Moon's Graden

Think before you plant these guys in the ground. They spread like wildfire and
one never gets up all the tubers in fall. Theycan be really pernicious. Plant
them in tubs or tire stacks (3 high) so you can get them all.

They're slightly sweet so not really a potato substitute, but they're great
peeled and sliced into salads, stirfried, etc.

Libby

Also harvest them early because the roots get very woody when they
stay in the ground too long and not very tasty.
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--- Gene Haldas  
--- Tallahassee, Florida                        

Yes, you never do get them all.  My son-in-law refers to my patch as a
jungle, but I love being able to harvest my own -- the prices
never come down to reasonable, and I love them in salads.  Each year I've
pulled up shoots until there is only a small area which I let grow--they
can grow to 7 feet, and look terrible after they bloom while you are
waiting for the tubers to form as the plant dies. Just think of it of
gastronomy winning over aesthetics.  Until I retired, it was the only
edible Garden crop I didn't have to worry about watering or weeding.

                        Gladys Roseman