Finally, a very pleasing result in the
Sweet Potato bed this year. Previously the prolific white Sweet
Potato had taken over the bed and shaded out the Orange variety after
two years the last of the white has been weeded out and the Orange
replanted each time. The Orange has thrived and the crop is very
healthy. Getting rid of the unwanted variety was achieved through
deep digging over several times until all pieces were removed down to
the smallest segment. The thriving replacement crop is thanks to a
very heavy application of last years compost made in the NZ Compost
Bin. Once the crop is fully harvested the bed will be dug over again
to ensure no white stragglers remain and another heavy application of
compost incorporated with the left over Orange segments. Celebrated with a mashed Sweet Potato and Pumpkin (with a little Fish Sauce to enhance the flavour). Sweet potato varieties with dark orange flesh have more beta carotene than those with light-coloured flesh
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| Orange Sweet Potato |
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