Water Chestnuts, Panja /Eleocharis Dulcis/
Water chestnuts are a rush-like perennial plant that grows in boggy shallow water on the edges of seasonal swamps.
It has long hollow stems up to 1m tall.
Panja is a native variety that grows in Cape York and is an important food of the Yupangathi people.
Corms are about 4cm in diameter.
Uses
Usage
A delicious taste, it is sweet and crisp when fully ripe and is starchy when harvested early.
Production Requirements
Climate
Subtropical to tropical.
Cultivation
Water chestnut prefers fertile, slightly acid soil conditions and a sunny position.
Edible parts
Corms are eaten raw or cooked.
Harvesting & Processing
Harvest
The tubers should be harvested at the end of the growing season when the leaves have turned yellow and fallen over. Store in a bucket of cool damp sand until replanting in Spring.
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Water Chestnut Plant
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