In this video, I share this genius new way of storing and curing sweet potatoes I developed that is life changing! Curing sweet potatoes used to be a difficult process requiring heaters and humidifiers for best results. This incredible new method makes sweet potato curing a snap!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Intro To Curing And Storing Sweet Potatoes
0:42 How Long Do Sweet Potatoes Take To Grow?
2:53 How To Harvest Sweet Potatoes And Repair Soil
5:32 How To Cure Sweet Potatoes (Warm & Cool Method)
7:59 My Sweet Potato Curing Life Hack!
11:44 How To Store Sweet Potatoes
13:27 How Do You Know When Sweet Potatoes Are Cured?
14:17 Sweet Potato Taste Test
16:32 Adventures With Dale
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Intro To Curing And Storing Sweet Potatoes
0:42 How Long Do Sweet Potatoes Take To Grow?
2:53 How To Harvest Sweet Potatoes And Repair Soil
5:32 How To Cure Sweet Potatoes (Warm & Cool Method)
7:59 My Sweet Potato Curing Life Hack!
11:44 How To Store Sweet Potatoes
13:27 How Do You Know When Sweet Potatoes Are Cured?
14:17 Sweet Potato Taste Test
16:32 Adventures With Dale
.Thanks for this great video.
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Thanks for sharing
I so appreciate your channel! It has become my favorite!
I don't have anywhere that is 55 degrees. I live in zone 9b in Florida. Can i just finish curing in the fridge?
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Thank you for the info! Cute dog!!!!
Food from another country are always radated to kill any bugs or disease. It also kills the food. That's why your grocery store potatoes would not sprout
Great information! I had a bumper crop of sweet potatoes a couple of years ago but they tasted like crap so I didnโt grow anymore. I already have all the equipment I need so I will try growing them again!! Have you ever tried eating the sweet potato leaves? Iโve heard they taste good and are very nutrient dense.
Dale looks amazing in the hat. lol
๐Dale is so adorable in that cap! ๐
Thank you for great information, always๐
hot cure: I use a regular size (a flat size) heat mat inside (no thermostat control) on the bottom. I monitor the inside with a combo thermometer and humidity desktop type thermometer. Open when needed!
Brilliant, thanks!
Excellent video!!!! …as always great information. Thank you so so much! Hi Dale I love you buddy! ๐
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Could you cold cure them in a large wine cooler?
Thanks. for the info. I have been harvesting my sweet potatoes as I need them and cook and eat them same day. They are delicious and the skin is perfect so I eat that too for the nutrition. Am I supposed to "cure" them before eating them?? lol.
And remember not to store baked potatoes in aluminum foil. It can cause botulism.
I used a couple of seedling starting mats and a plastic tote. I put a towel under the potatoes so they weren't directly against any heat and I hung a clean damp rag near the lid to add humidity. It worked great! The other thing I've heard from many is just store them at room temp inside for 3-4 weeks and it works just fine, too.
I can't tell you how pumped I am to try this! I eat at least 3 sweet potatoes a week. I have grown them before, it worked out well. I never knew you had to cure them, but I didn't produce enough to necessitate that. They were yummy anyway- I ate them right away. But now that I know I can make them last I will be growing so many and using your curing guides as my Bible! Thanks so much, your channel has been so great so far. I'm not the same zone so I have to adjust some of the info, but you have great content and extremely amazing ingenuity!! You come up with a lot of useful tricks, thanks again๐๐
I โค๏ธ your way. Used it and it worked!! Shared it too!
The is seriously life changing. So stoked to try this. Do they need to be in a single layer or can you stack them?
Yes Okinawan sp from Hawaii are sadly always sprayed. The only place i got Okinawan slips was RareSeeds but that depends on availability & most say u need volcanic soil so its hard to duplicate what Okinawan potatoes need. I miss them alot being from Hawaii.
This is an awesome method for curing sweet potatoes. Do you think curing them in a greenhouse would have the same effect?
Just for kicks, you should try doing the cold cure first and then the warm cure after, then a final cold storage. Just to see what the results would be.
Dale was so cute in that hat.๐ He was seriously waiting for dad to say he could take it off.๐
Great method you came up with. Sure makes curing the potatoes easier.
I saw a farmer who said he simply lays his out on a trap in the sun for 5 to 7 days. I tried that one year and it worked. One simy pulls the tarp over the potatos for the night.
This year I saw a master garden who puts hers in a plastic shopping bag in the warmest area in the house…for 14 days. I did this method with the potatoes I harvested last this yesr.
Any opinion on these methods? I love you scientific explanation for things.๐
Just south of you in Myrtle Beach. We just harvested and got 321 pounds growing the Stokes purple, Murasaki and the white O-Henry's from our backyard garden. We got some nice lunkers! Tried the Okinawans last year and had very poor results. I gave up on them for this area.
You are so clever! Thank you for sharing this tips