Couldn't sleep last night, went to You Tube and wanted to watch something relaxing and well the algorithm knows I'm interested in learning to grow things and suggested a video of yours. I ended up watching about half a dozen and subscribing to your channel. I found them relaxing but also informative, which kept me awake, lol, for another hour or more. I'm in Florida, too, in central Fl zone 9a-9b, right on the line, and live on only a 1/4 acre lot, but started composting, growing a few fruit trees, and have learned about edible "weeds" in my yard, and have been consistently learning, harvesting and adding them to my daily salad. Started a small vegetable garden but have found it challenging to grow anything, but finally stuck some cranberry Hibiscus and Longevity Spinach shoots in the ground and have had success, adding those to my salad, too. I'm getting close to no longer needing to buy salad greens. I think these groundnuts might be something I'm keen to grow myself. I'd like to grow something in excess so that I can share with others, and sell, as I'm on a restricted budget. I hope to order something from you to grow soon. I look forward to what I'll learn here from your TFarm channel. Thank you
Great video man, i really lile the way u grow them in the tubs, i wonder if they are still hardy in the tubs or i should dig them up during the winter? Does it matter if u dig them up or should u really leave them in the ground.
Interestingly they can freeze & still survive. Not that I would risk it for all of your growing stock. But I harvest mine because our winters Aren't cold enough to keep them dormant through the whole winter when I'm growing othe crops in their place. They like to start sprouting around February for me when my winter crop is in full growth... but they can be stored in their growing containers.
The small ones are like baby potatoes, thinner skin & sweeter like.. You can harvest them throughout the year as they are growing. A 5 gallon bucket works well, or a grow tub. They aren't picky. and yes, you can eat the skins.
The season depends on where your planting. Unlike potatoes or most root crops these will just keep growing in size year after year. That's why they're adapted from areas with just a couple months growing season all the way to here in Florida with 9 10 months growing season.
@@Tefoe I have been trying to figure out how to group them for say a catelog. Do you put it next to Sohplang as a Pulse-Tuber where you mainly eat the tubers? Next to African Mint Potatoes and Potatoes for Starch Consistency? Next to Tipsin/Prairie-Turnip for being a northamercian pulse root? As Tipsin could also be argued to be paired with Jicama, as a root rather than a tuber. Silverweed can be argued to be paired with Sweet Potatoes as Silverweed is said to taste like sweet potatoes. Wapato may pair with Taro, Cassava may pair with Yam. Allouia/Leren with Ulluco, Oca and Mashua. Chufa and Crosne/Betony is a possible pairing.. Other Pulse Tubers the tubers are more like secondary products: Marama, African Yambean, Winged Bean, Zombie Bean, ,Runner Bean Tuberous Pea. others like Sweetvetch, Springbank are in another category, not even mentioning Kudzu..
Umm, well I don't know... The consistency is more along the lines of taro malanga. Firmer kind of starch... And chuffa is nothing like stachys or betony. It's not easy I think to try & attach them so much. Just group them as root crops and maybe break it down in growth habits
@@Tefoe I paired Chufa and Crosne more like 'odd ones out', given that I thought waterchestnut suited to be by Lotus's side more, given again, that there is no reputable source that says Waterlily is edible, even Anredera and Salsilla, has more verified records, Oca and Mashua have indents, Taro and Wapato are Aquatic corms, Yams and Cassava are BIG, Ulluco and Allouia have a weird thing going on with gum, or whatever. I know it is not what you meant, but isn't 'Firm' Chayote?
That makes sense... And I was thinking of them being cooked. I think your groupings look good. People like things in order & if it helps them out its all good
Couldn't sleep last night, went to You Tube and wanted to watch something relaxing and well the algorithm knows I'm interested in learning to grow things and suggested a video of yours. I ended up watching about half a dozen and subscribing to your channel. I found them relaxing but also informative, which kept me awake, lol, for another hour or more.
