tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post2629809170471761184..comments2024-02-19T08:20:41.322+00:00Comments on Growing Oca: The All-Tuber Polyculture Mound, Part 2 ... Room for One MoreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-20620095616828715732016-06-22T17:47:33.801+01:002016-06-22T17:47:33.801+01:00HIgher,
is anyone planting Oca with squash (spagh...HIgher, <br />is anyone planting Oca with squash (spaghetti squash or courgettes)? <br />Cheers<br />GGeraldina Medusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231411678950470301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-22919739751137434752013-03-07T21:02:04.234+00:002013-03-07T21:02:04.234+00:00Hi Anonymous, I'm afraid that the harvest went...Hi Anonymous, I'm afraid that the harvest went unphotographed due to an impending house move, but as I remember it, the crop was similar to the previous year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-86042123543581525052013-03-07T20:27:50.257+00:002013-03-07T20:27:50.257+00:00Hi Ian,
just been doing some searching on Oca and ...Hi Ian,<br />just been doing some searching on Oca and found you and the incredible adventures of the polyculture mound. Any more updates since the last August picture?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-4408174369631817672011-06-18T00:13:56.877+01:002011-06-18T00:13:56.877+01:00Nice idea with the tuber mound. I am growing Oca, ...Nice idea with the tuber mound. I am growing Oca, Yacon, and Taro out here in Southern California. All seem to do well, I am currently trying to track down different varieties of Oca.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-2501791185236343832011-06-15T16:51:30.868+01:002011-06-15T16:51:30.868+01:00Must try Yacon, if |I can find a tuber in Ireland....Must try Yacon, if |I can find a tuber in Ireland.<br />The sorrel you sent came up great BTW - wild leeks did not make it sadly.<br />3rd tube has been added to Oca plants, coming along wellirishkitchengardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104304816335270006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-12286350842778788772011-06-07T20:29:05.207+01:002011-06-07T20:29:05.207+01:00Hi Paul and Melanie, earthing up will do no harm. ...Hi Paul and Melanie, earthing up will do no harm. It may even do some good, but you will also get a good crop by not earthing up - which is my preferred method, as it facilitates intercropping, making better use of space. I get good results planting between tomatoes or sweet corn.<br />Far more important to the yield is to keep frost off the plants for as long as possible so that harvest can be as late as possible - December or even January. The one in a pot should be moved to a big pot, then moved outdoors (they do not like extreme heat), but moved back in when frost threatens. Good luck with the crop, let me know how you get on. Which variety do you have?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14999959164086250161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877603171717741431.post-52204087543199343652011-06-07T13:31:39.466+01:002011-06-07T13:31:39.466+01:00Hellooo, just found your blog and I have a slightl...Hellooo, just found your blog and I have a slightly random question about Oca... I'm growing it for the first time this year and have no real idea what I'm doing. I've planted out all bar one of my plants on the allotment but don't know if they need earthing up like potatos of if I just need to keep watering them and let them do their thing...<br /><br />I've also kept one plant back in a big tub in the greenhouse as a kind of test subject incase the ones on the allotment die... don't know if thats a good idea either but it seemed worth a try... :)Paul and Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700796090016266104noreply@blogger.com