Growing Yacon, also Sunroot

Smallanthus sonchifolius : Asteraceae / the daisy family

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Not recommended for growing in Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer regions

  • Easy to grow. Plant sprouting root/tuber to a depth of about 4cm and mulch to cover. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 25°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 100 cm 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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07 Mar 16, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Heather. I got mine from https://www.cultivariable.com/catalog/yacon/ . They ship to Canada now. I see they are sold out right now. I have some. E-mail me.
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08 Mar 16, Sam Lafontaine (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Or post your email and I'll get back to you.
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27 Mar 16, Heather (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
[email protected]. Hope you can still help me out
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09 Mar 16, don jackson (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Sam - are you in Canada and offering to sell some Yacon crowns? If so I would like to take you up on your offer. Am in Niagara region. I realize this thread is a year old Cultivariable is sold out. Thanks very much Don
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10 Mar 16, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Don, Where can I message you?
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15 Mar 16, don jackson (Canada - Zone 6b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
email is best at [email protected] thanks Don
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14 Apr 16, Julie (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi, if you have some yacon crowns for sale, i am very interested. I am living near Montreal.Thanks
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21 Apr 16, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Julie, I will probably have a few left over for you this spring. Email me so I can contact you quicker. [email protected]
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17 Jan 17, Jody (Canada - Zone 5a Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Can we grow sunroof in Manitoba canada and if so where can we buy it from
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20 Jan 17, Sam (Canada - Zone 4b Temperate Warm Summer climate)
Hi Jody, I'm growing it in zone 4b. I just start it early indoors and then plant it outside. I will probably have a piece or two for you to start with. [email protected]
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Hi Annette, Ate you still growing the Yacon? I live in the north Florida area, Glen St Mary in Baker county. Are you anywhere near me that I could see how you're growing the Yacon, or that I might have a sprout or two? I may have something to trade if you like. Tim

- Tim

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