Growing Yacon, also Sunroot

Smallanthus sonchifolius : Asteraceae / the daisy family

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Not recommended for growing in USA - Zone 5a regions

Easy to grow. Plant sprouting root/tuber to a depth of about 4cm and mulch to cover. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 77°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 39 inches apart
Harvest in approximately 25 weeks. You can collect a few at a time without digging out the whole plant..
Compatible with (can grow beside): Best in separate bed

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26 Sep 15, Lexi (Australia - temperate climate): I got mine from Diggers Club online last week!
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13 Jul 15, marianne (Australia - temperate climate): I live in Fremantle and would like to start growing Yacon Tubers. Where can I buy these to get started please ?
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11 Oct 15, chrissy (Australia - temperate climate): Hi you can get yarcon at the moment at tass1 trees in jane brook midland i got 2 this week but not many as they are so rare here in western australia they are $15 each hope they still have some ...kind regards
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11 Jul 15, Colleen (Australia - cool/mountain climate): Hi there I recently bought some Yacon while down on the coast. I have 2 pieces of the fruit (which I plan to eat shortly) and a large piece of the root/rhizome. How should I store this until I can plant it in September (after the frosts) Cheers Colleen
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04 Jul 15, Jim & Jan Stevens (Australia - sub-tropical climate): We are in Bundaberg area Queensland and would like to know if Yacon would grow here and where can we get seed or rhizome pieces. Thankyou for a great article
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15 Aug 15, Jill (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hi Jim and Jan. It will definitely grow in Bundy. I have rhizomes (called 'setts') available. Let me know if you still want some.
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04 Jul 15, bibiana kaarsberg (Australia - arid climate): Where I can buy in Queensland
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27 Jun 15, Mary (Australia - temperate climate): People looking for yacon in Perth can get them from Tass1 Trees on the corner of Toodyay and Wilson St in Midvale
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20 Jun 15, (Australia - arid climate): where do we get the yacon root or cutting in perth
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15 Jun 15, (Australia - temperate climate): Where can I purchase yacon to plant I live in Perth WA
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In July I planted some tubers I got from my relative in the Blue Mountains ...cold up there. Came back to Brisbane and left them lying around for a few days before I got round to finding a big enough garden bag/soil to plant in. Put them NOT too deep in organic compacted soil and in a week or two they shot up. Now in September they are growing very quickly and looking great. The tubers had gone a bit 'soft' before I planted them but all seems to have gone fine...so far. Not sure when they may reach flower and die back. Excited to see what happens.

- Linda B

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