Water Chestnuts

[Wombat]

I have just spent most of the day up to my elbows in water and slugde, but we now have over 2 kilos of water chestnuts and "Arrow" a water chestnut like plant with arrow shaped leaves!

Nev

[Odsox]

May I ask how you grow water chestnuts Wombat ?
Also where do you get the seeds/corms/plants ?

This just might be another use for hydroponics and the Portable Farms thread further down this list.

[Wombat]

Hey Odsox!

I got the ahhh, "nuts" (corms I think) from a mail order seed place. Then put in a bath as a pond and puched some holes in plastic pots. I filled the pots with potting mix, put some pebbles on the top and then sunk them in the pond. Add a couple of gold fish to control the mosquito larvae and provide fertilizer and away you go!

Nev

[Milims]

So there'll be lots of home made chinese food in your house then! lol
I'm quite envious - I love water chestnuts!

[Wombat]

Your welcome to come over!

[Odsox]

Thanks for the details Nev.
I don't think I shall be growing any though, I just Googled water chestnut corms and it seems that they are pretty much only available in Oz. Certainly no sign of any European suppliers.
Shame ... it seemed like a good idea.

Don't think tinned ones would grow very well

[ina]

Would they grow in European climate?

[Odsox]

Would they grow in European climate?

Probably not outside in the UK, but what I had in mind is in conjunction with a hydroponics system in a greenhouse.