Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Phil Bunch" <pbunch@cox.net>]

Title: Re: [Livingontheland] Arracacha - where to find it?

I’ll be moving to Colombia in January. I may be able to get you some seeds but I don’t know when the crop matures so it could be a while. People in the village grow it so I will be able to get you more information late in January. I’m going to have to get an ISP in Medellin so I might be off-list for a while. Hopefully not long. Please remind me toward the end of the month (January) as we are in the getting-ready-to-move-can’t-remember-our-own-names phase :-)

 

I also may be able to get seeds of other high elevation Andean crops if anyone is interested. Some of these should be ok along the Pacific Coast. Some of them have photoperiod issues. There is an exceptional bean called the cargamanto which is outstanding but I have never been able to set fruit on in San Diego. If anyone wanted to play with it and select or breed strains that will set fruit well in your local climate it might well be worth the effort.

 

I plan to stay in touch with this list so I’ll let folks know when I’m out of the internet dead zone. I now have my visa and tickets in hand so we are outta here in January.

 

Phil

 

 

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Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:01 AM
To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Arracacha - where to find it?

 

I'm also interested in growing this one. The seed list in the back of the Perennial Vegetables book says that Sow Organic Seed in Williams, OR, is a source of Andean tubers, so that's the first place I'll try. www.organicseed.com

 

 

 

At 9:01 AM -0800 11/29/07, Kathleen Rolinson wrote:

I've been hearing about this plant on other lists - and as a permaculture-ish gardener love the idea of a perennial vegetable.  I have not been able to locate it to purchase seeds anywhere? Recommendations?

(folks on other lists are also looking for where to get seeds!).

 

Thanks

 

Kathleen

(Oakland, CA)

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