Re: Malanga blanca

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" edggon at hotmail.com> on 2001.09.16 at 05:09:07(7506) Julius, If I eat my Xanthosoma collection someday, I will put the blame on your recipes! +More Cheers, Eduardo. >Dear Barbara, > >This is Xanthosoma sagittifolia, it grows wild as an 'escapee' all over S. >Florida. Plant the rhizome at an (45 deg. ? ) angle, the tip about an >inch >below the soil surface in a well drained pot, keep it moist, fert., and >stand back! It can grow to over 6 ft. tall! Good luck! You could >also just put some cooking oil on your hands, peel, and use in split-pea >soup, as you would potatoes! ( :--)> > >Julius > > >>Dear Aroiders, > > Awhile back, people were talking about vegetables found in Indian and >Cuban markets that could be planted and made into beautiful plants. > >I found malanga blanca. Now,after looking at it carefully, I don't know >exactly how to treat it for planting. Should it be covered,semi-covered, >lenghthwise or horizontal? Now it is a long, thin 4" tuber. Before I >kill it or rot it, please send advice.<< > >flowerlady@mediaone.net > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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