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Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:37 pm
by stevieboy1
Hiya all ive been looking up other things I could buy from local super markets and local indian food stores etc that would grow into tropical plants But dont know what and were to start? After the whole can I grow a coconut thing its just got me thinking about what else is possable??
I have seen eddoes for sale in morrisons in the past not that I knew what they were at the time till now. I was wondering what other type of tropical plants can i get from shop brought edable roots etc?
anyone else here brought things and grown them into nice looking tropical type plants??
Regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:07 pm
by DAVIDEVANS
If you go to the Arums etc within the Exotics Reference Forum, Dave B has posted a link to a site with most of the edibles cross referenced to their latin name.
Yorkshire Kris has made a video showing how to propagate eddoes.
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... eo#p270027
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:45 pm
by stevieboy1
DAVIDEVANS wrote:If you go to the Arums etc within the Exotics Reference Forum, Dave B has posted a link to a site with most of the edibles cross referenced to their latin name.
Yorkshire Kris has made a video showing how to propagate eddoes.
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... eo#p270027
cool thanks for the link i just took a look and also found the list and have printed out a copy so i can have a look though it and google all the names etc to see if i can see whats what to give me an idea of what to look out for.
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:53 pm
by Dave Brown
It can be a bit pot luck, but I've heard of red stemmed Colocasia esculenta coming from eddoes. They are cheap enough to treat as annuals, but many come back if in a sheltered position, and if you get an unusual one it would be worth propagating from
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:11 pm
by stevieboy1
well I just got these from a little chinese shop today please tell me there Eddoes....
The little chinese lady in there no speak very good english and when i asked if they were eddoes she just smiled at me.
there were lots of strange roots and seed looking things in there ive never seen befor I wonder what they all were lol
I should of taken lots of photos lol
I did take a pic of this any one know what it is??
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:28 pm
by Blairs
stevieboy1 wrote:well I just got these from a little chinese shop today please tell me there Eddoes....
The little chinese lady in there no speak very good english and when i asked if they were eddoes she just smiled at me.
there were lots of strange roots and seed looking things in there ive never seen befor I wonder what they all were lol
I should of taken lots of photos lol
I did take a pic of this any one know what it is??
regards
Steve
Pic 1 in an eddoe / colocasia esculenta
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:58 pm
by stevieboy1
Blairs wrote:Pic 1 in an eddoe / colocasia esculenta
Thankgoodness for that lol.
I thought they looked about right for eddoes but wanted to make sure.
So any one know what them things are in the second pic??
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:29 pm
by Delboy
Elephant testicle?
Not a clue, we have a little oriental shop in town so i may pop in and grab some Eddoes.
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:14 pm
by stevieboy1
Delboy wrote:Elephant testicle?
Oh no dont want them haha
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:21 pm
by Blairs
Pic 2 could be a Yam.
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:35 pm
by Delboy
Blairs wrote:Pic 2 could be a Yam.
I was close then
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:44 pm
by stevieboy1
didnt seem like a yam?
It was like a coconut with no shell. I picked it up and it was very hard almost Nut like.
I only ask as i wonder if it would grow into somthing nice hehe
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:09 pm
by redsquirrel
its a compressed and polished panda turd,a real delicacy in china
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:16 pm
by Panama Pete
Its def not a yam,
pete
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:24 pm
by Blairs
Panama Pete wrote:Its def not a yam,
pete
It was bought at a Chinese shop, so it could be a Purple Yam that is used in SE Asia:
http://www.succulent-plant.com/families ... 010296.jpg
They look different to the Yams in the UK which look more tuber like. Happy to be wrong though!