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2686 days ago

Yacon rhizomes for free.

Errol from Motueka

Here's a couple of photos of our first yacon crop, from one plant. The pink rhizones can also be eaten, but can be a bit messy to clean. Plant the rhizones now, or within a couple of weeks, similar to as you would planting a potato. Then harvest them any time after the first frost next year. I like them best raw, like a carrot or in a salad. My partner likes them in stews, etc. But to cook them they need to be sliced. Also only dig up enough for a week or two, as they don't last long out of the ground. Though sometimes you can cover them in a bucket with a wet sack. At a guess they taste something like a nashi pear, very juicy and sweet. The photos show our first crop from one plant, also the plant as it grows above ground.

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๐ŸŒฟ n8tidy โ€“ Week #6 Garden Clean-Up Giveaway!

Fred from N8tidy - Neat by Nature. Tidy by Trade

Comment โ€œIโ€™m in!โ€ to enter โ€“ Winner drawn each Wednesday

Hi neighbours! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Welcome to Week #6 of our new community giveaway! Last one for 2025.
One lucky neighbour will win 1 hour of free gardening/yard clean-up from n8tidy this week.

How to participate

๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment โ€œIโ€™m in!โ€ below to enter
๐Ÿ“… Entries close Wednesday at 6 pm
๐ŸŽฒ Draw will take place Wednesday evening
5๏ธโƒฃ Minimum 5 participants required
๐Ÿ™… Current n8tidy customers cannot participate
๐Ÿ”„ You can join again every week!

What you can use your free hour for

- Weed removal
- Edging & trimming
- Light pruning
- Lawn/Garden tidy-up

No green waste collection

The winner will be contacted directly to arrange their free clean-up hour.

Good luck everyone โ€” and thanks for supporting local! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜Š

Fred - n8tidy
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