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I wanted to suggest cucamelons, but I see someone already mentioned that...
I'm pretty passionate about out-of-the-ordinary fruits and vegetables, and last season I tried growing a whole bunch of them.
Next to cucamelons, I had two that have been a real success:
- Yacon (or Peruvian ground apple)
This big, beautiful plant is closely related to the sunflower. At the end of the season, it produces very tiny yellow flowers. The edible roots are delicious and taste like apple, so you can eat them like one.
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- Crosne (or Chinese artichoke)
The edible tubers of this plant are incredibly crispy and enjoyable to eat. The plant is winterhardy,so you can harvest all winter long. I planted 2 tubers in April and they multiplied so that I must have harvested like 300 of them.
The plant is very invasive (every tuber left in the ground will become a new plant in spring) so best kept in containers 😉
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Those both look like really interesting plants. I like growing unusual plants. There are some foods you'll never get to try unless you grow your own.
I think I will get some yacon. It seems similar to sunchokes but with a sweeter flavor. If it's as easy to grow as sunchokes, it will be a great addition.
It is easy to grow. I’m gonna need to look up what sunchockes are, but since Yacon is also related to the Jerusalem artichoke, I assume you could be right 😉
Found it. Sunchockes are Jerusalem artichokes - lol.
I must admit I haven’t tasted those yet. i planted them for the first time this year. All I can say is that the yacon root is really delicious, tasting like apple
That reminds me, I may have some yacon roots left, stored in the basement... yummie! Gonna check that in the morning... 😋
Yeah, sunchoke is just another name for jerusalem artichokes. I really like them. They are low maintenance, prolific and delicious. They are sort of like a potato with a hint of sunflower seed.