Just got back from visiting a nursery, and that can be a dangerous thing for me. But i'm happy to have found some sweet potatoes to plant, and also a Satsuma orange tree, which i've never grown before. This variety is supposed to be pretty cold hardy. Also picked up a few little herb starts, so i'm happy with my haul. #permies #grownostr #gardening 
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Awesome Maria! That tree will be proof of work and hope it both bears fruit and brings joy for years!
Nice haul :) enjoy them… I’ve got 700 saplings coming in a few weeks and am excited but a bit nervous about so much planting! 😂
Oh my, that sounds like alot of work!
My buddy bought 1,000 saplings and is planning to rent or buy a tree planter to pull behind his tractor. Hoping to make this a yearly gig. He is looking for trees to sell in 5-7 years, but my focus is more on pollinator friendly species, like redbuds, button bush, dogwoods, oaks and hickories, etc. a few pines too for the wife! :)
Thats great, and a good variety😊
Do you know which variety of sweet potato? I’m also keeping an eye out for a cold hardy variety that I can start growing slips from.
No, the nursery just had a large bag of regular ones and sweet potatoes, so i grabbed some. They just look like the common ones you see at the store, but had lots of eyes already. I'm keeping an out for a purple variety. When i grew slips before, they sat for a while, then when it was warm enough the slips started growing. I use the method where you bury the potato halfway in soil.
Thanks. I’m on the lookout for some organic ones that haven’t been treated to prevent sprouting. None of my local stores have had much choice, and farmers markets in my area are nonexistent this time of year. I might make trip to whole foods next week though. I want to try that buried-halfway method too.