I'm in Florida, too, in central Fl zone 9a-9b, right on the line, and live on only a 1/4 acre lot, but started composting, growing a few fruit trees, and have learned about edible "weeds" in my yard, and have been consistently learning, harvesting and adding them to my daily salad. Started a small vegetable garden but have found it challenging to grow anything, but finally stuck some cranberry Hibiscus and Longevity Spinach shoots in the ground and have had success, adding those to my salad, too. I'm getting close to no longer needing to buy salad greens.
I think these groundnuts might be something I'm keen to grow myself. I'd like to grow something in excess so that I can share with others, and sell, as I'm on a restricted budget. I hope to order something from you to grow soon. I look forward to what I'll learn here from your TFarm channel. Thank you
You're doing awesome there. Its a bit of a learning curve and takes some time but once you get going there is so much gto grow.
should do a video of cooking and what they look like
Great video man, i really lile the way u grow them in the tubs, i wonder if they are still hardy in the tubs or i should dig them up during the winter? Does it matter if u dig them up or should u really leave them in the ground.
Interestingly they can freeze & still survive. Not that I would risk it for all of your growing stock. But I harvest mine because our winters Aren't cold enough to keep them dormant through the whole winter when I'm growing othe crops in their place. They like to start sprouting around February for me when my winter crop is in full growth... but they can be stored in their growing containers.
WOW! HI :) Are they better to eat -, tender sweet- when younger? How big of containers should you start with? Do you eat the skins? ty
The small ones are like baby potatoes, thinner skin & sweeter like.. You can harvest them throughout the year as they are growing. A 5 gallon bucket works well, or a grow tub. They aren't picky. and yes, you can eat the skins.
I just placed an order from ebay for sara and samatha..think 2 each...Patricia
First Like! Bananas doing well up here in Jersey!
EVERY STATE! should be going Bananas!
how do I get these? from you..Patricia for next year
you can email me. I also have everything in the description. T.flfarms@yahoo.com
How long is the season or until planting to harvest?
The season depends on where your planting. Unlike potatoes or most root crops these will just keep growing in size year after year. That's why they're adapted from areas with just a couple months growing season all the way to here in Florida with 9 10 months growing season.
@@Tefoe I have been trying to figure out how to group them for say a catelog. Do you put it next to Sohplang as a Pulse-Tuber where you mainly eat the tubers? Next to African Mint Potatoes and Potatoes for Starch Consistency? Next to Tipsin/Prairie-Turnip for being a northamercian pulse root? As Tipsin could also be argued to be paired with Jicama, as a root rather than a tuber. Silverweed can be argued to be paired with Sweet Potatoes as Silverweed is said to taste like sweet potatoes. Wapato may pair with Taro, Cassava may pair with Yam. Allouia/Leren with Ulluco, Oca and Mashua. Chufa and Crosne/Betony is a possible pairing.. Other Pulse Tubers the tubers are more like secondary products: Marama, African Yambean, Winged Bean, Zombie Bean, ,Runner Bean Tuberous Pea. others like Sweetvetch, Springbank are in another category, not even mentioning Kudzu..
Umm, well I don't know...
The consistency is more along the lines of taro malanga. Firmer kind of starch...
And chuffa is nothing like stachys or betony. It's not easy I think to try & attach them so much. Just group them as root crops and maybe break it down in growth habits
@@Tefoe I paired Chufa and Crosne more like 'odd ones out', given that I thought waterchestnut suited to be by Lotus's side more, given again, that there is no reputable source that says Waterlily is edible, even Anredera and Salsilla, has more verified records, Oca and Mashua have indents, Taro and Wapato are Aquatic corms, Yams and Cassava are BIG, Ulluco and Allouia have a weird thing going on with gum, or whatever. I know it is not what you meant, but isn't 'Firm' Chayote?
That makes sense...
And I was thinking of them being cooked.
I think your groupings look good. People like things in order & if it helps them out its all good
my bananas are growing great in zone 4b