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Post by kevin8715 on Oct 9, 2014 21:47:31 GMT -5
flowerweaver Tiirsys Sorry. I haven't been able to send the packages yet. Time constraints this week have stalled me longer than I expected. Will get them out tomorrow after or Saturday morning. In my experience cuttings last just fine for a while in the mail.
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Post by notonari on Oct 10, 2014 3:26:10 GMT -5
Kevin8715: That's a pretty nice harvest from one plant! I harvested mine and they did pretty well but unfortunately the mice got most of them, I will need to rethink my growing strategy a bit here. I also had a lot of flowering across varieties the last few weeks, but it's way too late to get seeds. Gathered a whole bunch of new varieties so hopefully I can launch a more structured attempt to get seeds next season.
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Post by flowerweaver on Oct 10, 2014 8:53:58 GMT -5
The ones that were sent from Sandhill to me in June during the tornado week certainly didn't last in the mail. Only two out of 30 didn't liquidize into mush, and they are so weak to be overtaken by mites. Of course, I would have picked them up had they sent an email saying they'd been mailed. But it could also be they got overheated in the back of some USPS truck. Temps are a bit cooler, and you are giving a heads up, so thanks!
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Post by kevin8715 on Oct 10, 2014 19:48:57 GMT -5
The ones that were sent from Sandhill to me in June during the tornado week certainly didn't last in the mail. Only two out of 30 didn't liquidize into mush, and they are so weak to be overtaken by mites. Of course, I would have picked them up had they sent an email saying they'd been mailed. But it could also be they got overheated in the back of some USPS truck. Temps are a bit cooler, and you are giving a heads up, so thanks! Got them packed today. I wasn't able to fit the entire cuttings in the baggies, so want to see how much it dries overnight. The roots were getting on the longish side of easy shipping. Broke some off accidentally but I think they should be fine. My method for shipping cuttings is a bubbled mailer with two cardboard pieces and stuffing in vacant space. 2 out of 2 so far. I trim of the majority of the leaves and just left the grow points. |
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Post by Tiirsys on Oct 14, 2014 18:10:46 GMT -5
I got the cuttings today and they appear to be in good shape! Thank you!
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Post by steev on Oct 15, 2014 2:21:03 GMT -5
Still no flowers in my SP patch; it's a race with weather, now.
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Post by notonari on Oct 21, 2014 5:51:14 GMT -5
Interesting observation! The row cover also could be raising the temperatures under there, and that might be important (particularly in your climate - but lots of folks grow in warmer places). Perhaps in combination with your much longer summer days? For the record, can you share the brand information for your row cover? There is also the possibility that while it may look white, it might be affecting the spectral properties of the daylight. Plants respond to red / far red balance through a pigment called phytochrome, and this has well known effects on flowering in many plants. It will be interesting to see if you can repeat this effect next year. Good luck and thanks for sharing your observations! The row cover is from the German brand FloraSelf. It didn't specify the composition on the packaging but I mailed them and they said it's made from 100% Polypropylen. Seems fairly standard to me, and I can't find anything immediate on polypropylen covering and flower induction. Will just have to try this again next year I suppose. |
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Post by kevin8715 on Oct 24, 2014 23:46:16 GMT -5
Harvested liberty a week ago, but I left the vines. They are thriving on their other roots and are flowering.
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Post by kevin8715 on Jan 27, 2015 11:32:58 GMT -5
I barely managed to overwinter the sweet potatoes. Even with coverings, most of the plants were burned badly and I was forced to take cuttings of the plants to root inside. Liberty is at the most risk since the cutting I took has roots but growing points... yikes. Some of the more rampant vines actually survived even the 2 day frost with the protection of the cauliflower. flowerweaver TiirsysHow are the molokai sweet potato going? Not sure if the plant that survived till the frost made any tubers, and right now that pot is filled with carrot volunteers. I got a new purple from the grocery store (calling it unknown purple because of reasons. pm me). |
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Post by steev on Jan 27, 2015 20:14:44 GMT -5
The dinky tubers from last year are looking iffy, so I guess I'll plant them, heavily mulched, and rake off the mulch when frost danger is passed ( it could be already ).
The Beauregard I took slips from last year never started to rot or wither, so it's still in a water-jar in the window and has a nice sprout plus four that aren't developing, being dominated, I suppose.
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Post by flowerweaver on Jan 28, 2015 9:09:23 GMT -5
It was a bad year for sweet potatoes. All but one slip has survived a sudden spider mite outbreak in the greenhouse where they had been looking beautiful for so long. It is an oakleaf type but not my original Thai one. I do have several colors on order from Baker Creek for this year, and hope to negotiate something with Sand Hill who didn't let me know when they shipped my slips, which languished after the tornado at the post office when I had a bed already prepared for them.
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Post by Tiirsys on Jan 28, 2015 20:20:34 GMT -5
I kept meaning to come over here and post. The cuttings I got died right away. :(
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Post by steev on Jan 28, 2015 20:33:15 GMT -5
Sic transit Ipomoea.
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 29, 2015 13:33:09 GMT -5
I have never been happy with my sweets. Last year Dar sent me a couple of wee taties and I plunked them in a pot. I put the pot in the greenhouse in the fall. Finally, I hope to have some sweets this year.
I do have another order coming from Sandhill and a sprouter in the windowsill. I'm calling the one on the sill and the ones in the pot my hedgefund.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 29, 2015 17:36:01 GMT -5
I'm super interested in breeding sweet potatoes for short seasons. At any rate, I've noticed a few that tend to flower more commonly than others. I was wondering if people could list prolific flowerers:
Georgia Jet: some flowers
Mystery (or sport GJ): lots of flowers
Any others that people notice?
Forgive me if I am reproducing a list. I scanned through and didn't see it but...
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