Yacon®

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#YACON® Yacon, Smallanthus sonchifolius, is a perennial tuberous vegetable, forming underground potato-like tubers with a distinctive sweet taste unlike any other and a chestnut-like texture. Try yacon - a type of perennial daisy with sweet-tasting tuberous roots! Awesome!

Yacons Try the yacon - a species of perennial daisy with sweet-tasting tuberous roots! Amazing! Common name : Yacons Scientific name : Smallanthus sonchifolius Family: Asteraceae Category : Veggies

Plant my yacons Wait until the end of the frosts, even if you have to keep your tubers in the soil while waiting. Plant in rich, well-drained soil, in full sun. Open a hole in the ground, remove some tubers and close. Water moderately. Add mulch in a thin layer of 2-4 cm Hill up my yacons Hill up twice, to increase the amount of tubers and improve drainage. The first time, after the release of the first leaves, spread the mulch, then raise the level of soil by a few centimeters around your plants. Repeat after a few weeks, raising the soil an additional twenty centimeters around the plants. Water my yacons The yacon must be watered at the beginning of cultivation, and possibly in the dry season. Mulch my yacons Once summer arrives, mulch thick to limit watering. Ten centimeters of dry grass or leaves is perfect. Harvesting my yacons Harvest in October-November, before the first frost, when the leaves wither. Take the tubers out with a pitchfork, a day when the soil is dry. This way you can let your crop dry for a few hours. The tubers are at the level of the base of the stems, no need to go deeper. Check on my yacons Discourage rodents with elderberry manure. Pour 10 doses of water for 1 manure using a watering can around the plot each week in the spring. To prepare the black elderberry manure, fill a bucket with leaves, add water to the top, put on a lid and wait a week before first use. Remove my yacons After the harvest, remove the remains and compost everything if you need room. Otherwise, cut the stalks into small pieces and leave them

Yacón plants can grow to over 2 m in height and produce small, inconspicuous yellow flowers at the end of the growing season. Yacón can easily be grown in gardens in climates with only gentle frosts. Characteristics Exposition Water needs Granulométrie plants.granulometry_4 Frost-resistance Medium Zone USDA 10a Height 100 - 200 pH 6 - 8