@drdawg, Thanks for reminding me not to go crazy with the plant food. I'm going to have to make myself a sign. I can see myself wanting to help the sweet potatoes along as much as possible to ensure I get a good crop. I sure would hate for my good intentions to have negative consequences on what is growing underground - the most important parts that I'm interested in eating.
I hope my sweet potatoes arrive by Friday so I can get a jump start on the growing season as the weather has been mild here. If I plant by May 1, I should be able to harvest and cure in September. Mmmm. Can't wait to taste them cooked, baked, grilled, and store some for the winter. If I can't get the canning supplies, I'll just chop some up, boil them and freeze some. I probably have the world's oldest refrigerator, with almost no freezer room. I'm planning to ask the owner for a different fridge - he has several rental properties, so hopefully one is empty with a newer fridge available. I'd buy one of those small freezers, like my husband and I had, but not with that fridge in the house because it is not energy efficient and does it ever use a lot of electricity.
