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Water Chestnut

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

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Soil

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Water

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Propagation

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What it is

Eleocharis dulcis, Chinese Water Chestnut is a species of aquatic plant in the sedge family.

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Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

Corm - raw or cooked. A delicious taste, it is sweet and crisp when fully ripe and is starchy before that.

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Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

A plant of marshes and shallow water, it prefers slightly acid soil conditions and a sunny position. Requires a rich fertile soil.

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Cautions

PFAF lists no known hazards.

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Sources

  1. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Eleocharis+dulcis