The potato seedlings that were planted at the beginning of April are pretty much done. The leaves are all brown and no potatoes developed at the roots.
I didn't try them during this month before.
Has anyone had success with potatoes at this time of year?
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The tropical "potatoe" or roots are doing great, sweet potato and cassava are loving this heat- just need to get enough water. Only drawback is that they require a tropical palate to match the eater's tropical location. I think in the U.S. they often get tagged as not very tasty because they aren't cooked up as creatively in the American south as they are in Latin America or parts of Africa.
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From wikipedia on cassava
Cassava, together with yams (Dioscorea sp.) and sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas) are important sources of food in the tropics. The cassava plant gives the highest yield of food energy per cultivated area per day among crop plants, except possibly for sugarcane[citation needed]. Cassava plays a particularly important role in developing countries' farming—especially in sub-Saharan Africa—because it does well on poor soils and with low rainfall, and because it is a perennial that can be harvested as required. Its wide harvesting window allows it to act as a famine reserve and is invaluable in managing labor schedules. It also offers flexibility to resource-poor farmers because it serves as either a subsistence or a cash crop[10].
Thanks Flavio! My sickly plants are white type- maybe Russet.
ReplyDeleteI love that many of Miamians are taking advantage of our amazing growing seasons.