing five LBS 3 oz „Beauregard „variety those guys get BIG! We ate off it for two meals my family of 4 ….we had them in the ground from April through October …and yes they live FOREVER had five plants come up this spring on their own… great FOREVER plant to have in the garden…and they were very tender
@erikahopkins64639 ай бұрын
U have a great laugh I enjoy hearing u laugh. Also don't forget to cure sweet potatoes the flavor is even more great
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@kayadread20062 ай бұрын
Amen brother never waste food , Happy sabbath from here Canada
@petebeasttexashomesteading2 ай бұрын
Happy Sabbath
@kelleclark9 ай бұрын
Curing them will make them much sweeter :)
@deborahthompson50419 ай бұрын
Little ones make good fries stovetop or baked in oven. Good harvest. The bigger the better, great for pies and casseroles. Use a cake mixer it will catch most of the strings. Always trim both ends before cooking. Always cure them first. You can overwinter the small ones for slips and never buy again. You are correct, never throw any food away. Its all God's gift.
@MeBeingAble9 ай бұрын
That is kumara, polynesian favourite. IF it gets woody its only the outside 1cm. But they do grow quite large. Those hand size ones you said were normal are actually just young😉
@davidward12599 ай бұрын
Pete, those look like Murasaki sweet potatoes. They came out huge!!!! You definitely did something right with those 3 slips.
@sarah_farm8 ай бұрын
Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.
@georgestraughn86137 ай бұрын
My brother, I am seeing your Chanel for the first time, hearing you speak of the country and the time of trouble. I acknowledge that you are a seventh day Adventist. Am I right?
@petebeasttexashomesteading7 ай бұрын
Yes I am and I hope you enjoy my channel. 🙂
@kennymartin3799 ай бұрын
I appreciate all the farmers
@frodrickfronkensteen92416 ай бұрын
Not sure which was more impressive... the footlong pounders or his guns. Good video. NOTES: - the finglerlings (smaller finger-like potatoes) are more tasty. Definitely don't toss them. - for the more "seasoned" viewers... look into container or bag growing. Results are more concentrated and you can elevate your work space. My back went into spasms just WATCHING that lad pulling roots and turning that gardening fork. Again, good video. Appreciated.
@petebeasttexashomesteading6 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@JL-hw5hu9 ай бұрын
I make mashed sweet potatoes with butter, cinnamon, & brown sugar delicious ❤. You can also make chips & soup. The skies the limit for recipes.
@sofiaceleste62992 ай бұрын
Hermosas batatas , dale un suelo suelto y te sera mas fácil la cosecha , buen apetito, gracias por mostrar. 😊
@barbkovell76449 ай бұрын
The little sweet potatoes are excellent peeled and cut and used as a vegetable to add to scrambled eggs.
@eldorawillie61089 ай бұрын
For three slips you planted you sure got a very good harvest.All the potatoes look quite healthy.
@doraw77669 ай бұрын
The big ones are still very good and I use a savory recipe/mashed for those instead of trying to make them into a sweet casserole. That was a very nice harvest.
@kimberlyhughes45152 ай бұрын
Try sweet potato & chickpea curry! It's addictive if you like spicy stuff!
@billylee91219 ай бұрын
You are right about what you said about food and The Times that are to come. Bless you all.
@brenda0823_9 ай бұрын
They are all edible!
@stantheman51639 ай бұрын
I recommend cooking them as sweet potato tempura Japanese style. Mix up a tempura batter and deep fry them like potato chips. Cut them potato chip style about 3mm thick slices. Good luck!
@deltorres21009 ай бұрын
I live in Houston I have a backyard garden. I just finished about a week ago harvesting my last watermelon and yesterday..my last Honey due Meleon 🌱😊
That was a nice harvest it was good Sweet potatoes When I grow Sweet potatoes that Was not big .
@jamesvatter57293 ай бұрын
Those ones near the 7:00 mark were definitely huge! Have started my own slips for the first time this year. Waiting for this crazy weather to settle so I can plant them.
@donhgr9 ай бұрын
Cut the big ones up and boil then mash, little brown sugar or syrup and some butter they are great.
