Water Chestnuts

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Posted by @Trux4 on
Next time you make a salad or stir fry, imagine crunching on a sweet water chestnut harvested fresh from your garden. I decided to try to grow water chestnuts in my home garden in Central Florida using fresh lake water in a half whiskey barrel.

Eleocharis dulcis
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First I sprouted the bulbs in small half-submerged pots. I started with 10 bulbs, but only 4 have sprouted so far.

When the stems were 2 - 4 inches tall, I added them to the barrel, which is half filled with sandy soil from the yard.
I’m using a floating mosquito control ring to keep this from becoming a breeding ground for my least favorite pest.

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This may or may not provide much for our kitchen, but it has been a fun adventure. Please share any experience you may have had growing these sweet corms.

I’ll keep you posted on my progress.



 
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I love water chestnuts! by woofie Jul 3, 2014 8:59 PM 12

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