tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post2207819882085133764..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: New Zealand Yam HarvestKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-43291397820587012272016-01-09T22:38:21.259+00:002016-01-09T22:38:21.259+00:00They taste like a pototo with a hint of apple. Ver...They taste like a pototo with a hint of apple. Very easy to grow with very few problems so far. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-52722611176738037682016-01-09T22:37:39.347+00:002016-01-09T22:37:39.347+00:00Yeah, her blog is great, I'm still eating swee...Yeah, her blog is great, I'm still eating sweet pickled chillis because of her blog! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-21963989066246722972016-01-09T22:37:08.512+00:002016-01-09T22:37:08.512+00:00Good idea thanks the only trouble with the garden ...Good idea thanks the only trouble with the garden dibber is there is so many on the market and you need to turn them at a high speed to be in with making a profit. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-56473346014829860102016-01-09T22:35:45.905+00:002016-01-09T22:35:45.905+00:00Haven't tried them raw so I'll have to do ...Haven't tried them raw so I'll have to do that next. I'm going to give some away at the seed swap next month as well I think.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-58373828853647672942016-01-09T22:34:58.492+00:002016-01-09T22:34:58.492+00:00Sounds a good way to grow them! Sounds a good way to grow them! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-22864825248284151992016-01-09T22:34:43.319+00:002016-01-09T22:34:43.319+00:00http://peopleplantslandscapes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/...http://peopleplantslandscapes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/success-with-ocanew-zealand-yam-in.html <br />A link to a blog with some photos of the leaves. They taste good, potato with a hint of apple. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-81472081440898426252016-01-09T22:31:11.059+00:002016-01-09T22:31:11.059+00:00I have mice problems as well but they've left ...I have mice problems as well but they've left these alone. Try them, great crop for hard times.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-41454397053571898052016-01-09T22:30:14.098+00:002016-01-09T22:30:14.098+00:00I'll try that! Got lots to try it with!I'll try that! Got lots to try it with!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-83328816624935526562016-01-09T22:29:19.656+00:002016-01-09T22:29:19.656+00:00I think they're a great thing to grow as an al...I think they're a great thing to grow as an alternative. they'll take a little longer to prepare though as they're so much smaller. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-44890060768315295292016-01-09T22:28:39.458+00:002016-01-09T22:28:39.458+00:00A little but they have a slight tartness to them. ...A little but they have a slight tartness to them. Kind of like a potato. I'm not great at describing this! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-91085579649320497512016-01-09T22:27:04.012+00:002016-01-09T22:27:04.012+00:00Cheers Dawn, I should have my own stock to pick fr...Cheers Dawn, I should have my own stock to pick from now ! Thanks for a good start on them though! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48418445973852672472016-01-07T16:34:54.992+00:002016-01-07T16:34:54.992+00:00These sounded like a great new crop to try, are th...These sounded like a great new crop to try, are they easy to grow and do they taste like anything we know e.g.) potatoes, turnips ?<br />Mrs Shoestringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632135275029167687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-57384263909005742692016-01-07T04:11:15.391+00:002016-01-07T04:11:15.391+00:00Oh, Hades. Never mind. I just checked your blog ro...Oh, Hades. Never mind. I just checked your blog role and I see you already know her.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-86305402943469352282016-01-07T04:10:10.148+00:002016-01-07T04:10:10.148+00:00Kev, do you ever go by Dani's blog. She's ...Kev, do you ever go by Dani's blog. She's in South Africa and lives out in the countryside, off grid. She is like you, always exploring and experimenting with new seeds and plants. She sends people seeds sometimes. If you don't go there already, you should swing by I bet you would have a lot in common with her. Her blog is called Eco Footprint.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-91856381700147106922016-01-06T18:55:27.927+00:002016-01-06T18:55:27.927+00:00I can just imagine your girls having fun digging a...I can just imagine your girls having fun digging and looking for those! <br />I just saw this on Facebook. It made me think of your doing wood items for sale online. They are small so would make them easy to ship I would think. I personally think they need a line at 1/2" as well not start at one" inch. <br />Anyway ran over here to share the link. <br />http://www.turningforprofit.com/garden-dibbler/Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-68265078756206367322016-01-06T18:15:08.856+00:002016-01-06T18:15:08.856+00:00that was my first thought too. are they similar in...that was my first thought too. are they similar in taste?kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-28656211097252676412016-01-06T16:12:47.910+00:002016-01-06T16:12:47.910+00:00Dawn very kindly sent me some too and I harvested ...Dawn very kindly sent me some too and I harvested them last week, I've been meaning to do a post about them.<br /><br />I like that you can eat them raw as well as cooked and quite a few have been consumed that way in our house. But tossed in olive oil and some salt and pepper and cooked in the oven they are delicious.<br /><br />As you say I think they will make a good back up crop as they aren't affected by blight. I didn't eat any of the leaves, I didn't realise you could, but I thought they made a lovely bushy plants I had mine in large pots at the doors of the polytunnel and they looked wonderful.<br /><br />Dawn told me to wait until the first frost to harvest them but it just didn't come did it, so I upended the pots and had great fun picking out all the tubers. I think I will save quite a few of them to plant next year, or I should say THIS year!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-87857366314755529552016-01-06T15:59:09.384+00:002016-01-06T15:59:09.384+00:00I still have some of mine in deep grow bags, will ...I still have some of mine in deep grow bags, will have to dig them out soon.Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-74987008528464234842016-01-06T12:52:12.412+00:002016-01-06T12:52:12.412+00:00Hey Kev, what do they taste of? do you have a pict...Hey Kev, what do they taste of? do you have a picture of the leavesSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-47315376287336232732016-01-06T11:37:25.792+00:002016-01-06T11:37:25.792+00:00I have never seen those here but they would probab...I have never seen those here but they would probably do well. I can't leave things like that in the ground as mice will eat them. You guys had a big time of it.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-16911047472276795122016-01-06T11:00:44.425+00:002016-01-06T11:00:44.425+00:00Try steamed or boiled (you need to be careful not ...Try steamed or boiled (you need to be careful not to overcook) and then toss in a little garlic butter. They are Hubbys favourite root veg.<br /><br />viv in nzknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-59815496528928171462016-01-06T08:15:26.053+00:002016-01-06T08:15:26.053+00:00great post, might have to have a look into these a...great post, might have to have a look into these as an alternative to tatties to mix things up a bitTricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-7568273377104808522016-01-06T08:15:19.782+00:002016-01-06T08:15:19.782+00:00great post, might have to have a look into these a...great post, might have to have a look into these as an alternative to tatties to mix things up a bitTricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49267014309859425692016-01-06T08:08:09.077+00:002016-01-06T08:08:09.077+00:00They look a bit like Jerusalem Artichokes; do they...They look a bit like Jerusalem Artichokes; do they taste anything like them?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-57534532529292891912016-01-06T07:30:14.533+00:002016-01-06T07:30:14.533+00:00good job Kevgood job KevDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com