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cestlavie
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 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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| Anyone try planting turkey chufa? I tried some nuts and yum! Its called nut sedge and I ended up buying it as turkey chufa online. Its definitely raised my morale considerably. It looks like grass (well, rough grass - definitely not the suburban type wants to grow in their nice lawn) but it attracts turkeys and is delicious! |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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That looks really interesting. Would you give details on the amount, collection, processing and cooking of the nuts? Have you tried the tubers?
Link for more info:
http://www.penningtonseed.com/section/wild_game_02.asp?type=product&id=231&home=yes
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Ludi
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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Good stuff, thanks.
The info on oil content was interesting.
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Ludi
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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Probably a good staple calorie crop for those who can grow it. It likes wet soils so I probably can't have it here, darn it.
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cestlavie
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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(laughing) sorry, I'm just as clueless as you are
But I tried the nuts and I love em! Thats exactly the bag that I bought! I only posted the thread about sedge nut because I already bought the bag (he he). (so I've got my planting stash). Sorry, guess Im not entirely altruistic anymore but I did let you know. I'm planting them between my Day lilies, see what happens. They are supposed to be deer resistant, a big plus. If I see any turkeys I'm gonna get real excited! Free meat, free protein source! We'll be able to have a real thanksgiving come post-peak oil which will be a real ego-boost!
I first learned about them through the book Weed 'Em and Reap... - Roger Welsch who is a pretty funny guy. Thats where most of the value of this book is - in what we PO peakniks need - humour, but it does have a few pages on Nut Sedge. I feel the book is worth the money just for the laughs you get out of it - and then remember
He made it clear that chufa was good and a year later I finally bought them. And he wasnt kidding. He said they taste like coconut but I think they taste like almonds. But its not the same taste, so unique I dont care its yummy, thats all I care about. I talked to my PO friend tonight. He wants to try them and is really good with the bow and arrow so he sort of excited to know they attract turkeys also. :> I'm so psyched I have a full bag. I have a main garden this year (almost 1/2 acre) that is mostly growing up in grass because the tractor wont fit between the rows. So why not plant turkey chufa that will complete with the grass. It also fits in with my survival style of stealth gardening. |
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alokin
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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| I read that it is a South African crop. Did you buy only the nuts and planted them? Or did you buy them in a seed mail order? Which season did you plant them? Would like to get them in Australia. |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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| cestlavie wrote: |
(laughing) sorry, I'm just as clueless as you are
But I tried the nuts and I love em! Thats exactly the bag that I bought! I only posted the thread about sedge nut because I already bought the bag (he he). (so I've got my planting stash). Sorry, guess Im not entirely altruistic anymore but I did let you know. I'm planting them between my Day lilies, see what happens. They are supposed to be deer resistant, a big plus. If I see any turkeys I'm gonna get real excited! Free meat, free protein source! We'll be able to have a real thanksgiving come post-peak oil which will be a real ego-boost!
I first learned about them through the book Weed 'Em and Reap... - Roger Welsch who is a pretty funny guy. Thats where most of the value of this book is - in what we PO peakniks need - humour, but it does have a few pages on Nut Sedge. I feel the book is worth the money just for the laughs you get out of it - and then remember
He made it clear that chufa was good and a year later I finally bought them. And he wasnt kidding. He said they taste like coconut but I think they taste like almonds. But its not the same taste, so unique I dont care its yummy, thats all I care about. I talked to my PO friend tonight. He wants to try them and is really good with the bow and arrow so he sort of excited to know they attract turkeys also. :> I'm so psyched I have a full bag. I have a main garden this year (almost 1/2 acre) that is mostly growing up in grass because the tractor wont fit between the rows. So why not plant turkey chufa that will complete with the grass. It also fits in with my survival style of stealth gardening. |
Heck, no worries. I'm glad you started the thread 'cause they had never crossed my radar before. Great nom de plume btw.
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cestlavie
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody try turkey chufa? |
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| alokin wrote: | | I read that it is a South African crop. Did you buy only the nuts and planted them? Or did you buy them in a seed mail order? Which season did you plant them? Would like to get them in Australia. |
Yep, I bought the nuts and just planted them today near the forest edge. I think you can buy using one of the above links or try google. It remains to be seen whether any turkeys stop by <grin!> |
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