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[Lisa Almarode <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com>]

Root crops provide starches and calories, vitamins and minerals, as 
I understand apples have fiber and a little vitamin C; not sure you 
can get an apple to provide the nutrition, although it might be a good
diet food.  Perhaps someone knows more about the nutritional contents
of apples than I do (I rely on an book "Gardening for Maximum 
Nutrition")

> I've tried a "wild" apple or two that, with just a bit more tweaking
> (or 
> selecting), might usable as substitute for root crops such as
> carrots, 
> turnips, and/or potatoes. This could provide much of the nutrition
> and 
> texture of such crops without the neccessity of disturbing the soil 
> structure to obtain them. Thanks for your thoughts on this matter.


Lisa in Ashland Oregon
USDA Z7 - Sunset Z7 - 1800' - 19" annual rainfall

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