When to Harvest + How to Cure Sweet Potatoes

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[@JeanneKinland]

This is my first year growing sweet potatoes. I'm glad I watched this video to know how to cure them. Thanks Dude!

[@michelleshorey1399]

I just pulled mine not really knowing when I should. Could have left them in for at least 2 more weeks. Oh well. First time grower. Now I know for next year. Thank You!

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[@manjawarner3162]

Yeah, the tar thing! You're the first person to even mention it. I was surprised to find my hands and arms covered in spots of a tar-like substance yesterday. Thank you for normalizing sweet potato tar.

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[@trenomas1]

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I like your humor & style. "I know they're delicious they're sweet potatoes." 😄 The video was also educational, thanks! 👍🏼

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[@wendypanozzo9133]

My first year growing sweet potatoes. Thanks for all the info!

[@jonathanleiss914]

Very helpful. Thank you. I especially love the tip about worm food 🤣. We had pigs for the first time this year and they also love sweet potatoes, so if you have pigs your can turn any bad ones into chops.

[@tinawindham6958]

I cook sweet taters for my dogs, rabbits and box turtles! If only my cat would get on board.

[@Cod3Thr33]

:57 - Yep! That right there! I watched several videos JUST to find out when I should harvest my sweet potatoes and ALL of them took forever to NEVER just get to the point! They all had something like "...when to harvest..." in the title, but never explained WHEN to ACTUALLY HARVEST! Thank you sir! I liked, subscribed, and watched the rest of the video!

[@richo083]

Thanks for the Info mate. I like the way you deliver the content. Straight to the point and direct like others have commented below.

[@mikeology3110]

Thanks for all the really helpful information here. This is my first time growing sweet potatoes. The ones I could see and feel seemed kind of small so I decided to let them keep growing. Was worried I'd left them too long, so it's reassuring to know I can wait until frost. These are for home use, so the bigger the better. Curing them in cool dry weather is going to be a challenge.

[@1LuckyGirl1975]

Great vid. First time viewer of your channel but hit the subscribe button. No nonsense narrative with useful info. Happy harvesting friend.

[@UniqAssassin]

Pretty quick & informative! I’m growing sweet potatoes for the first time, and I didn’t know there was such a thing as curing them for their flavor. Thank you!

[@notillgrowers]

Oh yeah! Makes all the difference. Best of luck !

[@Flav_M]

you and I both, had a good store bought batch and thought....i'd like to eat that again :D lucky for me i was able to sprout and transplant them successfully, I didn't however know that 3 plants would take up nearly 500 sq ft and continue to flower and wildly stretch out still in September. Side note Jesse...we rarely frost here (mid CA) soo....what to do et? They prob have around 120+ days now. Tips started poking out of the ground an inch or two and was already at least 3" around and I slid my finger down its back and it went deep :D I covered them up with a thick layer of mulch to keep them out of the sun so they don't turn green. Also is it mainly one per plant or maybe another couple smaller with a main stem? I'm hoping I get enough to keep for seed. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can eat cuz I keep finding food I like to grow and eat ... who knew? GOOD LUCK Koen :D Great timing with the vid BTW. Sweet setup you've got.

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

If you cure them for a couple of weeks they can be stored for 8 months. Might come in handy now that we have food shortages on the way.

[@sk8queen]

@Klaa2 Stores around town are still running out of veggies.

[@sk8queen]

@Klaa2 Not everyone grows or is able to grow their own food.

[@JesiDavisBuildingaSimplerLife]

Perfect!! Love your approach and honesty! Straight to it, but honest about knowing some just want the meat and potatoes! 😆 I stayed for the entire thing and watched your commercials! 😉 👍 ♥

[@ThompsonSmith-dd2lo]

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[@shirleylake7738]

Thanks for the info I did not know about curing sweet potatoes for sweetness instead of a starch taste.

[@JulesGardening]

Thanks so much. Haven't grown them in years, and cannot remember when I planted them earlier this year. Good lord. Thanks. Going to check now. Appreciate the wisdom. 👍

[@sappir26]

Most informative video about growing and selling sweet potatoes I've seen, ever! 👍and the info regarding the whole soil ecology was an added bonus. Much appreciated 💯

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[@GutenGardening]

We are growing over five varieties in our urban backyard. They are almost ready! Thanks for sharing, as usual very informative. Cheers!

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[@PermaPen]

In London UK, by the time October comes there's nowhere outside that would be warm enough, so I put my (small) harvest of sweet potatoes in a plastic box like the one you had at the start, cover it with a constantly-damp towel and leave it in my sitting room or bedroom. I check and turn them gently every day or two for a couple of weeks until little wounds have crusted over. So far so successful!

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[@kevinketchum7030]

PermaPen, thank you for your comment. I live in Northeast Illinois USA. Now I have a better idea how to cure my sweet potatoes in my small house.

[@lindacogswell7469]

Excellent instruction on harvesting and curing sweet potatoes!

