Digging Sweet Potatoes

Time to dig my sweet potatoes.
The vines are removed and set aside.
Start digging. There's a couple of nice ones.
Done.

Here are some of the bigger ones. One weighed 3 lbs 6 oz. A total 65 lbs from 12 plants

Dug the Sweet Potatoes

This is what they look like before I started digging.
This is what it looks like after I'm done digging.
And this is the result. Just over 60 pounds from 10 plants.

Deer Damage

My sweet potatoes are growing quite well but.

It seems like a deer enjoys them as much as me. This has happened a number of times in the past. They also like beets and carrots. I make a repellent that not only works but it is cheap. I store it in pint containers in the freezer and use when it is needed.

Here is the repellent I use:
Blend two eggs and a cup or two of cold water at high speed. Add this mixture to a gallon of water and let it stand for 24 hours. Then spray the mixture on foliage. The egg mixture does not wash off the foliage easily, but re-application two or three times a season may be needed.
This mix is also said to repel rabbits.

One caution is to avoid spraying it too close to harvest, as the raw egg on the vegetables can cause salmonella problems.

Sweet Potatoes and Lettuce Mix

Started to harvest the lettuce mix today.
Sweet potatoes were planted one week ago today.

Here is all 10 of them.