Yacon and Oca

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I think if you bury too deep they won't emerge Mary, thatscwhy some people earth up, to give a deeper growth layer.
 
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Toddy

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Just given them a brush off, but haven't washed them. They weigh in at 4.3kgs.

I reckon 35 to 40cm pots have produced the best crop for me.

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uncleboob

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Okay, a bit later than promised, but I have started digging my oca up. Looked promising as there were lots poking up out of the soil- in hindsight I should probably have put some straw or something over these to protect them as the frost had damaged a few. Anyway, here's a few invthe soil

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And a bit later once I'd harvested a few plants

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I've only pulled a few plants cause I want to leave them for the students to dig. I reckon for each tuber I put in I'm getting at least 10x back- good return I reckon.

Any news on the yakon?


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Stew

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Just given them a brush off, but haven't washed them. They weigh in at 4.3kgs.

I reckon 35 to 40cm pots have produced the best crop for me.

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That looks a really good crop! My lot is nothing in comparison. I think when I try it again this year I'll do some in a container as well to run it side by side as a comparison.
 
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uncleboob

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Mine were grown in (large) raised beds filled with good topsoil rather than compost, drainage is good in these beds which I think helped. I did loose quite a few due to them poking out of the top of the soil (which is fine when the foliage is there) and then getting frosted- next year I'll either dig them up earlier or cover them with something.


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Robson Valley

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Are these things what we call ka-ka?
What are these? Some sort of starchy tuber/root things?
What's the origin, potato vintage?
For the benefit of us New World kids.
 

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