Hi, I am looking to grow some of these and have had trouble finding any online. Does anybody have any or know where I can buy some please, please??
The Real Seed Catalogue have a few to choose from http://www.realseeds.co.uk/unusualtubers.html (http://www.realseeds.co.uk/unusualtubers.html) :)
Quote from: kayelondon on February 27, 2012, 16:46:02
Hi, I am looking to grow some of these and have had trouble finding any online. Does anybody have any or know where I can buy some please, please??
I think Ive got this in my garden in shocking pink ,could this be one of the colours?I inheritted this plant and quite a few day Lilly's ;D
Are you talking about oca?
I'm fairly certain they are... :-X
I grow three kinds of oca, all originally from EBay. You can have some for the cost of postage, but you may be able to strike a deal in the swap shop.
HI, Yes these are known as Oca - or for any Kiwis out there - New Zealand Yam... They produce the small sweet potato like vegetable :D yummy! I would gladly pay for postage if anyone wants to send (Winecap...). I have no idea how to grow as I have only really grown tomatoes but I'm willing to give it a go and there are plenty of hints on growing online...
Quote from: claybasket on February 27, 2012, 18:26:05
Quote from: kayelondon on February 27, 2012, 16:46:02
Hi, I am looking to grow some of these and have had trouble finding any online. Does anybody have any or know where I can buy some please, please??
I think Ive got this in my garden in shocking pink ,could this be one of the colours?I inheritted this plant and quite a few day Lilly's ;D
Sorry :'( my plant is a oxalis ,but not alas not the eating type , hope you get some,I feel such a fool ;D
Quote from: claybasket on February 29, 2012, 15:56:13
Quote from: claybasket on February 27, 2012, 18:26:05
Quote from: kayelondon on February 27, 2012, 16:46:02
Hi, I am looking to grow some of these and have had trouble finding any online. Does anybody have any or know where I can buy some please, please??
I think Ive got this in my garden in shocking pink ,could this be one of the colours?I inheritted this plant and quite a few day Lilly's ;D
Sorry :'( my plant is a oxalis ,but not alas not the eating type , hope you get some,I feel such a fool ;D
Would you like a coouple to try
Quote from: kayelondon on February 28, 2012, 09:00:34
HI, Yes these are known as Oca - or for any Kiwis out there - New Zealand Yam... They produce the small sweet potato like vegetable :D yummy! I would gladly pay for postage if anyone wants to send (Winecap...). I have no idea how to grow as I have only really grown tomatoes but I'm willing to give it a go and there are plenty of hints on growing online...
Hi Kayelondon,
I know exactly what you mean. I used to grow them but I've never seen them in the UK. Funny though I thought about them the other day as my husband is on a exclusion diet too look for food intolerances and there isn't much left on the list and i need potato substitutes been giving him sweet potato but he's had Kumara and doesn't like any other sweet potato and i was think how handy yams would be.
I got 10 tiny tubers from Thompson and Morgan. They were not exactly cheap either (7 or 8 quid?)
My Oca (oxalis tuberosus) plants are really responding to all this lovely spring weather we're having. It's my first year growing them but I've read up about them so should get a crop of some sort.
Oca, New Zealand Yam, call them what you will. I have an irish mate who calls them Shamrock Potatoes (Shamrock Spuds actually) :)
This could be a new irish export to join the humble "Murphys" :)