5 Yacon Propagation Tubers (Smallanthus sonchifolius) - $15 - (Olympia, WA)

The Listing is for 5 Yacon Propagation Tubers.There will be at least three viable eyes on each tuber, so a minimum of 15 plants. If you are storing the tubers for later planting, keep them in cool place in sawdust ( I will include some in you order) The plants produce two types of tubers: propagation tubersand storage tubers. Propagation tubers grow just under the soil surface andproduce new growing points that will become next year's aerial parts,resembling a Jerusalem artichoke. These are the tubers that we start for you toplant in your garden and edible landscape in a sunny place. Once established ina well-drained soil, they love irrigation! The storage tubers, which resemblesweet potatoes, can get really big. So for your further propagation, you'llwant to separate and set aside the different sorts of tubers. Yacón plants can grow to over 6feet in height and produce small, yellow inconspicuous flowers at the end of thegrowing season, similar to Jerusalem artichokes. Like other root vegetablesdomesticated by the Incas(such as mashua, ulluco,oca), yacón is notphotoperiod sensitive, and can produce a commercial yield either in the tropicsor, given a place in the sun can grow right up until frost, in fact filling outits delicious tubers right up to the end of the season. They grow great in theNorth, and in fact were taken behind the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe over 40years ago, where there is today a thriving production of yacón in theCzech Republic and nearby countries. It is also cultivated widely these days inAustralia, New Zealand, and increasingly in Southeast Asia. After the first few frosts the tops will die and the plants areready for harvest. It is generally best to leave some in the ground forpropagating the following spring. Alternatively, the propagating roots can bekept in the refrigerator or buried away from frost until spring. Whileusable-sized tubers develop fairly early, they taste much sweeter after somefrost. Now it's time for you to enjoy…

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