Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Eddoes and other eatable plants?
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
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?
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
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?
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
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Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
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
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Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
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
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?
Pic 1 in an eddoe / colocasia esculentastevieboy1 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
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Thankgoodness for that lol. I thought they looked about right for eddoes but wanted to make sure.Blairs wrote:Pic 1 in an eddoe / colocasia esculenta
So any one know what them things are in the second pic??
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
Elephant testicle?
Not a clue, we have a little oriental shop in town so i may pop in and grab some Eddoes.
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?
Oh no dont want them hahaDelboy wrote:Elephant testicle?
regards
Steve
Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
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
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
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Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
its a compressed and polished panda turd,a real delicacy in china
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Re: Eddoes and other eatable plants?
It was bought at a Chinese shop, so it could be a Purple Yam that is used in SE Asia:Panama Pete wrote:Its def not a yam,
pete
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!