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aka Cyperus esculentus (or chufa sedge)

Has anyone tried to grow these in the UK. I'm wondering if I bought some from the "Retro Sweet Shop" we have here - would they grow? Might give it a go.

What do you think?
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I haven,t seen tiger nuts for years and years. Thank you for that childhood reminder. I do once remember somebody at school accidentally eating some anaenome corms? by accident, thinking they were tiger nuts. I wouldn't,t even know where you could get hold of any these days. Are they a hot climate plant? And are they actually nuts or a dried fruit?
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It does require a fair bit of warmth to produce.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_esculentus
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I've tried growing these. They grew well enough but did not produce tubers, probably for reasons of day length, as pointed out in the Wikipedia entry. I grew them in a Belfast sink in a greenhouse. I don't know if extra heat is really necessary for them but it seemed like a good idea.
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Here are my tiger nuts.....looking good so far :D
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OMG - they've turned out huge :( Can anybody fix this??? please.
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Hi Diane - Delete the picture, resize to max. 640 pixels wide - then repost.

You should get this

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Thank you...thank you...thank you...... :D
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 chroeso - It's a pleasure
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