Ulluco tuber, Ullucus tuberosus
Ulluco is a crop from the Andes. Elsa, who is a fellow danish seed saver, posted the tuber in a frostfree period this winter. Since then I have stored it in the larder. I took a look at it, since I have read in a blog that it sprouts very quickly when it decides to grow. I want to be prepared when it happens.
Color is fantastic, and it comes in many solid colors as well as multicolored.
To get some idea on how to grow it I’ll read “Lost Crops of the Incas”
Patrick over at Bifucated Carrots writes about ulluco and other crops from the andes. Do pay him a visit.
In the toad's garden 
April 1, 2008 at 08:25
It’s great to have so many bloggers growing a ‘new’ crop at the same time. It’s going to be fun to see how it does for everyone.
I planted a few of my tubers a couple of weeks ago. We’ve just had some heavy rain, and the spot where I planted them has been under water for a few days now. They probably haven’t survived.
I also have a few I started indoor in pots, and they seem to be doing well.
May 25, 2008 at 23:07
How is your Ulluco doing? I guess I have three plants or so at the moment, a little lost in the weeds, growing very slowly. Did yours ever come up? Most of mine just disappeared.
May 27, 2008 at 19:59
My Ulluco is still looking fresh, but has not started to grow. It originates from a supermarket in Schweiz, no one has been able to start it growing, we wonder if it has been radiated. It still looks just the same as when I took the picture.