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i moved my two surviving plants into the greenhouse today to help protect them from frosty weather, was this the wrong thing to do then? ???i also did the same with my ulluca and the yukon plants, again was this the wrong thing to do?
Quote from: thifasmom on October 28, 2009, 01:40:29i moved my two surviving plants into the greenhouse today to help protect them from frosty weather, was this the wrong thing to do then? ???i also did the same with my ulluca and the yukon plants, again was this the wrong thing to do?If they were in pots then it was a sensible thing to do, if not then you doomed, DOOMED I say....or maybe not....where's saddad when we need him?
Quote from: chriscross1966 on October 28, 2009, 03:21:05Quote from: thifasmom on October 28, 2009, 01:40:29i moved my two surviving plants into the greenhouse today to help protect them from frosty weather, was this the wrong thing to do then? ???i also did the same with my ulluca and the yukon plants, again was this the wrong thing to do?If they were in pots then it was a sensible thing to do, if not then you doomed, DOOMED I say....or maybe not....where's saddad when we need him?I'd put them bacjk out to let the frost get them 2-3 weeks before you want to eat them.... offbeat food to serve the family at xmas?... dunno... you could be lead experimenter to see what happens if they don't get knocked down:D ;D yes they are in pots so DOOMED I'm not :). so since frost won't be a factor in finishing them off, when will i know when to dig them up ???.
my Yacon is about 7' tall... and I don't know what to do with it when I eventually dig up the tubers... ???
Quote from: thifasmom on October 28, 2009, 09:11:27Quote from: chriscross1966 on October 28, 2009, 03:21:05Quote from: thifasmom on October 28, 2009, 01:40:29i moved my two surviving plants into the greenhouse today to help protect them from frosty weather, was this the wrong thing to do then? ???i also did the same with my ulluca and the yukon plants, again was this the wrong thing to do?If they were in pots then it was a sensible thing to do, if not then you doomed, DOOMED I say....or maybe not....where's saddad when we need him? ;D yes they are in pots so DOOMED I'm not :). so since frost won't be a factor in finishing them off, when will i know when to dig them up ???.I'd put them bacjk out to let the frost get them 2-3 weeks before you want to eat them.... offbeat food to serve the family at xmas?... dunno... you could be lead experimenter to see what happens if they don't get knocked down:D
Quote from: chriscross1966 on October 28, 2009, 03:21:05Quote from: thifasmom on October 28, 2009, 01:40:29i moved my two surviving plants into the greenhouse today to help protect them from frosty weather, was this the wrong thing to do then? ???i also did the same with my ulluca and the yukon plants, again was this the wrong thing to do?If they were in pots then it was a sensible thing to do, if not then you doomed, DOOMED I say....or maybe not....where's saddad when we need him? ;D yes they are in pots so DOOMED I'm not :). so since frost won't be a factor in finishing them off, when will i know when to dig them up ???.
Thifasmom, keeping them in the greenhouse now will give a little more protection and keep them growing for a little longer. I grow most of mine in a polytunnel. Oca and Ulluco only start forming tubers when day length hours fall below 12 hours. So if the foliage were killed by frost early in the Autumn you would have less of a harvest, as they just have not had time to produce. So to a point, the longer you can keep them growing for the bigger the harvest. Unless your greenhouse is heated frost will eventually kill off the foliage, the tubers are still growing at this time so if you wait a further 2 weeks they will have increased in size further. When to pick? The Oca should have started to form tubers now and if the mild weather continues ;D, I know if, then I'd leave them as long as you can. I'm hoping to harvest Dec/Jan weather permitting. Altough I'm going to pull a couple of plants while they are still green say mid Nov to compare harvest size and eating quality Ulluco I've found produce slightly later (or they do for me) and best not to move the foliage too much as they also send down little shoots from which tubers form. I'll be harvesting same time as oca.Yacon's not day length sensitive, as you have them in bags it may be possible to check by hand if tubers are large enough to harvest. If the compost is still loose it may be possible to just pull off a tuber from the main bunch to try. Eristic had some a nice photo of a pot grown yacon he harvested not long ago
It sounds as though I should fleece my oca when there's a danger of frost, but there's no need at the moment.