Growing & Harvesting Organic Yacon is Better than Yacon Syrup
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you growing and harvesting of Fresh Yacon in his front yard organic garden. In this episode, John will share his opinions on Yacon syrup and why growing your own fresh harvested yacon is better than the syrup that was seen on Dr. Oz.
You will learn some of the benefits of this perennial vegetable from South America known as yacon aka Smallanthus sonchifolius. This crop is also called the Peruvian Ground Apple or Earth Apple because it is so sweet due to the high inulin content, that is not to be confused with insulin. Inulin is a non-digestible carbohydrate that feeds your beneficial probiotics in your intestine and may help with weight loss according to Dr. Oz.
John will share his experience with growing yacon as well as how to take care of this South American crop. You will also learn when to harvest this crop, as well as how long of a season it needs to produce optimally. You will also see one of the largest yacon tubers ever grown and learn where you can purchase starter plants.
After watching this episode, you will be more motivated to start growing your own yacon and eating fresh, whole beyond organic foods in your garden instead of highly processed foods such as yacon syrup which may promote weight loss.
Learn more about and order Yacon Starter Plants at:
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John's previous Episodes on Yacon:
How to divide yacon crowns:
• How to Grow More Yacon...
Growing Edible tubers your can eat raw (including yacon)
• Growing Edible Tubers ...
Previous Harvesting Yacon and Chinese Artichoke Episode:
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Another thought occurred to me last night: there are a lot of places where you won't want to store yacon in the ground. If you live in a more rural area with rodent problems, voles and rats will eat the crown. Also, if you live where it rains a lot, the storage tubers have a tendency to swell and crack, so leaving them over the winter in a rainy climate can really impact their food quality. We store ours in open buckets in a cool, dry storage area and they keep that way from November to June without any problem.
My first year i washed all the dirt off and sealed in a bucket. Fungus started by spring.
Last year i just shook what i could off and used an open bucket. Much better storage although better temperature control this year. Ive heard elsewhere it needs air flow.
Oh BTW, I bought from you and cool to see your comment here.
I planted ONE plant and in a very concentrated space, it produced a HUGE amount of tubers and crowns, like 30 huge tubers from one plant! I've never seen any plant species produce so much edible material! I did let it grow through one season and harvested the 2nd season.
😮That’s amazing and inspiring.
I literally looked at 15 websites of nurseries all across the US and called all of my local nurseries (there are many in Phoenix) and ALL were sold out or don’t carry them. Even Amazon was sold out! BUT…Etsy had some! Ordered asap. Excited to try it
I've never grown Yacon before and before I watched your video I had never heard of Yacon before. I'm going to try and find out more about Yacon now. Great video John. Thanks for sharing.
Nice one John... Nothing better than crunching on fresh tuber.. One of the tastiest plants we've grown :)
another new plant to try! Baker Heirlooms have the tubers to plant
I received a rhizome a few days ago & prepared a pot to start it in today. I think yours is the best video on planting, caring, harvesting so thanks & please wish me luck. /(a Prediabetic little ol' lady in central Florida USA)
That is a great tip on leaving Yacon in the ground for storage and dividing the crowns.
Your soil looks fantastic, wow!
Another plant I need to try. Thanks.
Thank you, very useful! Just bought a few yacon plants so inof was helpful.
Damn, that's one big tuber! Thanks for the yacon lesson, John.
Great video. Thanks for all your hard work. FWIW Cultivariable specializes in several varieties of South American root veggies, including yacon (I found them while I was on a quest to find Oca).
This is truly the best video I have seen so far on yacon. I will place your video url in mine, so people can watch it :-)
Nice job john love ur vids
pretty cool. I'm gonna look into growing some of these. Going to put in some sunchokes too. A lot of great info and tips. Thanks John.
Thanks, always helpful!
Thank you for this informative video. I have just purchased my very first Yacon, and its now on its way to me, BUT if I'm completely honest, I...um...kinda purchased it without even one clue, on how to grow it. I'm spontaneous like that... and I was actually looking up Jerusalem artichokes, when this plant came up, and the sellers got me, by doing the old 'last one left' trick, and it was the only one that I'd found =9 So this video has really helped me out, because at least now, I know what to do with it, how to grow it, how to harvest it, how store it, and how to propagate it .... poor plant... having me as its purchaser lol. But, with luck, and videos like this, I wont kill it. So I'm sure that the plant is thank you right now... =D
you help me to grow sun chokes , last summer .I am going to try yacon .Thank you great teaching & sharing
Awesome!
