permaculture

[Paul Kosuth <prkosuth@ll.net>]

> On a totally different topic, I had had a taro plant in a sawn off 5 gallon
> water cooler container, which survived, but didn't do well. Now having
> recently transfered it into a clay soil garden area, it's doing quite nicely
> without any bog like conditions. Are there any varieties that are adapted to
> a more dry growing environment?
Is this the same Taro that I see in the specialty isle of the supermarket?
Is it possible to buy some of that and get it to grow locally? This is what
I did with Jerusalem artichokes. My store boughts did much better than what
I got from a seed company. 

Related note. I am reading Gaia's garden by Toby Hemenway and was
reading about the Peruvian tubers (Mashua, Oca and Yacon). Where can I purchase
starts of these and can I get them to grow in southern Illinois USA? (Just
had my first home grown potatoes of the new year!!!)

Paul K