On Monday, May 31, 2004, at 19:44 Asia/Tokyo, Fredrik Murman wrote:

> I live in North of Sweden: 62º37'N. I have land but is it possible to 
> grow
> sweet potatoes on this latitude and climate? Usually it's cold here.

But summer sunlight is long and strong. It should be possible, but I 
haven't tried it. If you can find one it is easy to test, just bury it 
a few cents under the surface and water it.

>
> They sell both pumpkins and squash here, and I've eaten squash a 
> couple of
> times. I didn't like it raw, so I fried it in lard and it was tasty 
> with
> meat. I don't kn
> ow if I've ever eaten pumpkins.

Pumpkins and squash are basically the same thing, just different 
varieties. We usually steam or boil them, some people bake them. Makes 
good soup in the winter.

>  Maybe when I was a child.
> Do you mean sweet potatoes taste like pumpkins and squash?

Similar.
>