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Post by rhizowen on Mar 2, 2009 17:13:02 GMT -5
Hi Some of you might be interested in my root crop research blog Radix radix4roots.blogspot.com/At the moment it's mainly concerned with Andean tuber crops, but I'll be expanding it to include other plants in future. Best wishes Rhizowen |
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Post by utopiate on Mar 2, 2009 19:46:42 GMT -5
Thats quite a read. Great writing! Very interested in those novel tuber and unusual edible reports.
Still not done with your blog , but got to the acorns. I can vouch for two American oaks with what seemed to me to be non-bitter acorns. Burr Oak, with the largest acorns that I know of, and Gamble Oak (Rocky Mt. White Oak). Never tried cooking them, just ate some raw out of the shell. Both are very cold hardy also. Unfortunately flavor seemed a bit flat or bland, as with most oaks. Perhaps it would improve with roasting and grinding to flour.
Oikos is a good source for oaks. Quite a few species and hybrid forms.
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Post by canadamike on Mar 2, 2009 21:04:42 GMT -5
Yep, they benefit from roasting. Lots of burr oak around here. The white class of oaks tend to have less bitter acorns. One thing though: the acorns don't need stratification as they germinate the first year, as opposed to the local red oak here.
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Post by grungy on Mar 2, 2009 22:13:04 GMT -5
Geat blog site, and if I haven't welcome you to Homegrown before, please feel welcomed, rhizowin.
Cheers,
Val /grungy
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Post by canadamike on Mar 2, 2009 22:38:43 GMT -5
Hey! Welcome too, I am another one that forgot. Glad to see another plant explorer here.
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Post by orflo on Mar 3, 2009 0:17:58 GMT -5
Well well well, I didn't expect you were a 'forum man'  |
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Post by biorag on Mar 3, 2009 1:02:14 GMT -5
Very interesting blog !
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Post by ottawagardener on Mar 3, 2009 7:53:26 GMT -5
You've been added to my hidden blog roll. Looking forward to reading your reports.
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Post by rhizowen on Mar 10, 2009 16:13:08 GMT -5
Thanks to everyone for their kind comments and warm welcomes. Frank is right, though, I'm a bit of a tardy correspondent. It will take me a long time to check out everyone's websites and blogs, but it will be time well spent. Look forward to sharing knowledge, ideas and seeds with you.
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