It’s been a slow, cold Spring but most of the beds in the garden have the beginnings of this season’s crops. This morning I harvested my first lettuces, radishes, fresh dill, mint and lovage. Chives are blossoming all over the garden and now is the time to make chive blossom vinegar. Harvest the blossom heads,Continue reading “First Harvest and Chive Blossom Vinegar”
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Growing Sweetpotatoes in N.H.
Written by UNH Extension Specialist Becky Sideman (becky.sideman@unh.edu, 603-862-3203). Updated June 2013. Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a member of the morning glory (Convolvulaceae) family. The sweetpotato is not related to the Irish potato, which belongs to the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. Unlike potatoes, which are tubers, sweetpotatoes are roots. Growth Requirements To produce a crop, theContinue reading “Growing Sweetpotatoes in N.H.”
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