{"id":122914,"date":"2021-10-30T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-mashua-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2021-10-30T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T11:08:18","slug":"how-to-grow-mashua-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-mashua-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow mashua | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs the garden tumbles into decline, the edible tubers of this Andean cousin of the nasturtium are fattening upIn this damp, cool weather, most of the garden is tumbling into decline, yet one plant flourishes. Mashua has spent the autumn sending out tendrils, racing upwards and triumphantly flowering where it finds the most sun; below ground, its tubers are fattening up.Mashua, Tropaeolum tuberosum, is a perennial cousin of the nasturtium. It comes from the cool, tropical highlands of the Andes, where it is grown as a food crop. It\u2019s a tough cookie: in the right conditions its vines can grow three metres high or more, it thrives on neglect, is unbothered by pests and can happily produce up to eight kilos of tubers per plant a season. What\u2019s not to like? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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