Sharing our experiences, lessons learned and love of urban gardening in Chicago. By documenting the growth and progress of our plants, shrubs and trees, along with the recipes and food preparation techniques, we hope to be a resource for other urban gardeners in the region. We are far from experts, but have embraced the process of learning and experimentation as a souce of inspiration and connectedness to the natural world around us.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Sweet Potato Harvest
My impatience got the better of me and I dug these sweet potatoes up last night. Out of 6 plants we put in the ground back in June, only two of them have thus far produced significant potatoes as pictured above. The vines on all 6 plants certainly took off, but the development of the root hasnt taken off in the oth four.