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Old October 29, 2008   #2
orflo
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Hi Richard,
it's a beauty , marvellous foliage, autumn colours,...
I'll see if I have some pictures. Vines reach up to three metres, and are happy with some support (don't let the bulbils dry out, they won't germinate any more). When you plant the little bulbils, give them a good bit of water and heat, they are quite slow to pop up. But once they 've started, you can really see them growing, if conditions are right. Unfortunately it takes up to four years for them to build a good edible root, in the south of France it goes faster, just about two years...And it's good, tasty!!!
Frank

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