Chufa (Cyperus esculentus var sativus), packet of 10 tubers
$4.95
Family: Sedge (Cyperaceae)
Hardy to Zones 8 to 12, otherwise grown as an annual. Spring-sown tubers may be harvested in the fall.
(Earth Almond, Tiger Nuts, Nutsedge) This is the select type “var. sativus” which is not weedy. This plant propagates by tubers only–it does not make seed and does not make runners. Cultivated worldwide as a source of the nutritious tubers, which may be consumed raw, dried and ground to make a nutritious porridge or roasted, ground and extracted to make a hearty beverage not unlike coffee and/or chocolate. The raw tubers can be blended with water (in a blender) to make a beverage exactly like almond milk. As a medicinal herb, consumption is known to relieve indigestion and colic. Plant prefers sandy, evermoist soils and grows well at edge of water features, in wetlands and swamps. Soak tubers overnight and plant in warm conditions, with germination in 1 to 4 weeks. Space plants 6 inches apart.
10 tubers per packet, open-pollinated, untreated, NO GMO’s
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Tim –
I have been thinking about planting these but the main problem is that summers here are very dry and hot. So i think planting them in a trench would be best but im not sure how deep to make the trench also should these be planted in mid to late spring or can they take frost?
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Richo Cech –
hi tim, these should be planted in warm soil after danger of frost is passed. they will do well in any moist garden soil or if a trench is made to keep the soil moist (like running a hose into it from time to time) then the trench can be made 6 inches deep, with good soil at the bottom of it. r
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Sharon Lonewolf –
I would like to preorder the chufa but don’t see a way to do this, other than get on the waitlist (done) or wish list (done). I am hoping to be able to buy 3 packets of 10 tubers each.
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Richo Cech –
Hi Sharon, You’ve done what needs to be done. We’re waiting on mew crop to offer this again. Richo
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Emma –
Will these last like seeds? Or need to be planted immediately upon arrival?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Emma, They’re very hard, dry and relatively stable. They should be planted by this spring. richo
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