Awesome video. This yam has another cold hardy cousin . Dioscorea Japonica. or Japanese Mountain Yam. I know for a fact they can survive -10c /14f If the yam produces lots of yam bulbils and no flowers its highly likely to be Dioscorea bulbifera that is commonly mislabeled and sold as chinese or cinnemon vine yam. There are both poisonous and edible forms of bulbifera so always make sure it has pairs of leaves and not alternate leaves, You should get flowets from a true seed in 3 to 4 years if its a true Chinese or Cinnemon Vine yam. If ever your Yams have flowers you can develop your own varieties
No, the climate here is not conducive. Too hot in the summer and spikes of too cold in the shoulder seasons. Andean crops as such typically don't do well here.
Awesome video. This yam has another cold hardy cousin . Dioscorea Japonica. or Japanese Mountain Yam. I know for a fact they can survive -10c /14f If the yam produces lots of yam bulbils and no flowers its highly likely to be Dioscorea bulbifera that is commonly mislabeled and sold as chinese or cinnemon vine yam. There are both poisonous and edible forms of bulbifera so always make sure it has pairs of leaves and not alternate leaves, You should get flowets from a true seed in 3 to 4 years if its a true Chinese or Cinnemon Vine yam. If ever your Yams have flowers you can develop your own varieties
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Have you ever grown Oxalis tuberosa (oca)? It does well here in the PNW maritime and resists blight.
No, the climate here is not conducive. Too hot in the summer and spikes of too cold in the shoulder seasons. Andean crops as such typically don't do well here.
Sorry meant to say in last comment I can confirm that pheasants will also eat the bulbils.