tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post5525390841008035009..comments2023-06-27T09:54:42.250-04:00Comments on ATLANTA VEGGIES : A "Good Year" for ChipmunksAmy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-81532535746910203162012-10-20T08:39:28.966-04:002012-10-20T08:39:28.966-04:00My local ace hardware sells Beaureguard slips in t...My local ace hardware sells Beaureguard slips in the spring, usually mid May. They have been quite tasty in the past.<br /><br />My fall garden isn't much. I'm still getting a few last tomatoes and some banana peppers.owlfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864203297228110988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-24850626636149764622012-10-19T16:19:30.274-04:002012-10-19T16:19:30.274-04:00Hi Owlfan!
I had seven plants in the ground - thre...Hi Owlfan!<br />I had seven plants in the ground - three Beauregard and four Porto Ricans. I had originally intended to try a third variety (and had left space for a few more plants), but when my father became ill all kinds of things dropped off the "to-do" list. <br /><br />A lot of the sweet potatoes in the stores here are Georgia Jet; I'm not sure they're as good as Beauregard, but it could just be that the extra bit of heat in Louisiana makes the sweets there extra-good.<br /><br />Some of the big home-improvement stores sell Beauregard slips in the spring, so you might want to keep an eye out for them in late April or early May. <br /><br />Hope your fall garden is off to a good start!<br /><br />-AmyAmy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-33417741729077564342012-10-19T07:18:06.198-04:002012-10-19T07:18:06.198-04:00How many plants did you have? I never did get my ...How many plants did you have? I never did get my sweet potatoes planted this year - the right time to plant was just about when I got out of the hospital. And recovering from that took far longer than I wished! Now I really wish I had found a way to plant some, but.... This will just make me more determined to plant next year. The ones I've gotten from the store so far are only ok. <br /><br />We used to live right near LSU where the Beaureguard variety was developed and we could buy a big box of sweets from the ag students, off the side of the road on campus. That was nice.owlfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864203297228110988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-13917409832858859082012-10-15T08:32:28.988-04:002012-10-15T08:32:28.988-04:00Yay for 22 lbs of sweet potatoes! I hope to have t...Yay for 22 lbs of sweet potatoes! I hope to have that kind of success next year. The chipmunks took out our tomatoes, unfortunately. It didn't help that the kids think they're cute running across the yard. Modern Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115702695710375645noreply@blogger.com