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Post by kyredneck on Sept 9, 2014 14:36:35 GMT -5
The two baccatums in the colanders, Hot Lemon and Omnicolor, are the only Andean vegetables I've grown this season. The chinense in the middle, Bonda Ma Jaque, is a Caribbean landrace, I think.  |
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Post by billw on Sept 9, 2014 15:31:27 GMT -5
I really like those aji type peppers. Wonderfully fruity in addition to the fire. Sadly, even the relatively hardy rocoto is impossible to grow outdoors here.
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Post by kyredneck on Sept 9, 2014 21:05:58 GMT -5
I've grown the Ajis for three years now, this was my first season for Bonda Ma Jaque, and it is a wonderful mix of fruity and fire.Very flavorful for a chinense; makes an outstanding spicy ceviche.
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Post by billw on Sept 12, 2014 15:44:29 GMT -5
I'm having better ulluco seed set this year than I imagined possible after scraping so few together last year. I'm confident now that I will get to 1000 and possibly double that. No seedlings yet, but the odds have now increased dramatically in my favor.  |
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Post by kevin8715 on Sept 12, 2014 17:46:33 GMT -5
Good luck Bill. It is a hundred degrees right now which is why I haven't tried ulluco. Hopefully this breeding project results in heat tolerant varieties.
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Post by billw on Sept 17, 2014 21:16:03 GMT -5
1200 ulluco seeds as of today! As usual, whatever I can do, nature can do better. I wish I had a better idea what suddenly changed, but it seems likely to be some combination of weather, pollinators, and available pollen. Whatever it is, it adds up to a very good year.
Now to germinate the little bastards...
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Post by steev on Sept 17, 2014 23:36:49 GMT -5
A good year, indeed; portending rollicking success, indubitably.
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Post by kevin8715 on Oct 29, 2014 0:27:52 GMT -5
Transplanted by 3 large mauka plants to the ground on Sunday. Started my last 7 seeds of mauka. So far this one and achira have been the competing Andean plants for best growing. Both are vigorous after estalished. As a side note, have started a good amount of maca seeds, transplanted like 15 from a paper towel, and only one has made it to its first set of true leaves. Pretty sad actually, but considered the extreme differences of here and the Andean mountains...
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Post by kevin8715 on Nov 1, 2014 15:05:06 GMT -5
billw I remember you mention ariel starts on yacon a while ago on your blog, did they root? I plan on harvesting my yacon in a bit and want to start new plants quickly.
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Post by ottawagardener on Nov 10, 2014 17:11:58 GMT -5
Achira plants did well for me from seed this year. Mauka didn't suck. Yacon was mediocre which surprised me and oca was okay - another surprise up here. I lost all my ulluco to critters.
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Post by billw on Nov 11, 2014 1:34:40 GMT -5
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Post by billw on Nov 11, 2014 1:35:46 GMT -5
billw I remember you mention ariel starts on yacon a while ago on your blog, did they root? I plan on harvesting my yacon in a bit and want to start new plants quickly. Solid parts of the stem root easily. Hollow parts as well, but not so easily. |
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Post by billw on Nov 11, 2014 15:41:24 GMT -5
Mashua is looking good. Here's a mix of some Blanca/Pilifera, Orange, and Ken Aslet harvested this morning. Most of it will stay in the field a while longer since I am growing out a lot of seed this year (assuming that we don't get frosted tonight - that's looking kind of dodgy). The orange variety is new to me this year and appears to have a pretty good yield. All of those orange tubers are from a single plant made from a cutting in July.  |
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Post by flowerweaver on Nov 11, 2014 17:43:42 GMT -5
They all look good! So, how do you eat these root crops?
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Post by copse on Nov 11, 2014 18:25:18 GMT -5
I like to eat the odd oca raw, not sure whether that's healthy.
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