tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post3407439914291936398..comments2024-03-17T20:03:11.733+00:00Comments on Radix: A Profusion of PodsRhizowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13898344291012563139noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-49407476629387857542011-11-25T16:01:52.338+00:002011-11-25T16:01:52.338+00:00Thought of something else. Wonder how vole pie ta...Thought of something else. Wonder how vole pie tastes?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298303681158987258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-8047641215929101902011-11-18T17:33:53.703+00:002011-11-18T17:33:53.703+00:00Well, your voles do leave you something, half a tu...Well, your voles do leave you something, half a tuber is half a tuber. Over here some varieties disappeared completely into their stomachs...Well, I won't complain, plenty of varieties left.<br />I also have the impression that the new generation of varieties is more floriferous, although they're definitely later to start flowering over here compared to your Cornish garden of Eden. Thanks to a mild autumn I could have some seeds over here, but they're still maturing, let's keep fingers crossed!<br />Some of the new varieties were quite productive, others weren't (as far as can be judged, due to these overnourished mice), some more selections could create some nice varieties. But I didn't encounter a really early producer.Frankhttp://www.thevegetablegarden.benoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-76142879519806052212011-11-17T05:55:37.313+00:002011-11-17T05:55:37.313+00:00Catofstripes - glad your oca plants have done well...Catofstripes - glad your oca plants have done well. Watch out for seedlings next year.<br /><br />Robert - it does seem as though the later generations are more floriferous. This is a good thing as it will hopefully allow a day neutral plant to be created. <br /><br />Mark - very true!<br /><br />Ottawa Gardener - I think it's progress, but the real issue is to create/ locate a day neutral variety that forms tubers earlier in the year. Seeds are probably the best way to achieve this.Rhizowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898344291012563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-73531431764755595862011-11-10T13:48:43.566+00:002011-11-10T13:48:43.566+00:00Wow, first year production of tubers is interestin...Wow, first year production of tubers is interesting. If you ever have any seeds that you can spare, let me know as I'd love to try them. Just saw your FB page too!Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-20286474712781060602011-11-08T22:02:15.375+00:002011-11-08T22:02:15.375+00:00Definately better than the yampah! Keep on growin...Definately better than the yampah! Keep on growing Oca, it seems to have much potential.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298303681158987258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-82371148371528803272011-11-07T14:21:01.281+00:002011-11-07T14:21:01.281+00:00Any chance of seeds? Mine flower every year, aroun...Any chance of seeds? Mine flower every year, around October, but I haven't seen a seed pod yet. <br /><br />I used to grow cacti, and what happened there was that species fromSouth America often wouldn't flower here. Occasionally one did, in a long, hot summer. Seeds from that one would produce plants which flowered a little more often, until after a few generations, they did so every year. Hopefully something similar will happe with oca, if we keep selecting.Robert Brenchleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006227551531676492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3352076248333591052.post-70322450387614792932011-11-07T09:29:25.725+00:002011-11-07T09:29:25.725+00:00It was definitely a good year for flowers, even my...It was definitely a good year for flowers, even my usually recalcitrant varieties appeared to have blooms (I wondered if I'd muddled planting rows) but I was too taken up elsewhere to follow through with seed capture. Maybe there will be seedlings come up next year although I had planned to to be ruthless with volunteers before the entire garden is taken over!Catofstripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626451503696948747noreply@blogger.com