It is the time to harvest sweet potatoes now. As a conclusion, the crop was not very good this year.
Excessive vine growth has occurred. They say it is due to excessive fermentation and/or too much rain. One of the fields was due to hyperalimentation due to the remnant of fertilizer for the previous vegetable. I am not sure what has brought the problem at the other fields. A climate issue? It is beyond my capability to avoid this excessive growth in such a case.
Some of the poorly grown fruits were bitten by bugs. Vegetables or generally any plants have a system of immunity against such infestation of insects. Those subnormally grown ones are liable to the problem.
The other day, I was surprised to know, in the case of famine or of war involving our country, our government had a plan to have golf course or school grounds converted to farm and to grow sweet potatoes. The self sufficiency rate of food is only 38% now. Considering of importing the farming materials like fertilizer and its resources or seeds etc, it drops below 10%. This fact has not well known to the people. The government won't do with this subtle crisis without such a terrible plan to grow sweet potatoes.
As my experience with growing sweetpotatoes this year tells, it is not easy for amateur instant farmers to grow such as sweet potatoes which is told to be a rather easy crop. I would propose the administration officers/politicians to grow sweetpotatoes at the garden of the Diet by themselves.
Now some people are aware of this issue but still only a minority. Food security issue is going on in our country in subtle and serious way.
The over grown sweet potatoes's vine.
Sweet potato is difficult to grow, too rich a soil produces too many leaves, too few sweet potatoes.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is what I experienced with it this year. Maybe, too hot summer has made each plant grow but won't mature the fruits, I am afraid. Sweet potatoes seem to have not proceeded to the reproductive stage. Growing plants/vegetables is a complicated process.
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