Good evening, Steemians!
Yesterday, I noticed that our main cassava plant was leaning about 45° to one side. Right about the same time that hurricane Harvey was going on in Texas, we got some pretty rough winds and flooding in our area (nothing compared to what they got hammered with). The winds were so high that they actually knocked over my chaya, (a.k.a. tree spinach) and this big cassava plant that I had. I decided that if I didn't harvest it I would likely lose the roots to rot.
Me posing with the big cassava plant
Cassava is a root vegetable/tuber similar to the potato. It's grown all throughout the tropics as a major staple. Tapioca comes from cassava, as well as many other dishes.
Cassava root (yuca) that we harvested!
Cutting/peeling yuca root to be cooked
I also knew that I could replant the cuttings from the old cassava plant, So that's exactly what I did
So not only are we having a dinner for free tonight, but I was also able to make four new plants from the old one
If that's not called being resourceful, I don't know what is
Before cooking
Make sure to check back in an hour or so to see the meal that we prepared from the cassava I harvested!
And as always, thanks for stopping by!
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We use the trunks to replant, I always cut off all the leaves or they will dry up.
Yuca is delicious, my favorite is pressure cooked and then pan fried.
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MmmmmmmM. Sounds delicious. Yeah I always leave just a few leaves on, the will likely die but the plant won't :D
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Ok! They must dry up and fall off without causing problems.
This is interesting because Ive never seen anybody else plant yuca, and its different! I'll make an article about how we do it here, we can compare results!
One question, yuca here takes about 18 months to get really big fat ones, do you get any frost where you're at?
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Great. Thanks for sharing. I'm starting to follow you.
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great!!!!!
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I harvested mine several weeks back! So Fun!
Many more blessings!
Melissa
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It was fun but also crucial to do I think because I probably would've lost it all had I waited another couple of days :-)
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why? I looked to see where you were and you are also in Florida...so glad to see that ...If you do face book add your posts to steem florida...there are 22 there and many are not active but if we check everyday we can support each other and grow bigger...I need to remember myself to look each day...The other site is a group sponsored by wholesomeroots...Rose ...she is wonderful ..it is called..homesteading on steemit...I hope you will migrate over and stay or visit...Cheers
Melissa
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Hey maybe I will check that out. The reason I had to harvest was because the high winds knocked the plant over and I was afraid the roots would rot being uprooted like that.
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oh ...i see, good choice, i am sure...i know it was yummy ..had some at a pot luck at church on Saturday.
Many more blessings,
Melissa
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Bravo! Am so jealous!
Where did you get the plant to begin with?
For years I always dream to plant my own (we planted a lot when I was young, back in Indonesia), but can never find any at any plant stores in Canada
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I wouldn't think cassava would grow well in Canada, due to the cold weather, but maybe as an annual though! I bought the first plant from a place called ECHO here in Florida. It's a global farm with thousands of varieties of edible plants!
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That makes sense but I have this thinking that if only I could get a starting plant, it might work with the green house. But yeah, no success in finding.
Buying cassava from the grocery stores often hit and miss. Most of the time the quality is so bad 😅
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Hmm well if you're ever in the area I would love to give you a cutting! I might be going to Nova Scotia next summer too so maybe I could bring you some!
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That's very kind of you!!
I live in Northeast BC, veeerrryy far from Nova Scotia 😅 Thank you tho!!! 🌱🌱
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Lol dang.
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Great post man! Good work!
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Thanks man :D
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