@ai-aiirene9 ай бұрын
Wow that's my favourite sweet potato
@erichodges24719 ай бұрын
Pete we been useing azomite for the last couple years I cannot believe how good the vegetables are was just eating salad tonight and had to thank you for the information..
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Awesome 👍
@harpladyshomestead52785 ай бұрын
The wireworms don't seem to like the Japanese reds as much as the orange ones. We always do well with them! And yes, aging them is important. I wash them then spread them on an empty countertop for a week till they darken and dry. Steaming or boiling works better for the red ones. They tend to be too dry otherwise. We had dozens of little ones, we boiled them and they were delicious!
@RobinsTinyHomestead9 ай бұрын
I'm interested in what you said about the time of trouble. If you don't mind could you share with me where I can read up on it or a pastor I can watch that has sound information on it? Wonderful harvest sweet potatoes are one of my favorites.
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Absolutely, here are three videos on the Great tribulation or time of trouble. Here's part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqGlY3atatCdkLc here's part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zqqci3ePnregrbM and here's part 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKG7kppsnbCcqJY
@RobinsTinyHomestead9 ай бұрын
@@petebeasttexashomesteading thank you.
@aggiekromah62544 ай бұрын
Thank you for the word of knowledge it is all true God bless you brother✌️❤️❤️
@user-uo9rl2pl7q6 ай бұрын
Lol I guessed 40 minutes baking time like your wife and was right. Love your videos! I just subscribed. Thank you for sharing.
@Forevertrue9 ай бұрын
You can take the smaller ones and mash them up and put a couple of tablespoons in biscuits, cornbread, pancakes, and soups as well. You should dig them at 100 days dead vines or not.
@saswk19 ай бұрын
Very suspenseful episode while you were digging then guessing if your potatoes are edible
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
It always fun digging up sweet potatoes and regular potatoes just because you don't know what you'll find.
@mariomarcial14879 ай бұрын
Those big ones are good to bake.
@diyoregonnowtexas92029 ай бұрын
I didn't get very many, but I planted late. I left many roots and small sweet potatoes in the ground hoping they will over winter and come up in spring for a big harvest next year.
@Pinkpumpkingardener2 ай бұрын
First time slip grower here So excited 😆 ❤🎉🎉
@MispelledOnPurpose9 ай бұрын
I had planted one or two whole ones that were sprouting into my raised bed many years ago. I couldn't get rid of them after that, but they never produced any quality tubers, just the long thin tubes. Then 2 years ago I planted some slips in the ground and they had weevil infestation. I have the worst luck with gardening.
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
I know, it's not easy sometimes.
@florenceschneider33158 ай бұрын
Probably should’ve peeled it first before you baked. It looks delicious great video.
@TeresaKae7027 ай бұрын
God bless you and your beautiful family! I came across to you as I am about to grow some slips and plant some sweet potato potatoes, myself! I’ve been thinking of putting the slips in bales of hay… That’s another incredible way to grow them with a huge harvest, and really easy to harvest without digging…. I love this video!🥰🙏🏻✨
@petebeasttexashomesteading7 ай бұрын
Personally I would rather grow them in some richly amended soil so the potatoes can take in all the nutrients. The more nutrient dense your potatoes are the more nutrients your body will get.
@1Gibson3 ай бұрын
God bless you sir. Unfortunately we, my children and I live in the city. I desire to move away so much but it is in the Lords hands. I grow what I can in the backyard and I give God thanks.
@GuillotineStare9 ай бұрын
thanks!!
@search...57587 ай бұрын
Hi..i am from Indonesia. Sweet potato common in my country..many varieties. Its really nice n enjoy see people Harvest this potatoes.I also like it baked or steam it for meal ❤❤❤ I enjoy watching your video ❤😊👍
@petebeasttexashomesteading7 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@pamelabrown98009 ай бұрын
Great Harvest 🔅
@milkweed76789 ай бұрын
Wow, what a great video with such a great harvest! You didn't even have to cure them for that first meal did you, and still tasted great?
@tigerguitara9 ай бұрын
Beautiful harvest and yes we all know bad times are coming…
@kathymyers10239 ай бұрын
Love how tickled you are at each one. Agree 💯 about not wasting food!
