Author Topic: Oca Ahoy!.... Thanks to Jayb (Read 15966 times)

chriscross1966 · « **on:** May 03, 2009, 12:18:32 »

My FIrst couple of oca tubers seem to be sprouting..... at least I hope thast#'s Oca or I'm going to llook a fool putting ht photos up :D

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:31:45 »

That's the stuff, it's emerging from mine as well. It looks just liks an oxalis.

hopalong · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:45:50 »

Does it need frost protection?

Mine's not through yet, but I did plant it under mounds of earth, so it's probably trying to fight its way through by now.

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:56:54 »

Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on May 03, 2009, 12:31:45

That's the stuff, it's emerging from mine as well. It looks just liks an oxalis.

Yeah.... got this close to being weeded out when I was there yesterday :D

saddad · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2009, 13:32:36 »

That's the stuff ;D

Garjan · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2009, 15:31:07 »

Thanks Saddad, for the lovely red tubers. They are up too!
Planted them early March, but protected against cold wind with a frame - no glass on top. They can take same cold.

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2009, 21:09:28 »

Quote from: Garjan on May 03, 2009, 15:31:07

Thanks Saddad, for the lovely red tubers. They are up too!
Planted them early March, but protected against cold wind with a frame - no glass on top. They can take same cold.

Apparently hardy in the spring but not in the autumn..... wierd , but then so am I.....

chrisc

hopalong · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2009, 23:29:19 »

Mine's showing through now - clover-like leaves. Very exciting!

Jayb · « **Reply #8 on:** May 05, 2009, 12:32:13 »

Glad they are coming through, eeek nearly weeded out ;D

Hope these show the leaves ok
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chriscross1966 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2009, 21:07:11 »

Was on the plot over the weekend and all six of my tubers are now up and growing I'm well chuffed :D

chrisc

lizagrowbag · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2009, 21:14:49 »

i have no idea what are oca tubers

Manouche · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2009, 21:54:39 »

It's OK Lisa I don't know what they are either.
Can someone let us know and put us out of our misery.
Thanks

Eristic · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2009, 22:00:43 »

Youv ask, we obey.

Oca

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #13 on:** May 11, 2009, 22:34:03 »

Mine are all growing merrily. They'll be going out once I've managed to get a patch mulched for them.

Manouche · « **Reply #14 on:** May 11, 2009, 22:57:33 »

Thaks Eristic looked at the link what a strange thing.
I can see why you are all so excited. Will be interested to know how you all get on and what you make of the flavours.
Good Luck everyone with your Oca's

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2009, 12:34:29 »

Came back from a festival last weekend (got hit by a tornado but that's another story) to find that five of my six Oca are doing well and look fair to beat most of the weeds in the bed (gave them a good weeding too) but one of them had the foliage mown off.... I'm expecting it to be slug damage as the torrential conditions over the previous few days had removed all trace of the ferrosan (or whatever) slug pellets..... if I come back from the festival this weekend to discover any more damage they'll be getting chickenwire as the brassica nursery will need netting against butterflies rather than chicken wire against rabbits/pigeons soon.....

grr......

chrisc

saddad · « **Reply #16 on:** May 21, 2009, 13:30:50 »

Mine are growing strongly in the greenhouse border... :)

chriscross1966 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2009, 02:00:32 »

How are we all doing now?.... mine did thebidirectional collapse in earl August and got earthed up noy long after... they seem to be happy and will be getting fleece soon.... have sown radish and baby beets on the top of the earthing up..... plants seem quite happy, though needing slug protection .... might get another pack of nemasys as it did for them all earlier on this year... I think the big overground ones are less likely to be kept in check by it than the little underground ones....

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2009, 12:55:40 »

Mine are sprawling all over the place, apart from one that's just sat and sulked all summer. I'm just leaving them to get on with it.

Jayb · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2009, 20:21:18 »

Doing well so far, lots of growth and yes getting underfoot and trying to cross paths. Glad they are all (bar one) growing well. Just hope you like eating them! Be interesting to see if the end harvest differs according to location/climate

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