First time growing these. The plant is a foot higher now after the rain.
Got this one from Daleys http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Perennialveg/yacon.htm
The roots are ment to taste like apple and watermelon. Harvest in winter when the plant dies back.
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| Author: | dufflight [ Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Yacon - Apple of the earth |
First time growing these. The plant is a foot higher now after the rain. Got this one from Daleys http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Perennialveg/yacon.htm The roots are ment to taste like apple and watermelon. Harvest in winter when the plant dies back.
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| Author: | earthbound [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
Yep, great plant the Yacon, I send tubers to a fair few people around Australia a few years back, now I have none, just ordered some more from Daleys though and I'll be more careful in keeping it alive in future. There are two types of tuber, or a tuber and rhizome under the plant, the propagating rhizome bit looks a little like Jerusalem Artichoke in shape, right at the base of the stem. The edible tubers then project down into the ground and they look more like a sweet potato. They stay crisp and sweet underground for almost 12 months. |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
I like the sound of the indigestible sugar in them. Sweets without the calorie count. |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
thanks guys - bought one from Diggers and planted it in December. It has started to grow a little, but great to see/hear that others are having success with it. 
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| Author: | earthbound [ Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
Mine grew really well for many years, heres a crop from a couple of plants. Attachment: IMG_1267 (Medium).jpg [ 164.39 KiB | Viewed 12277 times ] The hard thing is to know what to do with them, I've only ever really eaten them straight from the ground, you can make a yacon syrup that works well as a sugar substitute. An online search for recipes doesn't lead very far. |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:12 am ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth | |||
Here's my little Yacon plant - only had about a month in the ground. Good to see the other photos so I can see what should be happening - thanks guys
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| Author: | Snags [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
What's it taste like? |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
Dunno yet - the dog snapped the top off so it's not much bigger than before. EB ? |
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| Author: | dufflight [ Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
Tastes like apple. Or like an apple thats not been in cold storage for a year and gas ripened. 
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| Author: | chillidude [ Fri Nov 19, 2010 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
You're definitely inspiring me to leave it in the ground Duff - thanks !! |
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| Author: | gnash [ Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
Where did you get it from CD? |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Yacon - Apple of the earth |
Think it came over a with a few other things I got from Diggers - about 18 months ago |
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