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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: littlebabybird on September 27, 2008, 10:34:29

Title: sweet potatoes
Post by: littlebabybird on September 27, 2008, 10:34:29
wow how have i missed these, i have to try them.
where can i get a decent sweet potatoe from to start with?
the ones in tesco's are nasty
lbb
Title: Re: sweet potatoes
Post by: ceres on September 27, 2008, 10:54:49
I bought mine in Tesco.  I looked for one that had lots of eyes on it.  My plants (outside) are big and healthy.

Don't know what you mean by nasty - if they're rotting wait until they get a new batch in.  But it's very early to start them for next year.  I don't start them until January.
Title: Re: sweet potatoes
Post by: littlebabybird on September 27, 2008, 15:43:22
hi ceres
the ones we got recently were very pale and didnt taste great
we used to get ones that were a deeper colour and tasted hmm richer?
maybe my memory is wrong though lol
lbb
Title: Re: sweet potatoes
Post by: OllieC on September 27, 2008, 16:27:31
There's plenty of good ones on the market (Fri & Saturday) over here, lbb... just the normal market, not the farmers one... although there might be someone with some UK ones on the Farmers Market a week Tuesday...
Title: Re: sweet potatoes
Post by: littlebabybird on September 27, 2008, 19:38:51
north street Ollie?

brilliant thankyou
lbb
Title: Re: sweet potatoes
Post by: OllieC on September 27, 2008, 19:42:54
Yes, Ange & Sharon's stall at the top is my favourite - plus they always give Annabelle free grapes!