[pbs] oxalis
Katherine Lesser
katylesser at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 6 11:19:44 EDT 2003
i have been successfully growing many varieties of oxalis for years. at
first i had them potten inside, since i live in northern vermont where
winters are harsh and oxalis will not winter-over. my success has been so
great, that i now plant them outside for the summer and let them die off in
fall, bringing inside enough to enjoy all winter and then plant outside
again in spring. last winter, i travelled to some of the greek islands
where oxalis covers the rugged hills. naturally i smuggled a small oxalis
back into the country (don't tell) thinking i would have yet another variety
in my collection. but to my amazement , i could NOT get this one to grow.
i finally gave up in march, and the pot that had the specimen in it went out
into the garage, soil and all. yesterday, while potting a plant i knocked
the soil from the deal oxalis out of the pot, and found some little nut-like
things in the soil. they are not the juicy tuberous roots....but small
acorn-shaped things, very alive. no sprouts. what are these and is there a
chance i can get my greek oxalis going again?
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