SWEET (and Simple) Potatoes
MORE TIMES THAN I’D LIKE to admit, a sweet potato has remained hidden in my vegetable cupboard long enough to begin sprouting. For years, I’d either cook it before it spoiled or I’d toss it into the compost pile. After I’d started a flock of chickens, they’d often be the recipients of the snack if it was mold free.
That’s what happened until I figured out that I could place the forgotten fare in a free spot in the garden, under a pile of wood chips and some compost, and harvest a bounty only a few months later. Because the plants are so hardy, requiring little water or maintenance, this method is about as hands off as it
