Sweet potato: When are they ready to harvest? (forum)

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I'm growing some NZ sweet potatoes, but have no idea when to check if the tubers are fully formed. Is there an estimated time?

Time: 8th May 2014 3:52pm

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Julie says...
When did you plant them?

Time: 9th May 2014 1:38am

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sternus1 says...
a couple of months ago, they haven't grown much foliage yet. In a large tub.

Time: 9th May 2014 10:15am

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Julie says...
sternus, I'm not sure where you are, but that would be quite late for WA. They are usually planted in spring from slips grown in September. So they would normally be ready about now.

What do you mean by NZ sweet potatoes? From NZ, or are they something different?

Time: 9th May 2014 1:52pm

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sternus1 says...
Erm I'm no expert, I just know they're a NZ variety called Red Kumara. They are ivory fleshed with purple marbling. I guess I planted them at totally the wrong time.

Time: 9th May 2014 3:34pm

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Julie says...
Don't despair, if you are in a warm district they might grow through winter and come good next summer.

If all else fails, the leaves are very nutritious. I put the nutritional analysis on another sweet potato thread a couple of weeks ago.

Time: 9th May 2014 9:21pm

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MaryT says...
s1 here's a good article

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/harvesting-sweet-potatoes-zb0z10zkon.aspx#axzz31M12vWHW

Time: 11th May 2014 8:26am

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