tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post3108911634973521695..comments2023-11-02T06:56:57.999-04:00Comments on Saurly Yours: The Air Potato Vine at the Abandoned HouseSaur♥Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-90250959277089454062013-06-06T14:49:46.167-04:002013-06-06T14:49:46.167-04:00I'm trying to get rid of potato vines they are...I'm trying to get rid of potato vines they are invading my back yard can some one help me to get rid of of this wild thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-69859368312036322092012-09-01T16:02:54.738-04:002012-09-01T16:02:54.738-04:00I got them. Trying a recipe a friend told me about...I got them. Trying a recipe a friend told me about. One gallon vinegar, half cup table salt, one tablespoon dish detergent. She says it kills everything, but someone told me the Air Potato Vine is a losing battle. God, I hope she is wrong!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446657139897547330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-21378599325320708842010-07-01T08:24:54.866-04:002010-07-01T08:24:54.866-04:00Back in the Seventies, my grandmother used to grow...Back in the Seventies, my grandmother used to grow those vines on a trellis in front of her front porch. The attractive heart-shaped leaves helped shade the porch from the hot afternoon sun. The potatoes were big as tennis balls and grew up and down the vine at various leaf axils. The vine was easy to control due to the large size of the potatoes. In the fall, she'd pick about a half dozen of them and save them to replant the following spring. The vine and the rest of the potatoes would be cut down and thrown away. A few years ago, I saw an air potato vine at a friend's house. The leaves were smaller and the potatoes were about the size of my thumbnail. I picked a pocketful and planted them to grow on the wrought iron railings on my front porch. Over the years, the plant has invaded my front yard and is difficult to get rid of because of the tiny size of the potatoes - there's so many of them, and they're difficult to see once they fall on the ground. Pulling the vines up by the root doesn't work, since the plants snap off at the ground, leaving the roots behind. They have to be dug out of the ground with a trowel. Roundup works, but you have to keep reapplying it. For those of you who are curious about growing the vine, if you must have it, make sure you stay with the kind that grows LARGE potatoes - they'll be easier to control.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03625861329072261447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-66724826298745530932010-06-22T16:48:40.327-04:002010-06-22T16:48:40.327-04:00I live outside of Miami and have the air potato pr...I live outside of Miami and have the air potato problem on 1/2 acre of my land - during the winter I picked up and dug up more than 5 full 65 gallon garbage cans full of the potatos - and thought I took care of the problem. Spring came and the vines took over once again - so thick you would never know I had disposed of all those potato's. This problem is here to stay!Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-11400445730679531782010-06-11T20:23:02.984-04:002010-06-11T20:23:02.984-04:00The reason they're such a problem is because t...The reason they're such a problem is because they don't have any predators here. I'm researching this right now. Does anyone know why and how it was brought over?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-5892245888599763592009-01-14T06:23:00.000-05:002009-01-14T06:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for the info. I'm learning what we need to ...Thanks for the info. I'm learning what we need to eradicate from our riverbank here in Melbourne, FL. I'm also learn what we need to add.<BR/>john yoeppAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-22742172756715982492008-07-27T16:50:00.000-04:002008-07-27T16:50:00.000-04:00where the heck are yoU?where the heck are yoU?Dooziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971254752562678591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-24085670703364890872008-07-26T07:34:00.000-04:002008-07-26T07:34:00.000-04:00neighbors, you gotta love 'em' I think, even if so...neighbors, you gotta love 'em' I think, even if some days you are certain the gene pool needs weeding too.<BR/><BR/>Around here, abandoned properties end up getting handled by the city and the amount is added to whatever is owed on the property tax. It helpsmalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182913972445521943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-23553327100178994102008-07-26T03:02:00.000-04:002008-07-26T03:02:00.000-04:00Probably more air potatoes and beer bottles? ;o) G...Probably more air potatoes and beer bottles? ;o) <BR/><BR/>Great pics on the plant. I've never heard of them. The leaves are quite beautiful. Reminds me of the numnuts who lived next to us that planted blackberry bushes when I lived in So. Oregon. He might as well have planted dandelions, too.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763930337197143734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-91400843152413923382008-07-23T20:02:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:02:00.000-04:00ps, add anyone on the sidebar you want. i am a bit...ps, add anyone on the sidebar you want. i am a bit rusty.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520876264206803564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-35554591769711519002008-07-23T20:01:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:01:00.000-04:00SaurI posted on sweet n saur. I have no clue how t...Saur<BR/>I posted on sweet n saur. I have no clue how to take out "the classroom" from the side bar. HELP. It has been a while.