Heirloom Gardening, Food and Other Thoughts
This year many plants seems smaller than last year, but in the last few days it’s been hot and wet, a combination that’s making things grow fast. As well as other plants, the weeds have really been taking over, and you’ll notice lots of them in the pictures here. The new plot I got at …
This is a cross posting, also available at La Vida Locavore. For my regular readers, please bear with the somewhat introductory nature. Those of you who do regularly read this blog may want to check out some of the other posts on La Vida Locavore. For me heirloom gardening is all about getting away from …
I’ve posted a couple of times about the yacon plants I grew this year with stem tubers from my friend Frank in Belgium. Of all of my Lost Crops of the Incas, this may have turned out to be the most interesting. In the picture above you see the large tuber on the right, weighing …
I was doing a little surfing, and came across some interesting links: An explanation of the sugars it contains, as well as some possible health benefits. Yacón wine!
I grew two yacón plants this year, and since the first frost hit a few days ago killing the tops, it was time to dig up the plants and see what was there. Both gave quite a substantial harvest! Frank in Belgium who gave me the tubers for these plants says they are the most …
