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
Blooming Seasons | - Autumn flowers
- Summer flowers
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Climate | - Mediterranean Climate
- Subtropics Climate
- Temperate Climate
- Tropics Climate
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Harvest Season | - Autumn Harvest
- Spring Harvest
- Summer Harvest
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Ornamental parts | - Ornamental leaves
- Ornamental plant
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Plant life-form | - Annual plant
- Evergreen
- Geophyte
- Herbaceous
- Perennial plant
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Plant Uses | - Edible plants
- Ornamental plants
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Planting Season | - Autumn Planting
- Spring Planting
- Summer planting
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Plants sun exposure | - Full sun Plants
- Part shade Plants
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Watering plants | - Big amount of water
- Regularly water
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Hardiness zone | - 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
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