@user-ft5lt7fg9d5 ай бұрын
Great work and I am grateful because I never had any idea.
@georgestraughn86138 ай бұрын
You can eat the skin since you grow them yourself. Most of the nutrients are in the skin
@chicoetsonjardin92159 ай бұрын
Ola magnifique 👍👍👍👍👍👍🙏 bravo Chico
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Gracias 👍
@wdwtx2.09 ай бұрын
That's some big ol' poot roots.
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Yes they were. I wish more of them roots produced potatoes though.
@pilsplease75615 ай бұрын
I grow Beauregard sweet potatoes yearly. They really produce well and taste amazing.
@belladuncan99857 ай бұрын
Great job! I may have missed it but what type of sweet potatoes did you plant? I did my first bed if these this year from slips and was astonished. Still eating them in January. I also ate the greens this summer once I learned you could. Also dehydrated greens and now use in my smoothies. God bless!
@petebeasttexashomesteading7 ай бұрын
I don't remember the name of the potatoes but I know they are Japanese with red skins and white flesh inside.
@dottiemizenichols77859 ай бұрын
You can put the little potatoes in roast
@charlenequinilty72529 ай бұрын
Finger potatoes could be chopped and put in stir fried
@riveryzen9 ай бұрын
It's recommended to cook them at 400 degrees F for about 55 - 60 minutes.
@debbiedavid43927 ай бұрын
Hello N Central TX. here. I love this video. You and I had such a blast digging these taters. I started getting slips on my SP in the fall, started sticking them in a glass of water. Have had gardens in the past, now getting back to it. Feb. 7, 24, slips still in water. Comments welcomed! Also… Do you have a special soil ? Thanks for sharing !!! DD n TX ! 🇺🇸
@petebeasttexashomesteading7 ай бұрын
That's great that you're getting back to gardening. Plant those slips as soon as the last frost is over. Amend the soil with lots of compost and work it into the soil as deep as you can so the soil is very loose, add some organic fertilizer and you're ready to plant.
@karinatoussaint1875 ай бұрын
My favorite legumes to harvest waw.. great harvest..
@jodygrant12559 ай бұрын
Wonderful harvest. God be praised.... The Lord will take care of His people in the time of trouble. The only thing we can store up for that time is Faith. God always takes care of His children. We have many examples of that. Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat or drink etc. Store up faith in God and do the work that God has called us to do. Leave these crazy cities and work them as God leads. Thanks for sharing again, God bless
@georgestraughn86138 ай бұрын
My brother, thanks you for your words of wisdom. There is no problem with the size.You spoke of the time of trouble. Spoken of in the book of Daniel. Are you a seventh day Adventist?
@petebeasttexashomesteading8 ай бұрын
Yes I am, Jesus warned us in Matthew 24: 21 to study Daniel 12:1 but it seems that most of the churches are asleep just as the 10 virgins were in Matthew 25:1-13
@harrygatto7 ай бұрын
Great crop. When you planted only three slips in that bed how did you space them? Just equally along the length of the bed? Thanks.
@MOHANKUMAR-qj4ce9 ай бұрын
What kind of fertilizer or compost you given to grow big tuber super
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
The beds are amended with compost, horse manure and azomite minerals with a layer of mulched leaves on top when I planted the slips.
@babbulooka32084 ай бұрын
That thing you said about hunger ..... In the near future ? "Truth"
@CarolNason7 ай бұрын
"Oh man, that's good!" Were these potatoes cured? I'm told "10 days at 85 degrees/90% humidity, then store at 50 degrees." But it looks like you don't really have to do that?
@timbovaАй бұрын
Question... Do you let the vines attach and root yielding more potatoes or do you go through regularly and raise them to keep them from rooting.? Dumb question but i am a newbe at it first time this year...i planted several in raised beds and have a bed full of beautiful vines...some rooted and some not....what is the right way please ?
@petebeasttexashomesteadingАй бұрын
The right way to grow them is on a plot of land, not a raised bed so the vines can root when they touch the ground and make more sweet potatoes. If you prepare the ground properly by tilling in compost, then planting the slips. The sweet potato vines should grow thick enough to keep the weeds down as long as you water them enough.