Thanks John
Very nice video thank you
Man awesome Yacon! Enjoy eating it John :D and as always keep on growing :D
John We need help. We Planted Yacon in about a 10 gallon (maybe bigger) pot and when we harvested it tonight it was total root bound with very little tubers. We did repot the crowns. Any ideas on how to get more tubers and less root?
hay those yacon are grate i would love ro grow some in NASSAU ,BAHAMAS BUT DONT KNOW WERE TO GET THE RIZON FROM
I have some for the first time. Started inside still inside waiting for it to be warm up for outdoors.
I couldn't agree more that eating fresh yacon is better than mystery goop in a jar. The funny thing is that yacon syrup is sweet for the same reason that the tubers become sweet with exposure: some of the fructooligosaccharides are converted to fructose. So, it is really just another fructose syrup! Also worth noting is that there is some research that shows that yacon leaves may be toxic to the kidneys, so probably best to go easy on the yacon leaf tea.
I would like to grow some in Arizona ,,where can I get some rhizomes, tubers,, or crowns to plant ???
If you store them underground, will they freeze underground if the temperature drops.
You should be able to harvest after a hard freeze in cold climates with shorter seasons. Like the day after the freeze. I just dug mine up after a 27F freeze.
People eat the leaves too, you can use it for more than tea. I would have loved trying to sautéing it! 😊
Do you plant carrot or fruit tree as well?
Can you use the Ruth stout method for growing these?
Do you have shade over them or full sun?
Do you stake your Yacon. I find they have week trunks and are easily knocked over by wind.?
We’ve had high winds in our area in NZ, but the yacon are sturdy enough to withstand wind. But, best to plant closer to a fence.
Where can I get this crop from I live in Guernsey 🇬🇬 x
I got these from my neighbor CSA and I wasn’t sure what to do with them so I always roasted them with the skin on and peeled once “done” I had four nice ones that I forgot were in the oven last night. I am so heartbroken and now devastated to find out we could have enjoyed them raw
how do you eat sweet potato raw ,and other tubers, like rutabaga what do you add to it . thank you for responding to my inquiry.
I doubt you can eat sweet potato raw, but you can eat yacon raw, baked like potatoes, made into juices and smoothies and eaten in salads.
Love the video but where do i find yacon to plant? thank you
I got mine from eBay
Huge and beautiful.
I'm genuinely interested in this. I want to know how to prepare it for eating, etc. The powdered root is extremely expensive.
They are excellent roasted like potatoes, and hold their shape even if they are not starchy like potatoes. We’ve eaten them in salads instead of cucumber, and even raw as a snack.
why does mine never make the crown..is it because they sent me a rooted limb.an they dont make potatoes..just roots.
Where I can buy those crown?
Where do you buy a yacon??
I don't about yacon fruits ar all &I want to learn about :What difference about syrup yacon and organic yacon ;what it good for human body and I want buy some yacon root for plant so ,please send for me some yacons with intruction how to plant and tell me how much ?
Where did you get your seed?
How far north can it grow?
So, the part that looks like a potato is peeled and eaten raw. How is the big red monster root cooked and used? Do you treat it like a purple yam?? Purple yams grow wild, all over Florida. A huge food source that nutrition wise, has much more going for it than potatoes and sweet potatoes.
I am very interested in learning how they are used in the kitchen. The cook is most curious.
I live in the only part of Canada that rarely gets frost and never a deep frost.
Good vids, thanks for piquing my curiosity
They taste almost like an apple but milder sweetness. Crunchy and light. I eat it both raw and sautéed 🙏🏽✨💗
The purple roots, ie rhizomes are divided and replanted for future crops, or just planted in pots to give away. It’s the potato like tuber that is eaten. They taste lovely roasted like potatoes, in salad instead of cucumber when cucumber is out of season. It’s also eaten raw like a snack and made into juices and smoothies.
@@yanamaslova5067 He is asking about the roots, not the tuber.
Amazing. How can I buy fresh yacon like this in NY or the US? It's to cold here to grow anything lol
I found them on eBay
Where do I buy these seeds?
Can you grow it from seed?
