Interesting root vegetables?

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Interesting root vegetables?

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Thinking about something new to grow next year and wondering aside from eddoes and ginger what might be out there in supermarkets to try?
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Turnips? Potatoes? :twisted:
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Sweet potatoes, ideally in a greenhouse or polytunnel, very exotic vine :D
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Conifers wrote:Turnips? Potatoes? :twisted:
Could start now then in time for Christmas! Am partial to roasted turnips....
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tropical Tom wrote:Sweet potatoes, ideally in a greenhouse or polytunnel, very exotic vine :D
Looked at some pics and might be worth a try, cheap as chips and tasty too!!
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Bulls blood beetroot is something I am going to try this year. icon_sunny
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Smart-'arris! :lol: Job done! icon_study icon_thumright
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giant artichoke.....the flowers are great !
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The Codfather wrote:giant artichoke.....the flowers are great !
Are you referring to Cardoons or something else maybe? I've got Cardoons (grew from a packet of seed, only cost a quid or two) but if its something else I'll probably WOOT !
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AKA - Martin

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The Codfather wrote:The third from last pic http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 6&start=15
Thanks :)

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I think its a Cardoon, might be an Artichoke though (same family).

I had a google for Cardoons that might be bigger / more dramatic than the normal ones; didn't find much. Most of the talk is about cooking / flavour (both Cardoon and Artichoke) and some are bred to have less prickly leaves / straighter leaves etc. which would all be negative points for an Exotic garden I reckon.

There is this seed called "Gigante" (I found one grown by a user of MyFolia, and the picture makes it look big and the leaves are somewhat finely cut, so might look more dramatic than the bog standard ones)
http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.as ... ref=551464

MyFolia image:
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The one I have is Cynara cardunculus 'Porto Spineless' from Chiltern Seeds
http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item.php?id=428M
sorry - gave away the rest of the seed packet only a few weeks ago :(

"This is a fine, moderately-sized variety of ornamental Cardoon specially bred for cut-flower use."

so maybe there are larger ones to be had.
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The head on that was like a football....
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The Codfather wrote:The head on that was like a football....
Did you take a cutting then? If not: Why not? :lol:
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Kristen wrote:I think its a Cardoon, might be an Artichoke though (same family).
Not just same family; same species Cynara cardunculus. Artichoke is a cultivar group (Scolymus Group) of Cardoon, selected for being less spiny, and more edible.

Here's a wild-type Cardoon:
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