Re: Amer. Gardener/wild greens

Scirpus paludosus
aka Bayonet grass
or
Cyperus esculentus
aka CHUFA;EARTH ALMOND;EDIBLE RUSH NUT;GRASS NUT;NUT RUSH;TIGER NUT;ZULU NUT

Not sure which plant you wanted.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:18 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Amer. Gardener/wild greens


> Ok.... what is the real name of nut grass?
>
> Donna
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 11:50 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Amer. Gardener/wild greens
> >
> > STOP IT!!  Really??   Hmm.  Ok, put that on the to do list.  Try
> nutgrass.
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: TeichFlora@aol.com
> > Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date:  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:30:32 EST
> >
> > >Actually, Pam, nutgrass is edible.....or so I've been told, and read.
> > I've
> > >personally eaten quite a few edible natives (aka weeds to some) but
> have
> > not
> > >tried nutgrass.
> > >Noreen
> > >zone 9
> > >Texas Gulf Coast
> > >
> > >In a message dated 1/21/2004 11:03:09 AM Central Standard Time,
> > >gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> > >
> > >Oh I believe it! Never seen the creature, but they haven't gotten
> this
> > >far apparently. The pigeonberry plants my birdies planted sort of
> > >resemble them until the berries pop out! Now if they could just find
> > >some use for nut grass....
> > >
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> > Kemp TX/zone 8A
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