tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post2914854178026783544..comments2024-03-17T20:03:11.733+00:00Comments on Radix: The Iceman ComethRhizowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898344291012563139noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-7226399186571718762010-11-06T06:55:08.688+00:002010-11-06T06:55:08.688+00:00Thanks vegetable Heaven - that seems to be the gen...Thanks vegetable Heaven - that seems to be the general opinion. I'd still prefer plants that did most of their tuberisation before the frosts hit.Rhizowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898344291012563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-55871413211590808792010-11-06T06:53:32.897+00:002010-11-06T06:53:32.897+00:00Madeline - thanks for your commiserations. Marble...Madeline - thanks for your commiserations. Marble size is a prime indicator of oca's current inability to tuberise during the summer, hence my attempts to select for dayneutral plants. As to flavour - the Quechua people classify oca into two broad groups - the sweeter ones - wak'yu and the less palatable khaya - the latter being freeze dried. <br /><br />Emma - sorry to hear about the fate of your plants. all the more reason to breed some better varieties<br /><br />IAP - it could be that although frosted, they are still swelling below ground. I hope so.<br /><br />Thanks anonymous<br /><br />That's interesting Mark. I've never grown pennyroyal from seed before. Have you tried Mentha requienii? Here's hoping for something below ground.Rhizowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898344291012563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-4760817796140711302010-10-28T21:15:15.249+01:002010-10-28T21:15:15.249+01:00Pity you could not transfer the genes for frost re...Pity you could not transfer the genes for frost resistance from Mentha pulegium. Some seeds I disposed of in a pot outside they germinated got frosted(the soil was all weird and heaved up with frosty ice crystals, looked like minature moonscape) and did not notice as far as I can tell, still growing away quite happily. Hopefully your ocas will have put enough into their tubers for you to get some. I wonder if this is what happened with potato originally, people just kept breeding for seed till early varieties appeared fortuitously?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298303681158987258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-58450496373343113462010-10-27T16:41:53.025+01:002010-10-27T16:41:53.025+01:00Don't hopeless.
If the frost does not penetrat...Don't hopeless.<br />If the frost does not penetrate deeply, they will survive. Cover it.<br />With leaves, compost and/or grounds...<br />CordulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-1069787291924475642010-10-27T16:41:13.142+01:002010-10-27T16:41:13.142+01:00Don't hopeless.
If the frost does not penetrat...Don't hopeless.<br />If the frost does not penetrate deeply, they will survive. Cover it.<br />With leaves, compost and/or grounds...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-6661030330295298752010-10-27T09:34:21.407+01:002010-10-27T09:34:21.407+01:00A similar sight to mine. But I continue to monitor...A similar sight to mine. But I continue to monitor vital life-signs in my patients.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-1793762548692931892010-10-27T09:10:00.736+01:002010-10-27T09:10:00.736+01:00I only grew oca for the first time last year and I...I only grew oca for the first time last year and I seem to remember that the tubers kept swelling long after the foliage was knocked out?Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-90876501333056611302010-10-27T07:22:38.198+01:002010-10-27T07:22:38.198+01:00My tuber beds look much the same. I must get out t...My tuber beds look much the same. I must get out there and see what's what. The yacon was just about to flower, as well :(Emmahttp://coopette.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-41930899702594019182010-10-27T02:01:52.187+01:002010-10-27T02:01:52.187+01:00Sorry to hear about the frost. I really admire you...Sorry to hear about the frost. I really admire your persistance with oca, although I didn't like it much to eat and, when I grew it. It was just a bunch of pink marbles.Madeline McKeeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134381548508413567noreply@blogger.com