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Quote from: flossy on January 26, 2009, 19:28:03

   Help,     :o

   What is Yacon [ sweet potato / ]    ::)

   and Oca ?      Help an old girl out here  --  senior learning curve,     ;D

   floss x

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Yacon

Oca

   Thank you saddad for your kind offer, I am overwhelmed at the moment with developing
   my garden into a mini lottie - may I come back to you please ?   

   Eristic thank you so much for introducing me to your super web site, have had a most
   enjoyable read this morning on all the info offered  --   have ' saved ' you for future
   referance,

   Thanks both again,

   floss x

Praise be the Lord. I'm saved. I'm saved. :D

   Eristic,

   Don't hold your breath,  ;D

   floss xxx

My Yacon in pots (started off in wee glasshouse) have popped through the soil. I have moved them outside as my tomatoes will now be needing the greengouse. I have a space I can submerge their pots but wanted to ask some advice from those who have grown these before...

..when you grow in pots are you submerging half way up then carring into glasshouse when frosts come?
....I have seen Eristic, that you mention a minimum of 20L pots...is the height significant...I have sen garden trugs that are 40l and 25 l but they are fairly flexible and shallow ( onlyabout 2 to 2.5 foot high? Any good?
I wasn't sure if you had some in a smaller pot on top of a bigger pot, judging by some of the photos?
.....if they stay submerged in their pots in the garden what are you using for frost protection?

ps what spread do yhey get? I've read about spacoing but wasn't sure of the plant itself's spread
Thanks all.
Jackie

My best is now about 2' in all directions....  :)

Yacon doesn't spread as such but does get to be a large plant and will need about 1 metre between centres.  They will grow quite happily in the ground but digging them up without breaking the tubers is difficult.

This year I am growing them in 30ltr pots to see how they fare. Once pots get much larger than that they become too heavy to cart about if filled with soil based compost. There is no need to submerge the pots so long as they are stable and can support a heavy plant 4-5 ft tall.

If plants are cut down and pots are tipped out in late Sept. the tubers should be ready for harvest. These can be taken off and the crown replanted in a smaller pot to keep growing into the winter.

Current state of play.

My best plant looks like that but is in the greenhouse border...   :)

Thanks both for this, makes it easier o choose siting for it. Good point re weight of pots...my husbands back thanks you  ;)

very jealous of those yacon plants. mine is only about 6inch tall. here's hoping to a quick burst of growth.