Garden growing question

[american spirit]

i've got some broccoli inside right now. when do you guys thrown it in the ground unprotected (not in a greenhouse). i also have some good looking lettuce. first year doing both. when can you toss the lettuce in the ground?

[Raven]

right after may 15th it's safe to plant everything

I have a source for you for a sweet potato variety that does very well up north

they don't ship for awhile so....... as soon as i locate it
i'll post it here

raised beds that are comfortable to reach across
to workem/ weedem and harvest is the way to go...

[smokefish]

Did a small patch last season for the first time. They took well, had some that were about a .lb. Only problem is they were some Japanese variety. Red skin with a white inside, kind of bland but made great dog treats when sliced and dried.

[Raven]

Potato's in General love mulch....the more the better,
so when you cut your grass spread it out on a flat surface to dry in the sun

maybe the driveway with a tarp on it
(so you don't "grass" your drive way) is a good drying spot

[Jenn]

Never did sweet potatoes but have done reg ones with great sucess.

Peruvian Blue- Blue skin & flesh-awesome and keep VERY well
Red Norlands-red skin white flesh-great taste but do not keep as long
Katahdin & green mountain- (white flesh)decent flavor-keep well
Adirondack Red-Red skin & pink/white marble flesh Very good flavor & yeild but did not keep long

Last year was the first year growing the Blues. I did not expect them to yield as well as they did nor keep as long as the whites but they did! Also tried the Adirondack Reds for the first time last year and was VERY pleased with the flavor. Their storage time seemed very short however...so we made sure to use these first (it was not a hard thing to do)

I throw right in the ground & hill them....mulching seems like to much work for me!

Good luck and have fun growing.....and make sure you taste test them right out of the ground before their sugars turn to starch.....SO DAMN GOOOOOOOOOD! No butter or sour cream needed!

[vineyardblues]

Great Info, thanks

Just a fyi ... Price chopper has them all on sale in the garden section, I think they were 3.99 for 5 seed patatoes,,,,,, cheaper then e-bay , Home depot nothing as of yet

[Jenn]

VB 4bucks for 5 taters? What kind? just got 5 LBS of Norlands at Tractor supply for $5