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RE: THE UNBELIEVABLE GENEROSITY OF THE STEEMIT COMMUNITY

in #community7 years ago

Thank you!! And so sorry that I didn't label everything. Got an emergency call from my daughter in law that she couldn't make it back in time to pick up the kids - so, I was rushing to get it in the mail.
The first plant is a sweet potato imported from Africa. It makes huge tubers and they are not sweet. More like a potato. The greens are edible but i do cook them as greens. Not sure about eating them raw. From my understanding, they should be cooked. Yet, some eat them raw....
The tubers are Yucon. It was hard to tell, but I hope I got a red one and a brown one for you.
So, good to know that you have Nopales growing in the area. Is your climate kind of like North Carolina?

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Just looked it up, we've got some similar growing zones to that of North Carolina. Don't worry about the rush, I'm just happy to have them!

I know a little bit what grows there - that is helpful so I don't send you stuff which will never, ever make it.

What kind of corn was that?

oaxaca green dent corn

My friends grew that on their farm. I am going to send you some of the tall one, the bofo corn, as soon as the stalks are all dried. But don't know how much space you have to keep them far enough apart...

I think I've got plenty of space. Also, the Oaxaca Green Dent Corn was on my "wish list" !!! How cool is that! Thanks again so much!

That is cool!! You must have a lot! the seed-saver people here told us that it should be 1.5 mi away from another variety to prevent cross pollination. But I guess when there are barriers in between that works too.
Glad it was on your wishlist :)