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    Oca

    Thanks to Frostyfreckle, I have 3 Oca plants growing this year. She sent 4 tubers, but one died, from overwatering in a pot I suspect.

    I was searching for more info on growing them, my three remaining plants seem to be doing OK, but as always I wonder just how well they are doing compared to everyone else.
    Anyway to stop rambling on, I found this site with an audio file to listen to, very interesting stuff, I advise anyone growing Oca to have a listen.
    Alternative Kitchen Garden: coopette.com: AKG079 - Oca
    "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

    Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.
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    My top oca tip; when they have died back; and you think they are ready to harvest - leave them another month at least....they will double in size.

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    • #3
      Have never heard of them before. How good a substitute for potatoes are they. I often find that substitutes may grow better but don't hold up when you actually come to eat them. If I remember I will have a go at them next year.

      Ian

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      • #4
        Womble I lost one of my plants as well. Can I ask has the new Womblet arrived safe and well? Gojiberry - Oca are nice roasted with garlic and rosemary (par-boil first), like a roast new potato(ish).

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        • #5
          Excuse my ignorance - what is an oca? I've never heard of it.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by FROSTYFRECKLE View Post
            Can I ask has the new Womblet arrived safe and well?
            Arrived 4am this morning All is well
            "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

            Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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            • #7
              Congratulations Excellent news.

              Anna - Oca is a tuber, part of the oxalis family - think "Lucky Clover" but on steroids. More info can be found on the Real Seeds website. I'll probably give out some Novemberish if you're interested.
              Last edited by FROSTYFRECKLE; 09-08-2009, 02:44 PM.

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              • #8
                I waited until December Frosty and the tubers were twice the size of the November ones.

                I'll have more this year; not by design.....as always with tubers a couple stayed in the ground and have grown plants; they were in amongst some beans so I didn't want to pull them out. I'll harvest just before Christmas.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by womble View Post
                  Arrived 4am this morning All is well
                  Congrats

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                  • #10
                    I wonder if I can get away with leaving until December - thinking about the earlier frosts up here. Might try and put the pots inside plastic greenhouse. Mmmm time to think.

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                    • #11
                      Thankyou frosty and bramble, I need to sleep now Very, very tired.
                      While I was waiting last night I disemboweled at least 50 slugs and snails, amazing what you can do while you are waiting, bored, for the contractions to get closer. Did the veg patch a world of good.
                      "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                      Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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                      • #12
                        Frosty; what about a cloche with some straw in it?

                        ETA: Congrats - a real womblette????.........B or G???
                        Last edited by zazen999; 09-08-2009, 06:25 PM.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by womble View Post
                          Thankyou frosty and bramble, I need to sleep now Very, very tired.
                          While I was waiting last night I disemboweled at least 50 slugs and snails, amazing what you can do while you are waiting, bored, for the contractions to get closer. Did the veg patch a world of good.
                          What are you still doing on the t'internet?
                          lol

                          get back and help sort out little 'un

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
                            Frosty; what about a cloche with some straw in it?

                            ETA: Congrats - a real womblette????.........B or G???
                            Yeah, real dude

                            Boy, large bu**er, glad I'm not a girl tbh
                            Originally posted by Bramble_killer View Post
                            What are you still doing on the t'internet?
                            lol

                            get back and help sort out little 'un
                            lol, done that, I'm going to collapse in a sec, the OH is still in the big white house, little dude is in IC, but will be fine. Relaxing for a sec
                            "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                            Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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