Re: [Aroid-l] Tubers bought in a market.

From: "Steve Ritchey" sritchey at shreve.net> on 2005.01.18 at 02:21:34(12590) Hi Donna- I'm way up on the OK line west of Texarkana- I think Tomball is getting to be like downtown Houston now- I get these at Kroger's in Shreveport, LA- They only get one shipment a year- once they're gone that's it-The ones from aroid dealers seem to be clones selected for best stem color, but the ones from the grocery are really vigorous and a cheap thrill if you just keep them well watered- I'm always on the lookout for ones with a different skin color-I have a lot of unidentifiable oddballs now- I think your opportunities are better in the Asian markets of Houston ( east side of the I-10 loop)- Pineapple express from Baja last 2 weeks now Arctic express from Canada this week - Yup! This is Texas :-) Steve +More ----- Original Message ----- To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Tubers bought in a market. Well, you're in the U.K. and I'm in Texas, but here, this would most likely be Xanthosoma violaceum- Supermarket chains send in crates of these and Colocasias around Easter even though the local produce people have no idea Steve, where in Texas are you? I'm just northwest of Houston near Tomball. I'm getting curious about going on a supermarket "collecting trip" - I'll report back - there are several Asian grocery stores near me. Donna _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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