Finally harvested another of my yacon.
VIDEO: harvesting overwintered yacon
Finally harvested another of my yacon.
Finally harvested another of my yacon.
Finally harvested another of my yacon.
Finally harvested another of my yacon.
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it looks impressive.
Good experiment.
Wow, those are monsters! I have not been sure on how to cure the tubers after you harvest them. They seem to just shrivel or try and rot. Also, I forgot to add that I think the compost probably had the most effect.
Coulb be worth leaving one in the ground for the next crop then. Do you think a hard winter would have made a lot of difference? we had a fairly mild one.
How cold did it get? I'm amazed at how large they are.
It's best to let them sit in the sun for 1 MONTH after they are harvested. ( a lot SWEETER that way) However since you left them in through the winter this may not apply now. This link is from someone that grows them all the time, and it's a pretty good one. They explain the difference in growing in the north west and other places. I have some Yacon in right now, and hope to video the progress. Here's the link if you care to take a look at it. https://www.cultivariable.com/instructions/how-to-grow-yacon/ Yours are the biggest I have ever seen. III Bless, Sheila
wow, those are huge..I pulled my plants end of season and potted them up for winter..replanted, will see..are they anything like sunchokes? do you think they would be good pickled? I pickle my sunchokes and love them..good video