Sweet Potato Vine Double Take

I had another sweet potato that I neglected to cook in a timely manner.  Having had such success with my first sweet potato experiment, I decided to give it another go.  But this time, I tried planting the entire sweet potato instead of cutting it into sections.

 

This photo was taken one week after I buried the sweet potato.

I might venture to say that it’s taken root. 

 

Here is my first sweet potato plant that is starting to look like a sheep dog.  I’m afraid that I may go out onto my deck one day and the whole thing will be covered in a sweet potato vine carpet.

I still don’t have a rocking chair, so it really doesn’t matter if my plants take over.

I’ll probably decide on one right before it snows.

Y’all come back,

Sugarlump

P.S. In looking at this photo for a minute here, I realized that the leaves are shaped differently on my two sweet potato vines.  I suppose they are different varieties? Is one a yam and one a sweet potato?

What really is the difference in those two anyway?

Time to call Papa and get to the bottom of this.

P.P.S. I am curious to see if my new plant climbs the sticks. 

P.P.P.S. Ok, I’m really done now.

Summer Status Report

Seeing as this is the first official day of Summer, I thought this might be a good time to report on the progress of my deck container garden.

I’m going to go ahead and declare the sweet potato experiment a success as the vines have overtaken their planter and look like they’re about to make a move on the peas.

This picture was taken 2 days before the group picture above.  As you can see, there has been considerable growth even in that short time.  This thing is a mutant.

My peas have yet to take off up the poles, but I am hopeful.  I’m wondering if I need to thin these a bit.  They’re looking a little bushy and misguided.

Thoughts anyone?

The parsley is suffocating the poor rosemary and the cilantro, which has already started to go to seed.  Who knows a trick for keeping it from doing this?  Every year, I cut it back thinking I am going to outsmart it, but it always gets me.

Harumph.

I believe it’s time to make some pesto.

Happy Summer, y’all!

Sugarlump