How to grow Chinese yam growing and care:
Moist soil, humidity, mulch when it’s young
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive, invasive
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Slugs
Pruning season:
Winter
How to prune:
Need to contain the area that the plant grow because it’s invasive
Size of the plant?
2-3 m, 6-10 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade in desert
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
Pink to white flowers, the flowers small and grow in clusters
Edible Fruits
Fruit harvest season:
Summer / Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, mouse
What can be done with big quantities of Chinese yam fruits?
Cook, still fry
Work requirements on the fruit:
Just collect those little fruits, don’t use force to collect
How long does it take to bear fruit?
Half year
Edible Roots
Information about Chinese yam tuber:
Tuber size 0.3-1 m
When to pull up Chinese yam tuber:
Autumn
Uses of Chinese yam tuber:
Eaten raw, baked, cooked, fry
Scientific name:
Dioscorea opposita
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Geophyte, Herbaceous, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw
