"KR" > wrote in message
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> Frogleg wrote:
> > Now, back to afa -- should I just overwinter my lemon grass it its
> > pot, or maybe dig up and put in water for new shoots indoors? Too bad
> > I can't grow water chestnuts. :-)
>
> But you *can* grow water chestnuts! Buy some firm ones without rotten
> spots, bury them under an inch or two of moist, sandy soil in a wide
> container without drainage, and when they start to send up shoots
> maintain the container in a slightly flooded state, letting it dry
> back to damp soil occasionally. And keep it blasted with light.
> Water chestnut plants look a little like reeds or rushes, and
> they spread underground like little damp potatoes.
>

Perhaps you can answer a question about water chestnuts. Are they a seasonal
vegetable? At the moment they are plentiful and good in the DC area but
sometimes good ones are very hard to find. I fthink fresh ones are
infinitely superior in taste and texture to canned even if it is a bit
tedious to peel them.

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James V. Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA