Unbelievable Sweet Potato Harvest!

HAHAHA

HAHAHAHAHA

HA. HA. HA.

Seriously?!  

 

For those of you who have seen the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, this is like a How To in reverse... you know... a How NOT To... but I see it as a lesson learned and really funny!

Here is our container of strong, healthy sweet potatoes that turned brown and started dying like they're supposed to when ready to harvest:

It was about to burst at one point, so we tied it together... getting really excited about the onslaught of hundreds of potatoes... because there have to be lots of potatoes in there! 

 

Let the harvest begin!

 

My thoughts:  Get ready! They're going to come rolling down out of that hill of dirt like spider babies that have just hatched... 

   

... the pile of dirt just stood there.  


My thoughts:  Okay.  These are strong potatoes that are still attached to the vine so they aren't going to just roll out.  We have to knock that pile of dirt over and there they'll be.  

 

 

We pushed it to the ground!  

 

and lots of digging and laughter ensued...

HAHAHA!

HAHAHAHAHA

HA. HA. HA.

Seriously?! 

 

Our minds are racing:  What went wrong!?  We took care of them just like we were supposed to... they were growing like crazy...!
 
My thoughts:  Internet!? 

My problem solver of a husband finds:  Sweet potatoes need 150 days to grow... and they are supposed to be planted early enough so that they can be harvested right after the first frost, which kills the exposed vine.

My thoughts: We didn't really do anything wrong... We knew we were planting them late... Mother Nature just came a little early this year.  
 

 

Lesson learned:  

Things don't always turn out as planned... enjoy each moment, laugh, take what you learn, and keep trying.  Don't give up.   

 

 

It looks like we won't be bringing home grown sweet potatoes for the holidays this year...

but... We have some really good dirt and can definitely grow vines!
 
150 days... 150 days... 

We still have a chance!  The vines that were buried are still alive and it shouldn't frost again before the 150 day mark... they just need a little more time!?  

So of course... we transplanted them into mounds...

...Fingers crossed!






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