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It’s getting cold outside! We have to bring the garden indoors now so I thought I would show off the plants I have growing in the Brew City Household. But that’s not all. I want to see your houseplants as well – hashtag “House Plant Tag”! In this video I tagged a few of my…
In this episode I pull my yacon rhizomes out of cold storage and see how well they did. The results indicate that I still have some work to do to perfect my technique. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for Ebates…
In this episode we finally harvest our Yacon. Yacon is a root crop native to South America and has many uses and benefits. With the right techniques this plant can be grown in colder climates and I show you the results! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group -…
In this episode we take a quick garden tour to check on our transplants and newly sown seeds. Some plants look great! Others; not so much. There’s new life in the garden and it’s a beautiful thing!! I am happy to make these videos without compensation because I enjoy contributing to the community. However, I…
It’s Memorial Day in the Brew City Garden! Today I show you how to plant tomatoes and peppers in the bales and I show a couple of lesser known garden plants you might just want to try yourself. Of course we had to stop and take some time to remember the fallen who paved the…
The discussion about root crops as a key player in year round local food availability, and productivity continues as we talk about how they can provide high levels of nutrition on modest amounts of land. Learn preferred varieties, planting times, expected harvest schedules, nutritional requirements, as well as disease and insect protection for a diversity of…
When hardening off the yacon I managed to sun scald it badly. When I set it out permanently I placed each in a different location that received direct sun exposure at different times of the day. Each has recovered. You be the judge.
Dividing one of the yacon crowns into individual rhizomes. Made a bit difficult because I waited longer than I should have to harvest. Also speak of how well the yacon tubers has stored in the cellar over the last 3 months.
dehydrated yacon. Not as good as fresh but acceptable.
Starting the day and so many things I’m backed up on has overloaded my mind. Taking a few minutes watching the sunrise helped quiet my mind and organize. Thought I would share it with you.
A little more I found on Yacon and the second harvest. http://greenharvest.com.au/Plants/Information/Yacon.html http://www.ehow.com/way_5906976_yacon-planting-directions.html A link discussing renal toxicity related to eating Yacon leaves. I haven’t fully researched it but it states the onset was after prolonged exposure. (eating) May still be edible but check out the article and be careful. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20951787
