Lisa Sture

Judith Browning wrote:

Lisa Sture wrote:

Judith Browning wrote:I think allowing rooting along the vines in a longer season works and they will make more potatoes  along there also.  Here, I think it just takes energy away from the main plant.

Here's some photos of information from a book put out by our local extension service for this state...usually good info if we ignore the chemical solutions promoted and they do acknowledge organic growers now😊

Do you have the link to the webpage please. I’d love to pour over this!

hi Lisa,
the book I have is a hard copy paper one, not online, although I imagine most extension offices have a web site with access to the same information?

Hi Judith,
I only asked as I am not in the US and don't even know what an extension office is ...
Sweet potatoes have not traditionally been grown in the UK but recently people are trying it. I was thinking of trying it myself next year and this thread has been very encouraging. I am just keen to access all the information I can before committing a bed to it!

Are there some varieties that like more heat or tolerate less heat? I have seen purple sweet potatoes in our supermarkets recently and wondered if they are more heat loving?

Thanks for the thread

Judith Browning wrote:I think allowing rooting along the vines in a longer season works and they will make more potatoes  along there also.  Here, I think it just takes energy away from the main plant.

Here's some photos of information from a book put out by our local extension service for this state...usually good info if we ignore the chemical solutions promoted and they do acknowledge organic growers now😊

Do you have the link to the webpage please. I’d love to pour over this!

Nancy Reading wrote:OK. I can see the link to the video, but it is not embedded (you can't see the actual video in the post) and hasn't completed the scavenger hunt item for you. edit -  It doesn't have to be at the start of the post - anywhere in the post will do.

What platform do you use on permies Lisa? Do you use mobile or desktop view? The aim is to get mobile as the default with as many features as possible, but at present some things you can do more easily in desktop mode.

There are (at least) 2 ways for you to do this. One is to use the buttons on the post creation window - do you see text formatting buttons with one called 'youtube'? If you do, when you are making your post you can just press that, add the youtube link (except for 'shorts' which are a bit more complex) and the video will be embedded in your post.

If not then you may have to make the link yourself using extra (hidden) text. By putting 'youtube' and '/youtube' in square brackets around your video link this will do the same thing as the editing window button. I'll break the code here so you can see:

Thanks Nancy, I always use desktop, I find complicated things hard on the phone. I will go back to my self watering greenhouse post and amend as suggested. Thanks!

https://youtu.be/et3BPw3KgJA?si=NdH6IKks4S89BoCq

Here is some fun I had a few years ago 😍

I have forgotten how to reply without quoting so trying to start the messsge with a video is hard. I am presuming you can only do it when you start a thread.

Thanks again! and Anne!

Lisa


If you would be willing to experiment with me, how about trying to link another video in this thread and we can see if we can troubleshoot it? If you make a new reply and put in a video using the Youtube box, I'm hoping it will take! Any video will do.

Timothy Norton wrote:Good Morning.

After reviewing the message and the linked post, I believe that originally you have posted a Youtube link in a way that it would not show the video but then corrected it. It looks like you are all good, you can disregard Gir's message.

I thought it hadn't because it doesn't acknowledge that I had started a post with a youtube video in my scavenger hunt ...
is there a way to get that box ticked?

thanks )

Hi

I received this message and don't understand what it is saying and what I need to do ...

I am gir bot! A rather limited bot buried deep within the bowels of this forum software.  I come to life once in a while to help with interesting chores!

Today, I have been activated because bio-staff have classified a post you wrote as "Problem with code".  

Helpful links about adding video to post: https://permies.com/t/30463/post-YouTube-video-Permies and https://permies.com/t/207825/Embed-Youtube-Shorts-Permies#1735775

Here's the link to your post to edit it: https://permies.com/t/210468/Dave-Watering-Greenhouse#1763579f

I love all of these designs - oh for a little bit less linearity and a bit more creativity - and a smile! I feel that is what really makes us human.

going back to the original man ... I would like it if he was made as a (water) butt lid. His feet would be outlets into the but and when there was lots of rain (which there often is here), he would also relieve himself. I am in too wet an environment for him to go straight to ground, but into a butt would be perfect. I have a lot of groups come to tour my market garden and something like this would be great! )

John Suavecito wrote:When do you quench the fire from your biochar?

We are a group who meet to do burns in a flame cap burner. We extinguish the burn with a couple of buckets of cold water. I have only known this method. When the char is ready it needs to stop burning quickly to minimise ash and maximise char. Also, the shock cracks the char and makes it easier to break up.