catjac1975
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I have my best crop of sweet potatoes ever. I have only gotten to dig up about half and they are early, huge and prolific. I used a black cloth weed barrier for the first time. Weeding sweets is hard so it was great in that regard. I think also it added heat and the potatoes loved that..
One problem. Quite a few potatoes were imperfect. They may have been nibbled on, or they may have grown too close too the top of the soil and rotted from the heat. They are so big I tried cutting off the bad end and drying-hoping they would scab over and keep. It does not seem as if that's going to work. I have so many I will eat the best first and in no way are those going to last. So I have been thinking of peeling cooking and freezing. Has anyone ever tried this? What did you do and how were they after freezing?
One problem. Quite a few potatoes were imperfect. They may have been nibbled on, or they may have grown too close too the top of the soil and rotted from the heat. They are so big I tried cutting off the bad end and drying-hoping they would scab over and keep. It does not seem as if that's going to work. I have so many I will eat the best first and in no way are those going to last. So I have been thinking of peeling cooking and freezing. Has anyone ever tried this? What did you do and how were they after freezing?