Post by macmex on Nov 25, 2022 19:26:33 GMT
Thanksgiving is when I generally try cooking my first roots from the year's crop. Yesterday we didn't have company coming, so I didn't cook up very many. Nevertheless, I was really looking forward to trying a few. I chose Okinawa as the primary variety, just because I knew my wife and daughter would be very happy with them, plus... I wanted to see how they were. Thanksgiving is more than enough time for some varieties to sweeten up in storage while others, take a bit longer to come into their prime.
So how was Okinawa? It was very very good. I do suspect it might make a bit more sugar by Christmas but still, it was excellent.
I also chose one of my precious roots from 2021's Seedling #1 . You might recall that this one was bicolor when I tried it last year. It had a light violet colored core and white outer flesh. Well, the root I chose was all white.
There was not violet color in it at all. Additionally it was pretty dry and not at all sweet. I suspect this is because it needs more time in storage to sweeten up. Grand Asia, a probable parent of this one, is like this. What I wonder is whether the violet color will appear with time or if somehow it has disappeared, at least in some of the roots. Time will tell.
So how was Okinawa? It was very very good. I do suspect it might make a bit more sugar by Christmas but still, it was excellent.
I also chose one of my precious roots from 2021's Seedling #1 . You might recall that this one was bicolor when I tried it last year. It had a light violet colored core and white outer flesh. Well, the root I chose was all white.
There was not violet color in it at all. Additionally it was pretty dry and not at all sweet. I suspect this is because it needs more time in storage to sweeten up. Grand Asia, a probable parent of this one, is like this. What I wonder is whether the violet color will appear with time or if somehow it has disappeared, at least in some of the roots. Time will tell.