Richo — I live in Indiana, can I plant them in the ground now or should I keep them indoors until spring? Best to keep in a bright window, they will not do well with frost prior to elongation. Press into surface and keep reasonably moist. Hi Gordon, The vines are in flower and we should have more aerial tubers starting in September.
Hi Richo, Are you already out of them for the season or will they still become available later this month? Hello Irmgard, They will soon become available. The Japanese ones, too.
I could pick them now, but if you wait longer, they become more solid and develop more pronounced nodes, which I think is desirable. Make sure they are surface-dry and then keep in a lidded jar in the fridge. They can be cooked and eaten more or less like Gulliver eating an liliputian potato or planted at a later time. OK, I see that the directions were rather thin, and I often do this when the starting material is obviously alive and the propagation technique is going to be dependent on the zone, the conditions in the particular garden, and the patience and experience of the propagator—all variables.
I added some more text which hopefully will be helpful: Direct seed in rich soil or plant in pots fall, spring, or summer.
What is the best way to tell the difference between the vine of a Chinese wild yam and the vine of a Japanese wild yam? How long dose it usually take for the Chinese wild yam to begin to flower after it emerges from the ground the 2nd year? Hi Tim, The Chinese wild yam has a wider leaf than the Japanese.
They look really similar—differentiation is all leaf shape as far as I know. These are harvested in September. The roots are typical of the species up to 6 inches long. Farm Large root variety grown just for the in ground type.
Grown from our own on line purchases from various companies over 20 years that specialize in yam tubers. This one is probably the most easy to grow with long thin roots and delicious in stir fried vegetables.
Japanese Large white root with uniform growth and a large rounded tuber. Easily digestible and one of the few where the roots do not dive as deep into the soil making harvesting easier. The aerial tubers are also quite large some reaching up to quarter size. The ounce contains aerial tubers.
These are the most productive and have larger aerial tubers. When we pack them some have small tubers in them but they are just not as developed and it is not an indicator that those will be a small aerial tuber type. Not available for international shipment. Also not available for NY. Height ft 20 Width ft 1 Soil Grows best in sandy loam or clay loam soils where roots are not impeded by rocks. Climate Zone 5ish to zone 9. Smaller tubers are produced on colder zones.
It produces aerial tubers in the fall. I have found some small tubers underground. I like it for its fast growing ability to cover an arbor to create shade. It grows well in the south in hot, humid climates. They are easy to grow in sun and part shade -just plant them when danger of frost is past. You can cook the tubers or use them for animal food. I like to sautee them in a bit of olive oil in a cast iron pan.
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