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Got what I wanted by 1:30 stayed till the end. I like this guys approach to information

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[@Lillylee2599]

You bypassed the best part of the video and that was digging them up. I already know how/when to harvest and how to cure.

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I didn't know about checking them at 110 days! Thanks! My first crop ever!

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Commenting because I really do appreciate how direct you are in your videos❤

[@lorriepeek5636]

Im so glad i found this video. I planted my first garden this yr. I planted sweet potatoes and its about time to harvest. This is about as easy as i have found and will work great for this southern farmer.

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Hello Lorrie That's nice, how are you doing today?

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[@TheKrispyfort]

Rugby Ball sizes can be turned into flour. Makes a great spudnut (potato based doughnut) and wheat flour substitute and great powdered sweet potato

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[@barbaracarter8384]

Congratulations on your beautiful bounty. Thank you for this information. Watching and waiting here in California to harvest our sweet potatoes.

[@barbaracarter8384]

I’m blessed to have a basement here for curing. 😊

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@@barbaracarter8384 Hello Barbara How are you doing today?

[@lk7825]

Short and to the point. Thank you.

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

I made sweet potato and carrot soup the other day, really tasty and full of goodness.

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[@roccofavorite6651]

I like that you give that info on when to harvest sweet potatoes in the beginning. I wanted to get a little Nerdy. Good video.

[@PhilAmCountryLiving3317]

This is absolutely awesome presentation about when to harvest and how to cure Sweet Potato. Thank you for sharing.

[@FourDRanch]

I am growing 30 feet of Beauregard in a raised bed this year. My first harvest and my first garden ever. New subscriber, thanks for sharing!

[@jonking7345]

How'd your yield do with 30 feet? How many plants?

[@FourDRanch]

Not that great. My Harvey video is here: My Sweet Potato Harvest using the Mitleider Method kzbin.info/www/bejne/raackquAd9KCp5Y

[@WynterDragon]

This is my first year growing sweet potatoes, so thank you for this lesson! I have to figure out how to best trap in heat in my system here in the PNW.

[@shervegas]

I grow in central Florida zone 9 I learned a lot I grow a small batch in a container. But I pick and eat no curing so I will try this method 😊

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Love these crop focus videos! Thanks for all the info! Done them a time or two, but never did that well with them.

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[@pbrezny]

Thanks for the timely content. This is our first year for sweet potatoes. Purple ones! Time to start checking

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Agreeing with all the positive comments on getting to the point ... subscribed 👍

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Thank you for giving the short and sweet up front about Sweet Potatoes but bc you were so great I subscribed and watched to the end! Thank You! (And 👍🏻)

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Good to know on the heat curing.

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I appreciate you getting right to the point! Great video!

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Sweet potato info much appreciated. Thank you.

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Fantastic video! It helped me a lot. Thank you so much!

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At 8:20 I think the word you're looking for is mitigate. Great video definitely going to be using this advice.

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Just found you, My first year growing sweet potatoes, so I am going to try buckets & in ground and see how I do but I will definitely will follow you because I like it straight to the point and I do like it at the end with your little bloopers, keep up the great work. Blessings 🎉

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Thank you for this, very helpful. I am looking into moving to portugal and starting homesteading and growing sweet potatoes and this video is very useful. Liked and subscribed

[@rebeccahuber8286]

Cool! First time growing sweet potatoes, they are tasting awesome straight out of the ground and I didn’t know to cure them.

[@ThompsonSmith-dd2lo]

Hello Rebecca How are you doing today?

[@cuocsongtainuocAo]

nice cultivation and great harvest, love yr videos

[@patribtr]

Thanks for the info. My first crop of sweet potaoes and did not where to start digging under this beautiful vine. But now I do. !!!

[@ThompsonSmith-dd2lo]

Hello Patricia How are you doing today?

[@KrazyKajun602]

My family farms sweet potatoes down here in Louisiana. About 500 acres. They are sold for $20/ 40lb box.My brother is a grower, shipper across the US.

[@notillgrowers]

Nice Wayne. Always love to learn and hear from bigger growers. Anything I should have added?

[@amakiridikoru8393]

Would like to learn from y'all

[@KrazyKajun602]

@@markrodrigue9503 Nope, between Bunkie and Hessmer. Deshotel Farms

[@KrazyKajun602]

@@markrodrigue9503 No, in Avoyelles Parish near Marksville.

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@@notillgrowers You did a excellent job...

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Good info. Direct and to the point

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You are very helpful and entertaining too

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I love your sense of humor, Jesse. I am a huge fan of your podcast!! Thank you!!!

[@notillgrowers]

Thank you! Season three, coming soon!

[@TheMacs1]

Always great info! We grow Puerto Rico’s and Bearegards and some in ground some in raised beds. Love them!

[@GutenGardening]

We love growing sweet potatoes in raised beds. This year we are also experimenting with hay bales as well. Fingers crossed!

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Awesome! Good luck!

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OOOOooooooooo I'm here gettin Nerdy!!!. LOL Because you literally got straight to the point after I have watched 17 videos and still had no idea......I'M STAYING TILL IT'S OVER.

