Jicama

How to grow Jicama growing and care:

Frost free, trellising

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Tuber / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No but possible

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Flooded, take a lot of place for the yield that it gives

Planting season:
Spring ( as annual) Spring to autumn (as perennial)

Pests and diseases:
?

Pruning season:
Winter

How to prune:
Better not to prune because it grows for the bulb

Size of the plant?
3-5 m, 10-15 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

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Spring / Summer

General information about the flower
White or blue flowers

Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to thinning all the flower it’s week the bulb

Edible Roots

Information about Jicama bulb:
Yellowish white bulb with light brown shell, usually a cone shape the size usually 0.5 Kg but can be 10 kg

When to pull up Jicama bulb:
Summer / Autumn

Uses of Jicama bulb:
Cooked

Scientific name:

Pachyrhizus erosus