Thanks Mohan,
From the demand stats (of Asomiya households and maybe others) Mohan, we
should start a bidness with Indira baideu and C'da as the the 'outside consultant' :) :)
Seriously though, it is nice to know that it is possible to get the saplings and grow our own. --Ram On 6/26/07, Mohan R. Palleti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
C'da/ Ram: I have been able to get some Dhekia saplings from Indira Baideo. The plant has taken root in my backyard. The leaves are however more lighter green then the dhekia I am used to, and the fronds are pretty thin and open up pretty early. Fiddlehead ferns are much better. I bought some at the Union Square farmers market in New York City. That was a couple of years ago... Mohan R. Palleti > Thanks C'da > > That was a pretty good. I thought, there may be an off chance of Fiesta > carrying it (and a tad cheaper too). I guess we will have to wait till it > is > grown in one of the Asomiya housholds:) > > --Ram > > > > On 6/25/07, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Ram: >> >> >> It is highly unlikely to find dhekia xaak in the warmer regions here. >> The >> equivalent, Fiddleback fern-sprouts, grow best in the cool moist areas, >> such as the Pacific northwest or the northeastern seaboard, from what I >> hear. You cannot collect them from the nature preserves. I doubt anyone >> cultivates them either. They may grow naturally in the wet tropical >> areas in >> Mexico, such as in the Yucatan peninsula. But unless you are a >> well-heeled >> Japanese or a Nippophile :-) with deep pockets , I doubt you would want >> to >> pay the kind of prices they charge. I have seen them occasionally in >> the >> Gourmet section of upscale groceries here, but very infrequently. Since >> Elly >> Baideu knows I am a 'dhekia-xaako-holic', she once bought some for us. >> But >> there were only about a dozen sprouts in the package, which were thicker >> than Oxomiya dhekia-xaak, and were of little use for preparing the way I >> like them, as 'bhaaji' or 'tenga-anja'. >> >> >> We have a dozen different wild ferns that grow in Missouri. Some large, >> like the Ostrich Fern, that produce succulent large shoots. I have a >> couple >> of clumps, but wouldn't have the heart to pick the few shoots. If >> someone >> attempts to grow them commercially, it would be nice. They love shade >> and a >> lot of moisture--which is hard to come by around here. >> >> %0 _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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