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tippben Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Posts: 921 Location: north tipperary
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 3:36 pm Post subject: Regarding Oca. |
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The tubers a lovely member sent me have grown abundantly. The leaves and stalks have finally failed, are a light yellow colour, and are degenerating into mush. I'm minded to cut them all off and compost them. When should I inspect the crop? |
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Kim Rank attained: Rowan Tree

Joined: 17 Jun 2014 Posts: 131 Location: Co. Wicklow
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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As you have had no other reply yet...
The tubers should be ready now. I lifted our first ones a few weeks ago. I will leave ours in the ground and harvest as needed, but if you are in a cold spot it would be best to lift them all. I did see slug damage on mine and it would be better to lift them. |
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 11 Feb 2013 Posts: 2593 Location: Donegal
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Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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I'll lift some of mine, too. Any favourite recipes for them, anyone? |
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Kim Rank attained: Rowan Tree

Joined: 17 Jun 2014 Posts: 131 Location: Co. Wicklow
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 8:56 am Post subject: |
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I don't do anything much with them. I just bake / roast them in the oven with other vegetables.
I was given a couple of tubers a good few years ago and they grow like weeds in the vegetable patch. I use them to fill in gaps in other crops, this year I had a few gaps in the parsnip bed, I transplanted the oca (that comes up from tubers left in the ground) into the spaces. I only grow them because I usually do my best to care for plants I am given. For feeding a family Turnips, parsnips and carrots go so much further!
I think oca would be fine in stir-fries or boiled / steamed / mashed too, I expect a good cook could do a lot with them, |
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Sneachta Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 87 Location: Co Dublin
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:02 am Post subject: |
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Hi tippben, sounds like they were definitely ready for lifting. Hope you got a decent crop.
You can boil them or blanch them in boiling water for a couple of mins then bake in the oven with a little olive oil. Very delish, they can also be sliced up and used in stir fries. |
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