Oca

[Peggy Sue]

Oh I do feel like a very infrequent poster these days... will try to do better in the new year honest!
Meanwhile I know some of you have experience with Oca - I've had a go this year for the first time, harvested them Mid Nov as recommended with hundreds of pebble sized tubers
I grew them 'just like spuds' but I'm not completely sure how far the similarity goes...is it still bad news to eat the green ones? Do they need to be stored in the dark? and I want to seedsave so which are the best to pick for next years crops?
I love the taste, great with fish I think....and possibly joined by a bottle of chablis

Must go and make Chocolate Brownie now...important stuff

[frozenthunderbolt]

Pick the biggest to save. (To my knowledge) they dont produce solanine when exposed to the light but will sprout so do keep them dark. Ok to eat but i wouldnt pig out on them as they are in the oxalis family and do contain some oxalic acid - a build up of which is toxic.

[trinder]

So now we all know what you were doing on your birthday

[Peggy Sue]

Pick the biggest to save. (To my knowledge) they dont produce solanine when exposed to the light but will sprout so do keep them dark. Ok to eat but i wouldnt pig out on them as they are in the oxalis family and do contain some oxalic acid - a build up of which is toxic.

Ooo thank you good info! Oxalis group like Rhubarb then? No wonder the dog wasn't keen

[Peggy Sue]

So now we all know what you were doing on your birthday

Hello Trnder... found you on this forum at last