tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post893156174039101054..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: How I use herbs - ArrowrootUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-72268980150258968162015-08-16T20:13:30.810+10:002015-08-16T20:13:30.810+10:00I think I need to grow some arrowroot!I think I need to grow some arrowroot!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-65474945926482938312015-08-15T21:27:59.728+10:002015-08-15T21:27:59.728+10:00The ornamental Canna is edible too. Qld Arrowroot ...The ornamental Canna is edible too. Qld Arrowroot is as tough as old boots. Grown in good damp conditions it will yield some tasty corms. Only use the shiny dark red ones with the tip of leaf showing or they get too tough. Taste is subtle, slightly sweet, crisp texture. Use as for potato except not mashable. Mine have never flowered (coastal SEQ). I see the leaves on your plants are red-edged so it is a slightly different variety to the ones I grow. Still edible though!<br />I have an edible Maranta growing although it is dormant just now. Some of us from Brisbane Local Food (http://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com) will have some pieces to propagate later in the year. Elaine coolowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558012226587511418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-11889888769367294982015-08-13T20:56:22.522+10:002015-08-13T20:56:22.522+10:00bought some from green harvest a couple of months ...bought some from green harvest a couple of months ago, have it in a pot at the moment but am planning to use it in a chicken forage forest eventually, if i can ever get it up & going! (forest not the arrowroot)<br />yours looks wonderful! i have a couple of canna plants around & love their beautiful flowers too. <br />thanx for sharingselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-15822328573073540722015-08-13T08:40:02.060+10:002015-08-13T08:40:02.060+10:00Good idea, I would like to grow more where the cat...Good idea, I would like to grow more where the cattle can pick at it as they need it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-60670879458129865312015-08-13T08:39:29.611+10:002015-08-13T08:39:29.611+10:00Good point, thanks. Actually I was hoping to use ...Good point, thanks. Actually I was hoping to use the flour to make deodorant... long story! But I should use the tubers more in cooking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-80947041471128268102015-08-12T20:31:46.423+10:002015-08-12T20:31:46.423+10:00There's no need to try to convert it to flour,...There's no need to try to convert it to flour, and then add liquid to cook with it. Just take the root, peel it, and put it in the blender - starch plus liquid. Have a look here [http://permaculturesunshinecoast.org/2013/10/03/gluten-free-carob-arrowroot-cake/] for an example of a recipe, and check out the same site for other arrowroot/blender recipes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-39385611228840605132015-08-12T07:18:34.825+10:002015-08-12T07:18:34.825+10:00We used to grow arrowroot at a previous house. I u...We used to grow arrowroot at a previous house. I used it as a roasting vegetable if nothing else was available. My sheep love it and I plan to plant it in their forage paddocks at some stage. As it is so good for diarrhoea I think it could be fed to relieve scouring in stock too (our sheep use wattle leaf for that too). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182408012625352004noreply@blogger.com