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Eric · 09-20-2009, 12:33 PM

Have 24 Jicama seeds for next summer

! After the great harvest we got on peppers etc, just seemed like a great idea.... Luv salsa (& Chinese food)! Will be building a nice loamy bed for them this fall (to use early next summer). Wanted to plant them in late May but with all the monsoons we got for the past week, they probably would have rotted, anyway

. Glad now that I saved them for later

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Would really like to get hold of Misrikand seeds from Bihar, India, though. They say that cultivar produces roughly 1 pound tubers that're smaller & sweeter than the Mexican type! May try to contact the University of Agriculture there, to find out more about getting seeds

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Anyway, will definitely have a great bed of Jicama (& hopefully Misrikand) started early next summer!
BTW, Think grocers in Minnesota still stock them!

Hey Jack! Ya really should try them out! They're super in salsas & Chinese foods (great replacement for water chestnuts)! Great way to get extra Vitamin-C, too

! Dont get any that have soft spots or are bigger than your fist, the smaller they are, the better they taste!

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Eric Banned Eric's Photo Gallery Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,759 BananaBucks : 149,106 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,364 Times Was Thanked 855 Times in 421 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 163 Times	Re: Anyone growing Jicama? Have 24 Jicama seeds for next summer ! After the great harvest we got on peppers etc, just seemed like a great idea.... Luv salsa (& Chinese food)! Will be building a nice loamy bed for them this fall (to use early next summer). Wanted to plant them in late May but with all the monsoons we got for the past week, they probably would have rotted, anyway . Glad now that I saved them for later ! Would really like to get hold of Misrikand seeds from Bihar, India, though. They say that cultivar produces roughly 1 pound tubers that're smaller & sweeter than the Mexican type! May try to contact the University of Agriculture there, to find out more about getting seeds ! Anyway, will definitely have a great bed of Jicama (& hopefully Misrikand) started early next summer! BTW, Think grocers in Minnesota still stock them! Hey Jack! Ya really should try them out! They're super in salsas & Chinese foods (great replacement for water chestnuts)! Great way to get extra Vitamin-C, too ! Dont get any that have soft spots or are bigger than your fist, the smaller they are, the better they taste!