—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 1,1979
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Let sweets mature-
don’t harvest early
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
Don’t harvest sweet potatoes
too early. The sweet potato is
a tropical plant and requires
a long time to reach
maturity. Most varieties
take 120 days to mature,
consequently sweet potatoes
planted about May 15 will not
be ready to harvest until the
first week in October.
Sweet potatoes dug too
early are often watery and
flat tasting. Those that grow
the full season should have a
nut-like flavor.
Weather conditions also
affect the sweet potato
quality. If you are lucky
enough to have dry, sunny
weather about two weeks
before harvest, the crop will
partially cure in the sod and
the quality will be superior.
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Available from the Cor
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Penn State is a course on
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and selection; reproduction;
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stable management; and un
soundness.
According to the course,
practice and training of both
horses and riders are
necessary for satisfactory
performance. Riders must
control their mounts and
control is centered on the
mental, not the muscular ac
tivities of the horse.
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Sweet potatoes should be
dug with care and handled
gently to avoid bruising the
tender skin. Harvesting on a
sunny day allows the roots to
dry well before being placed
m storage.
The crop should be cured
as soon as it is dug. This
means storing at 85 degrees
in a compartment that has
high humidity and good air
ventilation. After ten days
lower the temperature to 55
degrees.
Curing is very important.
It hardens the skin and a
corky layer of protective
tissue forms. This protects
the potatoes from excessive
shrinkage and heals wounds
that would otherwise
become infected with
storage rot.
To help you enjoy horse
ownership more, you should
send for the course. Intended
for the beginners, the in
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members of riding clubs,
and individuals who expect
to buy a horse.
The course may be obtain
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cents postage, to LIGHT
HORSES, Box 5000, Univer
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check payable to Penn State.
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