Ubi badak, the most colourful of all tubers, is ready to be part of our little vegetable garden in Tanah Merah. We bought more than we can consume, so one ubi badak stayed at the corner until little purple shoots and roots appeared. A spot is reserved for ubi badak to grow and climb. At least two tubers that I know of, build tubers in the ground but the plants behave like vines, always looking for something higher to climb, one is ubi badak displayed here, the other is ubi itik.
It is nice to see it's rapid growth. Shoots have that beautiful delicate and tender look. I cant visualise how far the plant will grow because I had never seen one, but I was told by the market seller, that the plants behave like vines and require trellis to aloof high up. I am expecting big tuber to be fully developed by the end of the year, and I wonder if the bamboo trellis can stay steady (not rotting) for so long...
ubi badak, small cuts.
(photo taken in November 2010)
Ubi badak,
the tuber is about 10 inches long.
(photo taken in November 2010)
Ubi Badak,
the latest addition in our garden, March 2011
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| ubi badak, an early growth 2 weeks ago |
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| beautiful young leaves of ubi badak |
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| Lower leaves start to turn green |
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| just a touch of green - ubi badak |
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| Ubi Badak, such tender leaves |
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| The tip of ubi badak vine |
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| Ubi badak greening or grinning. |
Not many have seen ubi badak plant growing, even the kelantanese. There is so much beauty in the way ubi badak letting out roots, pushing up shoots and the leaves changing colour soft purple to green. No wonder the tuber is so beautiful in colour and exquisite in taste.
bangchik and kakdah
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Watch out for Blooming Friday post on Feeling Blue, tomorrow.
