Yam Bean
Pachyrhizus erosus
Standard seed packet, 10 seeds
$1.50
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Yam Bean
Pachyrhizus erosus
- Also known as "Jicama" or "Mexican Turnip".
Tropical legume vine grown for its tuber. Texture is crisp and similar to water-chestnuts with a slightly sweet flavour. Can be eaten fresh or cooked. The root is the only edible part of this plant, flowers & beans are toxic and should NOT be consumed. Also known as "Jicama" or "Mexican Turnip". Long frost -free growing season required to produce large tubers.
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct |
| Sowing Depth: | 5mm |
| When: | Spring or after frost (anytime in warm climates) |
| Germination: | 3-21 days @ 21-29°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Frost tender Perennial (usually grown as an annual) |
| Row Spacing: | 90cm |
| Plant Spacing: | 20cm |
| Position: | Full sun, moist well drained soil. |
| Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 150-200 days |
(Product number: G6-10)
Seeds per gram: 6 seeds
| SKU | G6-10 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0024kg |
| Botanical name: | Pachyrhizus erosus |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 10 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 6 |
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