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520876264206803564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-8201460459804639012008-07-23T16:44:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:44:00.000-04:00It is a little curious that the family have abando...It is a little curious that the family have abandoned the home - wonder if they are in the pool? Yikes!<BR/><BR/>Horrible sounding plant. It's a shame us humans have to interfere with the natural state of things. As a child (in UK) I remember seeing red squirrels. If I coloured a picture of a squirrel, I would use brown and red crayons.<BR/><BR/>My children use grey. The red squirrel is now in danger of being totally eradicated in this country. All because some one thought it was a good idea to bring grey squirrels in. And they eat everything the red squirrel needs. So they can't survive. <BR/><BR/>Truly sad. I have not seen a red squirrel for over two decades (although they still are around, they are just not so abundant that they could be spotted regularly any more.)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-7924552376445955042008-07-22T09:19:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:19:00.000-04:00As for what happened to your neighbors - I woul dg...As for what happened to your neighbors - I woul dgo with the current housing crisis, and I would bet that the influx of "morons" will increase as more people lose their homes and have to go somewhere warm during the winter or die in the cold. Not all of thos epeople are stupid, but they do need somewhere to live.United We Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468975489733146824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-60224702499431382522008-07-22T09:17:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:17:00.000-04:00Here we would call the township about the abandone...Here we would call the township about the abandoned house, but I don't remember what the equvalent is in FL. The mosqitos are a public house hazzard and the owner or the county has to do something about it. We called the local chapter of the EPA.United We Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468975489733146824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-59563485681908071392008-07-20T18:20:00.000-04:002008-07-20T18:20:00.000-04:00Saur..shameless promotion here...stop on over at m...Saur..shameless promotion here...stop on over at my place and vote.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-36533327158058188482008-07-17T14:05:00.000-04:002008-07-17T14:05:00.000-04:00you'll find out soon enough whats in the pool when...you'll find out soon enough whats in the pool when the body decomposes enough to float to the top.<BR/><BR/>I have some common sense advice for your government, burn down the whole state and start over?Dooziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971254752562678591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-28323287928534871352008-07-16T16:10:00.000-04:002008-07-16T16:10:00.000-04:00Go to walmart and buy 5 or six 25 cent goldfish an...Go to walmart and buy 5 or six 25 cent goldfish and dump them in the pool. The will eat the mosquito larvae. Even better and cheaper is just go to any small stream or pond with a dip net and scoop out about 15 minnows and put them in the pool. It won't be long before there are hordes of mosquito eating fish swimming around.exMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196686726674358393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-9763736374416551582008-07-16T00:54:00.000-04:002008-07-16T00:54:00.000-04:00I never saw an air potato, Never hope to see one.B...I never saw an air potato, <BR/>Never hope to see one.<BR/><BR/>But if Saur has got some roundup,<BR/>I'd rather see than be one.<BR/><BR/>(All honor to whomever wrote the seed of the previous, speaking, I believe of purple cows.)Three Score and Ten or morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323013128311124905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-70420218211782675342008-07-15T18:59:00.000-04:002008-07-15T18:59:00.000-04:00Tune in next week to "As The Swimming Pool Turns"Tune in next week to "As The Swimming Pool Turns"Whistle Britcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896698165547735903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-21254159904111627932008-07-15T14:50:00.000-04:002008-07-15T14:50:00.000-04:00Can I get a cutting?Can I get a cutting?M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-78198613253076637992008-07-14T21:07:00.000-04:002008-07-14T21:07:00.000-04:00Gee, Kraut, you could have let me know you were wr...Gee, Kraut, you could have let me know you were writing a Spooker. Gave me the willies....OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-41458220268866558992008-07-14T16:27:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:27:00.000-04:00Just read something not to long ago about the mosq...Just read something not to long ago about the mosquito problem in urban area caused by abandoned pools caused by the housing slump. Reading your problem verifies that what I read must be true.<BR/><BR/>Can you go to city hall and report a nusance to get action? <BR/><BR/>Also, the way I track down people is through the county assessors office. Almost all of them allow you to search by property address and it gives you the owners name. Tracking them down is a different story.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-30191394676276033532008-07-14T14:51:00.000-04:002008-07-14T14:51:00.000-04:00What a weird plant?Great name though.What a weird plant?<BR/><BR/>Great name though.Daniel Hoffmann-Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02531802987223516482noreply@blogger.com