Sweet Potato Catalog
Updated June 25, 2008
Iowa Flooding Update
We would like to send out a special note of thanks to all of you who have either called or e-mailed to inquire about our status regarding the flooding in Iowa these past couple of weeks.
We are about an hour's drive away from the major flooding in the state (both at Cedar Rapids and Davenport). There is a smaller river (the Wapsipinicon River) which is just five miles or so from us that is flooding very badly also. We are still far enough away from the "Wapsi" that we will not be affected by this flooding though.
Our gardens are wet (eventhough we have very sandy soil) and this factor has delayed our plantings. The positive side of that is that we had not set out tomato plants, etc. that would have been washed away with the deluge of rains we had the past two weeks. Another positive is that by setting out tomato plants late, we avoid the early blight situation and the tomato plants end up being healthier. The negative side of the situation is that it is June 18 and we have not set out tomato plants yet. We hope to be getting everything going very soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding of our time constraints if we are unable to respond to your inquiries as quickly as you would hope that we would.
Sweet Potato Slips
SPECIAL NOTE: Currently, we are booked up on ALL orders for individual varieties of sweet potato slips. We are also are no longer accepting orders for the Season Closeout Assortments. The demand this year has been far greater than we ever anticipated.
As of Wednesday, June 25, we will be shipping out the last of the regular season sweet potato slips. We express our sincerest regrets to all of you who did not receive any slips. The months of May and June were too cold, cloudy and wet. The sprouting of the sweet potato slips was delayed by over 2 weeks and we were never able to catch up. We will be setting out our first sweet potato slips here in Iowa on Friday, June 27. We will begin filling the "Season Closeout Assortments" on Monday, June 30. Those of you who did not receive sweet potato slips this season, will be getting your refunds back just as quickly as we can get them processed. Please be patient as it may take a couple of weeks to process all of these due to the fact that we are still trying to get the garden planted.
PLEASE NOTE: The Okinawan sweet potato will be totally unavailable for the 2008 season.
Season Closeout Sweet Potato Sale
All sweet potato slip assortments are offered at a 50% discount when shipped from June 25 through July 10, 2008. If you are willing to wait that late for your sweet potatoes and are willing to take "Pot Luck" on the varieties which you receive, you may order them at this discount. Please indicate on the sweet potato order form that you are ordering the "Season Closeout Special". You may choose which assortment that you would prefer. We will try to honor that choice if at all possible. this is for assortments only. No individual varieties may be requested at this price. You still need to include the total cost of shipping when placing an order for this special. That amount is listed on the order form and is $5.75.
Organic Certification
We have achieved Organic Certification for our sweet potato plants. Our sweet potato plants are started in the field and are grown on soil that receives no chemical treatments. The plants also are not sprayed for insects or disease and are grown organically.
Postage Charges
$5.75 Postage must be added to all sweet potato orders. This is a flat rate, regardless of the number of varieties or quantity you order.
Shipping and Handling
Canadian orders: We can not ship bulblets, plants or roots to a Canadian address.
International orders: We can not ship bulblets, plants or roots to addresses outside the United States.
Sweet Potato Shipping To California: According to the California Department of Agriculture website, we are allowed to ship sweet potato slips from Iowa to California.
Sales Tax
For Iowa residents only: You must also pay 7% sales tax on sweet potato orders shipped to Iowa addresses. (See order form for where to add this in.)
Go to catalog of sweet potato varieties.