Chufa (Cyperus esculentus var sativus) tubers [INTL NO]

Family: Sedge (Cyperaceae) Hardy to Zones 8 to 12, otherwise grown as an annual.  Spring-sown tubers may be harvested in the fall.* (Earth Almond, Tiger Nuts, Nutsedge) This is the select type “var. sativus” which is not weedy.  This plant propagates by tubers only–it does not make seed and does not make runners.  Cultivated worldwide as a source of the nutritious tubers, which may be consumed raw, dried and ground to make a nutritious porridge or roasted, ground and extracted to make a hearty beverage not unlike coffee and/or chocolate.  The raw tubers can be blended with water (in a blender) to make a beverage exactly like almond milk.  As a medicinal herb, consumption is known to relieve indigestion and colic.  Plant prefers sun and sandy, evermoist soils, grows well at edge of water features, in wetlands and swamps. Soak tubers overnight and plant in warm conditions, with germination in 1 to 4 weeks.  Space plants 6 inches apart.  Does well in potted culture–keep the soil sandy! 10 tubers per packet 100 g contains ~200 tubers 1 lb contains ~ 908 tubers open-pollinated, untreated, NO GMO’s *for example, tubers sown on 6/22 germinated on 7/1 and were harvested on 12/21,  a 5 month induction period.  RAC