How many crowns would put in a pot and how big a pot thanks for the video there Great keep up the good work :-))
I've grown yacon for three years now.....it is surprisingly easy. The bigger the pot the better. A 50 liter pot (13, or better, 15 gallons) would be perfect, as the larger the pot, the larger the harvest. If you fill it with quality soil and side dress it with a bit of horse poo or seaweed, blood and bone halfway through the season, you will get HEAPS from one bucket. I was surprised that John didn't dig up all of the storage tubers from that one plant to show people how much a single plant grows, but there were many more tubers in the ground around that plant...there always are. A single plant of mine gives an average of 5 really big ones and many more large potato sized ones.
I purchased a few rhizomes off someone and planted each rhizome in a medium sized pot. I waited until it grew about 30 to 45cm high and then replanted them in the ground spacing them about 60cm apart. If you don’t have ground space, you will need a large pot to replant. But, just one rhizome can yield a large plant with lots of tubers and more rhizomes for future crops.
Would love to see the Yucon cut, I wonder what it looks like from the inside.
Yellow like a pear.
Golden, partially translucent look to it It’s beautiful and u can smell the sweetness
Do you think Yacon would grow well in Texas?
yes
Likes water.
how to make tea from the leaf of yucon
Abinas Sharma that's a good question. Did you ever find out how?
steep it
Don't know why, my yacon plants are tall and thick, but the tubers are so small
Growing some for the first time this year. Got plants from rareseeds dot com (Baker Creek).
do they grow /make seeds from flowers.
it is best grown from rhyzomes, those little red crowns he shows in the video...you can order them online. I do not think it is easy to grow them from seed.
+Colby S; most types dont make seed. Some breeders make true seeds to select certain traits.
John can you grow yocon in the Uk cheers
Yes I've grow it in Ireland. Start it in pots and plant it out after frosts are finished. Harvest at the first frosts in winter.
Etsy has yucon crowns and tubers
You need to get your sales department going. Light a fire man
only place I could find them was ebay.,just order one. thanks
aroundlinemen how did they do?
Same here which variety did you get which is the variety he speaks of
«The Mother Baby» Huh? ☺️👏👏👏😂
John, the pressure-treated fence posts is toxic with arsenic and other chemicals that leaches into the soil, why do you still grow there?
Do you really believe john grows his food in the ground when he has all those raised garden beds?
Geez. You are nuttier than a peanut plantation. He's been growing there for years so whatever treatment you THINK could have been on the wood (which I would love to see you try to explain to us about "chemicals") He isn't dead yet. If he is the sample guinea pig... I'll take my chances. Growing my greens is still better than buying them from big ag.
I seem to remember John used some safe wood preservative or hardwood when he set up his beds. I doubt he would have used anything toxic given how health conscious he is.
I cant find to plant in ohio baker creek dont have either
I got mine from eBay
Is this the same as Yuca?
I believe this is called earth apple in south America but yacon as well.
i seen yucca but might look up video of it
What is the history of Yuca plant.
No
It’s not yucca. Not even close. Yucca is cassava. Yukon is botanically Smallanthus sonchifolius
Where can I buy yacon plants?
I searched Baker Creek with no luck😢
I got mine from eBay
spread for all have sick
R u still growing them? Do u sell some rhysoze?
Not familiar with this vegetable. I don't like Jeruasalem Artichokes so I wonder to they taste similar. I do like Oca though.
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All the leaves and top growth went to compost. You could have let them dry out for tea
7:07 high FOS fructooligosaccharides
hahahaha, he's funny sometimes
"Dr.Oz" Humm, if it's on TV, I do the opposite. Tell-LIE-vision. I try to avoid MOST Main Stream Media. You tub, is also questionable. ; )
Does yacon mind growing in a pot?
no, but at least 15 gallon, better off 20-30
Was with you until you mentioned "Doctor" Oz.
Harvest videos
Piss on Oz.. We have been listening to "Oz" for far too long.
Piss on O-Prah too. Billionairess who forgot from where she came..
Angry much?
And the TV preachers.
I read Bacon... left disappointed.
Reading comprehension....
i want to grow some bacon
I grew bacons. Pro tip: don't let bacons step on your foot
had to stop watching after only a few minutes ,could not stand listening to you calling it a yakoon instead of yakon wont bother with this channel again .
you talk too much, really tiring....
You consumed the whole time in talking stop it we need to learn something just do it pls stop it
You talk too much