Tiger Nuts

[nerobot]

Does anyone have any experience of growing tiger nuts?

Heritage Plants - Tiger Nut Ancient Egyptian crop tubers

I've bought some to grow next year and any advice would be great.

Steven

[MaureenHall]

Never grown them, but used to love them as a kid

[kate&rob]

sounds like something you would get at a chinese health shop!

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Ooh looks good. Have you bought from here before? I fancy trying a few things from the site, including the Tiger Nuts.

[quark1]

No experience of these - but have just successfully started peanuts off from shop bought bag. Day 1 - almost doubling in size - day2 onwards the first large root/radicle appears - and still alive! Hoping to see some action above ground by weekend (approx day7).

Why not try a local health shop and see if there any for sale and start a few off by the methods described on the website. I'm sure that those sold in healthshops will be what they call 'raw' rather than toasted or interfered with in other ways!

Nice project -good luck.

[Two_Sheds]

I googled it, and got this:
Grown in muddy or shallow water. Tiger Nuts rarely come into new growth until mid to late summer which gives them too short a growing season to produce much of a crop (esp, in Scotland I would say!).
In warmer climates this plant is a serious weed. It is much hardier than was once imagined and is becoming a weed in N. America where it is found as far north as Alaska. The tubers are often formed a metre or more away from the plant, especially if it is growing in a heavy clay soil. The tubers are extremely attractive to mice and require protection from them in the winter.

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Eek mice! Think I will pass on the Tiger Nuts but may try the Onion Tree

[jasyk34]

Tiger Nuts

Has anyone grown Tiger nuts before ? I was reading an article about them and they sound like an interesting crop to grow.

I was looking at a particular online garden centre for the nuts/seeds but they only sell the plants but they cost £9.99 for 12 plants and didn't really want to spend that much.

[veggiechicken]

Here ya go.................http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...own_74656.html

[jasyk34]

Here ya go.................http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...own_74656.html

Thanks. Should have done a search of the forum first begin before posting.....(raps own knuckles)

In that post it says about fishing bait. I checked on a well known auction site and seems cheap enough there but wondering if they could be planted successfully. I'm guessing the ones that haven't been prepared or cooked might work.

[sparrow100]

Thomas Etty also has them v reasonably http://www.thomasetty.co.uk/seeds/veg-flower-2017.pdf

[Jay-ell]

They are also known as Chuffa.
https://scottishforestgarden.wordpre...hufa-tigernut/

Sparrow thanks for that link, I didn't know about them, may have to buy some stuff from them

[jasyk34]

Thomas Etty also has them v reasonably http://www.thomasetty.co.uk/seeds/veg-flower-2017.pdf

Thats a good price. Thanks for that. I have just emailed them an order as they do not currently have a method of paying online.

[Jay-ell]

Same here. Also ordered pignuts, earth chestnuts, caraway, liquorice and a few others

[Jay22]

What a very refreshing site sparrow...loved reading through it!