- Sweet Potatoes
August, 25, 2017
Fall is knocking at the backdoor, and we have had another good year with yields so far. The season got off to a dry start but the rain has caught up and the crops are growing - but so are the weeds! A big THANK YOU to the volunteers for harvesting and keeping the garden clear of weeds. One advantage to wide row planting is that it does make weeding a bit easier. If anyone would like to help weed the garden, we still need some help around the squash and the sweet potatoes. Just give me a call at 419.484.5421 to volunteer!
Our little chewers are still being pests, so we are going to try to put some Cayenne pepper around the sweet potatoes to dry to keep Chucky, and other little chompers from ruining our sweet pototo crop. We will probably be harvesting the sweet potatoes the second week of September - a little earlier than normal. But, we want to get to the crop before the animals do! It looks like most of the squash will be done by then as well.
On August 30, weather permitting, we will be planting peas for fall. The hospital will also be hosting a Garden Market on the 30th, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. just outside the Main Station Cafe. The Garden Market is open to the public - so we hope you will join us!
Patti Keller, RD, LD, CDE