General information and discussion about cultivating all other edible garden plants.
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January 27, 2016 | #1 |
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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 09:07 AM. |
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January 27, 2016 | #3 |
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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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January 27, 2016 | #4 |
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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 |
January 27, 2016 | #5 |
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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. |
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January 27, 2016 | #7 |
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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 |
January 27, 2016 | #8 |
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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?
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January 27, 2016 | #9 |
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Ok found them online so it looks like im buying some.
https://www.cultivariable.com/produc...oke-10-tubers/
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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.
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January 27, 2016 | #11 |
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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.....??
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January 27, 2016 | #12 |
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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.... |
January 27, 2016 | #13 |
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I mostly do NOT cook them. Eat them raw with a cocktail sauce or mayonnaise. Or put them in a salad
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January 27, 2016 | #14 |
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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. |
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