red colo

From: IntarsiaCo at aol.com on 1997.06.01 at 14:53:13(780) It is Friday afternoon and 90 miles to home and the sign on the Long Island Expressway says long delays so I get off and take the local streets and wind up thirsty and near a large fruit stand that says West Indian food and get something to drink and pass by the vegetable area and notice some tubers that I purchase because I have been lurking here and remember that somebody might kindly advise me as to how to grow these two types of aroid called "Eddoes and "Red Colo". Thanks in advance and good growing. Mark Mazer Gaylordsville CT. USA Zone 5

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at msn.com> on 1997.06.02 at 14:53:33(788) ---------- Sent: Sunday, June 01, 1997 10:53 AM To: Julius Boos +More Subject: red colo >>>It is Friday afternoon and 90 miles to home and the sign on the Long Island Expressway says long delays so I get off and take the local streets and wind up thirsty and near a large fruit stand that says West Indian food and get something to drink and pass by the vegetable area and notice some tubers that I purchase because I have been lurking here and remember that somebody might kindly advise me as to how to grow these two types of aroid called "Eddoes and "Red Colo". Thanks in advance and good growing. Mark Mazer Gaylordsville CT. USA Zone 5<<< Dear Mark, We need more lurkers like like you!! You have bought two genera, the "red coco" is Xanthosoma "violacium" (this genus is due for review, so the specific name is tentative) and the eddoes are Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum. Both can be cultivated in a 5 or 7 gal or larger pot using a rich Commercially available"jungle mix" soil. Keep the soil moist, fert. regularly, and experiment with the amount/frequency of watering. But try EATING some of these! the easiest way is to think "potato", boil and mash with butter, or use in soups. Let us know what you think, or ask for specific recipes for these wonderful and "new" (to Americans) foods! Sincerely, Julius Boos, W.P.B., Fl ju-bo@msn.com

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1997.06.03 at 01:55:58(791) Mark, I live here on Long Island too (Stony Brook, exit 62). Xanthasoma and Colocasias priced for eating would be perfect. I'd love to head there and try sprouting these myself. (Yes, I might snack on a couple others) Besides being great having the plants, it would reinforce the fact that stocking these types of items is profitable. Perhaps this would stimulate more shops in the area to carry these. So where's this West Indian fruit stand? +More At 09:54 AM 6/1/97 -0500, you wrote: >It is Friday afternoon and 90 miles to home and the sign on the Long Island >Expressway says long delays so I get off and take the local streets and wind >up thirsty and near a large fruit stand that says West Indian food and get >something to drink and pass by the vegetable area and notice some tubers that >I purchase because I have been lurking here and remember that somebody might >kindly advise me as to how to grow these two types of aroid called "Eddoes >and "Red Colo". Thanks in advance and good growing. > Mark Mazer Gaylordsville CT. USA Zone 5 > > >

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at msn.com> on 1997.06.03 at 13:44:16(793) ---------- Sent: Monday, June 02, 1997 9:55 PM To: Julius Boos +More Subject: Re: red colo >>>Mark, I live here on Long Island too (Stony Brook, exit 62). Xanthasoma and Colocasias priced for eating would be perfect. I'd love to head there and try sprouting these myself. (Yes, I might snack on a couple others) Besides being great having the plants, it would reinforce the fact that stocking these types of items is profitable. Perhaps this would stimulate more shops in the area to carry these. So where's this West Indian fruit stand?<<< At 09:54 AM 6/1/97 -0500, you wrote: >It is Friday afternoon and 90 miles to home and the sign on the Long Island >Expressway says long delays so I get off and take the local streets and wind >up thirsty and near a large fruit stand that says West Indian food and get >something to drink and pass by the vegetable area and notice some tubers that >I purchase because I have been lurking here and remember that somebody might >kindly advise me as to how to grow these two types of aroid called "Eddoes >and "Red Colo". Thanks in advance and good growing. > Mark Mazer Gaylordsville CT. USA Zone 5<< Dear Lester, As a quick guide and based on what we see here in Florida, you may find the following-- (1)"eddoes"---Colocasia esculenta var. "antiquorum". Easy to grow. (2)"White coco" or "yautia blanca"---Xanthosoma sagittifolia. Easy to grow, it`s become a weed in Florida. (3) "Red coco"---X. "violacium"---Easy to grow. (4) "Yautia amarilla" (yellow tannia ?) Xanthosima atrovirens (according to D. Bown.)---Easy to grow. (5) "Dasheen" or "Taro root" or "yautia cabaeza" or "Yautia islenia"---You may find several varieties of this. All are delicious, but the "wet" growing varieties can be tricky to grow. I`ll be gone for a week, but if you like will send you recipies on the above when I return. Let me know. We should also start publishing them in the Aroid Society Newsletter in the next issue or so; this is added incentive for any lurkers out there to join our great society!! Sincerely, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

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