Checked out the source you gave me on sweet potatoes - Called, and they said that they had some, but closest shipping date would be June 26 and in order to get them they said to order one of their leftover assortments where they fill orders with a variety of their leftovers.
I was all set to try that but instead called an old farm/field/garden store that had changed hands a few years ago. He said he was completely out, but he was taking orders through today for Beauregard Sweet potatoes and that he would have them in by next Friday. Since they are such a long season crop, I figured 3 weeks earlier would definitely be best, and the beauregard is a 90-95 day compared to some that are 120-140 day, and the beauregard is a good tasting very large root heavy producer. So I ordered from them.
Thanks for the connection though - they have a ton of varieties though - maybe next year I will order from them much earlier while there is a choice of varieties.
According to them they are receiving more than double the orders from last year, and are sold out of many.
I’d better get started soon on building that pallet root cellar we had info on here a ways back. I will probably fill that 4X4X8 cellar with white and sweet potatoes, carrots, butternuts and even pumpkins...
Good, I am glad you found a source for the sweet potatoes.
I enjoyed doing business with Sandhill and loved watching the company grow, for he is or was a full time teacher, who took in teenage boys that had problems.
It has to help the kids, to work with him, plants and poultry.
When I first ordered from Sandhill, he grew his own seeds.
3 weeks is worth going local and knowing what you get and have in the ground.