@JL-hw5hu9 ай бұрын
What a workout & worth it I love sweet potatoes. Thanks for posting. Those are huge sweet potatoes!! Are those garden beds edged with concrete blocks? If so, do you prefer that over wood or metal raiswd beds?
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Yes they are concrete blocks and should last forever. But they need to be repositioned now and then. I wanted something that would not rot or rust so that's why I went with concrete blocks.
@Nikotromus9 ай бұрын
So sweet potatoes are like asparagus? Plant once and then don't worry about replanting ever again (hopefully). This sounds awesome! Question: If you're only going to have one bed of sweet potatoes, what variety would you recommend planting?
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Here in east Texas your sweet potatoes will come up again next year because we don't really get that cold for the ground to freeze up. Not really sure if that would work up on the northern states.
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
There's many different varieties of sweet potatoes and all are very healthy. But try to choose a variety that has some color to it.
@Forevertrue9 ай бұрын
TO get sweet potatoes you have to plant slips to get slips you have to plant the potatoes or put them in water.
@riveryzen9 ай бұрын
It's all personal preference on what type of sweet potatoes to get. I prefer Asian varieties such as Korean sweet potatoes. If you can't find any slips online to buy, just go to an Asian grocery store and buy the sweet potatoes there. You can grow slips from them. The texture and taste of Asian varieties are different than the typical ones grown in the US. I would recommend you go buy different types and eat them to see which types you like before trying to grow them.
@Nikotromus9 ай бұрын
@@riveryzen good advice! Thank you!
@bpfsu9 ай бұрын
Did you cure them at all?
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
We usually do, but this time since we don't have a whole bunch, we'll just eat them.
@desertflower955721 күн бұрын
So, there was no curing needed for these sweet potatoes?
@riveryzen9 ай бұрын
You don't cure your sweet potatoes?
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Curing them will make them sweeter but you can eat them right away too.
@jeanpaeth74249 ай бұрын
Would it have tasted better if cured? Just curious
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Maybe a little sweeter but they taste great as is.
@brenda0823_9 ай бұрын
How long did you ler them cure?
@petebeasttexashomesteading8 ай бұрын
About two weeks
@andielliott77214 ай бұрын
Oh no...we don't waste food either. And we eat lots of sweet potatoes...better for a diabetic too. And you are right...our world is in a heap of trouble. City folks won't do well.
@j-r12773 ай бұрын
Was that really only 3 slips!? I planter 5 in a wine barrel. Did I screw up?
@petebeasttexashomesteading3 ай бұрын
Sweet potatoes like a bigger area for growing, regular potatoes do well in a container but not sweet potatoes.
@belindaventry39784 ай бұрын
What variety is that
@petebeasttexashomesteading4 ай бұрын
Japanese sweet potatoes, or satsumaimo in Japanese, they are reddish-purple skin and pale yellow to white flesh. Mine are red skin with white flesh. Delicious 😋
@missmary17129 ай бұрын
Pete, did you give the bed extra water or was it just rainwater?
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
We watered it twice a week during the summer drought with water from our rain water harvesting system.
@kennymartin3799 ай бұрын
You're right one day all this free stuff is going to be cut out we need to depend on God we don't need to depend on the government
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
Absolutely 👍
@TrumpDesantis-zm3kg9 ай бұрын
You put some muscle on fast, muscle memory is definitely a thing. Just curious if youre on trt.
@petebeasttexashomesteading9 ай бұрын
When I train, I train hard. The first three months of lifting is the most crucial because that's when your body produces the most testosterone and that's when you get the most gains. After that it's a slow but steady gains.
@debradelarue97179 ай бұрын
You need to cure the sweet potato or else it's a tasteless.! What are you doing!
@artinfluence8 ай бұрын
What's with that accent?
@allandownton4 ай бұрын
I can see why I am now using large grow bags as I surely don’t need the deep roots in my raised beds.🥒🍅🍆🌶️🫑🌽🥦🥬🥕🌽🫑