Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 13 JulySweet potato vines on 17 July mounded up out of one bag with two color forms mixed through the same crown — chartreuse lime with red veins in front, bronze-purple to near-black behind — every leaf cut into five or seven narrow lobes.Week of 7 SeptemberSweet Potatoes dug on 11 September, heaped on a paper-towel-lined plate: three snapped ends show small patches of pale orange flesh, and a thin pink root tail curls off one root and trails across the towel. Warm indoor light.