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'Nancy Hall' Sweet potato
 
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Description: Late vines with light-green foliage and roots with light skin and waxy, yellow flesh. Also known as Yellow Yam.
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Reviewed on 05/31/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This cultivar was popular in the thirties and still grown extensively into the fifties. It is a yellow flesh cultivar, that is somewhat drier than Porto Rico. Taste is too pumpkin like for me, but an adequate performer. Yields don't match the newer cultivars. Uniform baking size.
 

Reviewed on 01/26/2005 by hoosier - An experienced gardener

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Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

sweet taste that is not mushy like some orange varieties
 




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