do you know these funny guys?

charline · January 27, 2016

I really love them even it is a lot of work to clean them. Very easy to grow. Very good flavor of hazelnut.
do you know or grow them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachys_affinis

I am sorry I cant post my pics, my computer has a problem

Dutch · January 27, 2016

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Originally Posted by charline

I really love them even it is a lot of work to clean them. Very easy to grow. Very good flavor of hazelnut.
do you know or grow them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachys_affinis

I am sorry I cant post my pics, my computer has a problem

Thank you Charline, very interesting. We had hazelnuts in the hedgerow on my parents farm and I liked them. I will have to check out these tubers called Chinese artichoke, Japanese artichoke, knotroot, or artichoke betony. Thanks for the link.
Dutch

imp · January 27, 2016

Have heard of them, but sourcing some tuners here in the USA hasn't been easy to do. I'd like to try them as they sound interesting and a plant that could be ornamental enough for the front, too.

Worth1 · January 27, 2016

I looked to se if they were in any way kin to the Jerusalem artichoke and they aren't.
Do they spread and take over the place like Jerusalem artichokes do?

Worth

charline · January 27, 2016

they are not very ornamental, they seldom bloom, it looks like weed when it is in the garden so be careful to not pull them

they do take over the place if you let many tubercules in the ground so dig well and get as many as you can find.

harvest time is november to february. You let them in the ground and when you want to eat some just go out in the garden and pull some. You can keep them only about a week or so. Not like potatoes.

Worth1 · January 27, 2016

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Originally Posted by charline

they are not very ornamental, they seldom bloom, it looks like weed when it is in the garden so be careful to not pull them

they do take over the place if you let many tubercules in the ground so dig well and get as many as you can find.

harvest time is november to february. You let them in the ground and when you want to eat some just go out in the garden and pull some. You can keep them only about a week or so. Not like potatoes.

We planted the Jerusalem artichoke one year, worst garden mistake ever.

Worth

bower · January 27, 2016

Hmmm... my garden has lots of the other Stachys - Betony we call it, with pretty flowers. I bet I could grow these if I could find seeds. Always keen on perennial foods!
Thanks for pointing them out, Charline!

Here is a source of tubers in USA:
http://www.nortonnaturals.com/product-p/ca.htm

heirloomtomaguy · January 27, 2016

Very interesting. Now i have to find this and grow it. Like said above is it something to put in the ground or should it stay in a pot?

heirloomtomaguy · January 27, 2016

Ok found them online so it looks like im buying some.
https://www.cultivariable.com/produc...oke-10-tubers/

Rockporter · January 27, 2016

Those look interesting, I'm not sure what I would do with them though. Any ideas? I don't cook many asain foods so what could I do with them? It looks like they can be potted so I would go that route if I planted them.

charline · January 27, 2016

I think I would not be allowed to send to the US but I would be glad to do so. May be I ask at the post office.....??

charline · January 27, 2016

I think they would grow well in a pot. And you could control them better.

In Newfundland may be better in a greenhouse because to dig them up in the winter would be a problem....

charline · January 27, 2016

I mostly do NOT cook them. Eat them raw with a cocktail sauce or mayonnaise. Or put them in a salad

KC.Sun · January 27, 2016

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Originally Posted by charline

I mostly do NOT cook them. Eat them raw with a cocktail sauce or mayonnaise. Or put them in a salad

How does it taste?

KC.Sun · January 27, 2016

I've seen these before at specialty markets and it's really expensive. Almost $40 per pound.

I was interested in growing them, but was afraid it would grow like a weed so I decided not to for now.

January 27, 2016	#1
charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	do you know these funny guys? I really love them even it is a lot of work to clean them. Very easy to grow. Very good flavor of hazelnut. do you know or grow them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachys_affinis I am sorry I cant post my pics, my computer has a problem Last edited by charline; January 27, 2016 at 10:07 AM.

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heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Very interesting. Now i have to find this and grow it. Like said above is it something to put in the ground or should it stay in a pot? __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

January 27, 2016	#9
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Ok found them online so it looks like im buying some. https://www.cultivariable.com/produc...oke-10-tubers/ __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Those look interesting, I'm not sure what I would do with them though. Any ideas? I don't cook many asain foods so what could I do with them? It looks like they can be potted so I would go that route if I planted them. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Have heard of them, but sourcing some tuners here in the USA hasn't been easy to do. I'd like to try them as they sound interesting and a plant that could be ornamental enough for the front, too.

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I looked to se if they were in any way kin to the Jerusalem artichoke and they aren't. Do they spread and take over the place like Jerusalem artichokes do? Worth

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bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Hmmm... my garden has lots of the other Stachys - Betony we call it, with pretty flowers. I bet I could grow these if I could find seeds. Always keen on perennial foods! Thanks for pointing them out, Charline! Here is a source of tubers in USA: http://www.nortonnaturals.com/product-p/ca.htm

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KC.Sun Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: 6a Posts: 322	I've seen these before at specialty markets and it's really expensive. Almost $40 per pound. I was interested in growing them, but was afraid it would grow like a weed so I decided not to for now.