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[@lizlee126]

What cover crop do you put in after harvesting sweet potatoes? Thanks for the quick and informative video!

[@bigneiltoo]

This year I grew pole beans (they die back in June). Then the sweet potatoes invaded the bean pots and did exceptionally well.

[@renemary4109]

Not too quick just right. Very good video. Good info. Thanks.

[@jameskniskern2261]

I grow Molokai Purple, Beauregard, Porto Rico, Japanese white (I don't know variety since I bought it at an Asian grocery) and a Korean white (unknown variety, same reason). All of the tubers grow huge. Lucky for us we have lots of friends who know that just hacking the things down to a bakeable size is easy and makes for super yummy roasted sweets. The Molokai Purple is a very "dry" tuber, and not so sweet, and makes amazing mashed sweet potatoes. I serve them with a veggie gravy sauce. The Japanese whites when cooked up, turn a pale yellow, and are amazing in roasted dishes. I like to keep several of the small ones for "seed" for next year, and grow my own out. I may just have to drive over to you there and buy up a few of your market sweets and add a 6th variety I have to keep track of. LOL.

[@GutenGardening]

We are also growing over five varieties! We love our sweet potatoes and want to have surplus for this winter. 👍

[@blueheronhill]

James Kniskern , I’m growing Japanese yams that my daughter bought in an Asian market, they may be the same as what you are growing. Waiting for the first light frost (zone 5b) They are delicious roasted.

[@jameskniskern2261]

@@blueheronhill I think Japanese Yams are a different plant than Japanese sweet potatoes. At least that is what the Japanology Plus show demonstrated when I watched it. :)

[@blueheronhill]

@@jameskniskern2261 Thanks, I'll look into it too.

[@blueheronhill]

Watch my video, sweet potato harvest part 2. I harvested the Japanese sweets. Good results.

[@donnavorce8856]

Very helpful. Thank you for the good information and details. Something I have wanted for a long time. I about gave up growing sweets because it didn't seem to work out very well. Cheers

[@benjaminlewis671]

Thanks for the info. I won't touch them for at least a few more weeks.

[@RainWorthington_composer]

Great video, lots of useful info. Just what I needed to know. Thanks. I definitely subscribed and gave a thumbs up.

[@urthesmile4me990]

Thank you 😊 so much information in a short amount of time 💕

[@corinnminyard4859]

I wish I could send u a picture of what I just dug up in a big pot of sweet potatoes, your video was very informative, I didn't know about curing and didn't know that sweet potatoes don't die back, I kept waiting for them to flower and die back so the potatoes were in the pot probably for a year before I dumped it over. Well as i said what I found were some small, medium and one that can only be described as a deformed monster at the bottom of the pot. Over a foot long and one end look like a brain with a foot attached. It was very weird, creepy looking.. thanks for the info

[@jeancampbell4341]

Great Info. Thank you from S Africa.

[@BethGriffin-i3b]

Thanks for another great video. In Florida, our sweet potatoes come up year after year despite what we felt was a complete harvest. I’m now in WNC at 6b. I’m interested in propagating year to year. Do you ever have “volunteers” the following year? 10:12

[@drewblack749]

A great tip to remember from podcast #43... Shawn Jadrnicek recommended that planting sweet potatoes to rid areas of nut sedge grass -the pesky yellow green spike that flourishes in fields. It has what he termed an allelopathic effect-emits a chemical inhospitable for nut sedge to grow. I have planted sweet potatoes in all my beds as a result. Awesome!!

[@notillgrowers]

Great reminder! Totally forgot about that

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You may have saved me!!!!!!! I have been battling nutsedge for half my life. Thank you!!!

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You may have just changed my life. Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@tinawindham6958]

Don’t know what it is but I can get ahead of it now!

[@earlinesblack1361]

I finally got some sweet potatoes 🍠 and I let them do there thing and soon I will see how great they taste 👅 and thank you for your video it was so helpful ❤😊🎉

[@nubiansoaps]

Thanks for telling me about sweet potatoes. I"ve been wondering when to harvest and how to cure. Perfect timing. I didn't know I could leave them in until just before a frost. Cool. We're gonna have sweet potatoes all winter. Thank you making these videos.

[@fourseasonshomestead9819]

I always knew that variety as willow leaf. Sometimes, older varieties have regional names. They grow great for us in Pa.

[@regahs7]

Thanks for the video. Appreciate the straight forward approach. Question: once cured, how do you store them if you have a bunch and want to nibble from them for months to come?

[@Charlotte_TSilva]

I’ve learned so much today. Thank you. I’ve subscribed.👍🏻

[@Doublehacres]

Great info. thanks for sharing. I live in zone 8b 9a and have some started right now. They should be going out in the garden soon.

[@ThompsonSmith-dd2lo]

Hello dear Yeah it's great, how are you doing today?

[@rachelhochstetler8691]

Very informative...right to the point. Thanks!!

[@ellendrews3205]

Thanks Jesse! Great topic, great timing.