DND's All Seeds Swap #9 (2022) - Phytocraft - 2021
also known as Shan Yao, one of the true Yams and it is very good food.
I would grow it, it also is a medicinal and the flavor is very nice.
I first found out about this yam from a Japanese family that lived across the street from me in California.
He and I exchanged a lot of methods and techniques over a 4 year period (I even worked at his nursery for a year).
Remember the leaves oppose directly across from each other on the edible species of true yams.
Edible species of Dioscorea have opposite leaves whilst poisonous species have alternate leaves.
Can take 3 to 5 years from seed to harvest.
Zones 5 -12.
Events
April 21, 2023: Seeds sown (Sown after 24-hour soak.) April 25, 2023 - April 30, 2023: Plant emerged (1 seedling has emerged.
7 seedlings total have emerged.) May 16, 2023: Seeds sown (1)
