Thank you for watching. Plant propagation is way easier than most people think. If you want to propagate just about anything, check out my book "Free Plants for Everyone" here: amzn.to/2YiGHtP If you are interested in monetizing your passion for plants by starting your own home plant nursery, you should enjoy my book on the topic - check it out here: amzn.to/38uwRXu Get my free composting booklet: www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/ "Compost Your Enemies" T-shirts: www.aardvarktees.com/collections/vendors?q=The%20Survival%20Gardener
blessed David. one method we used in Jamaica, where am from is, we cut the head from the yam, we never eat that part, and we use that part for growing. the head is the top part of the root, you can identify it easily, it has a darker shade and not as bloated and has more fiber than the bottom half. if you should go to our markets to buy yams, it would always seems like your buying a half of yam, thats because we always cut the head off.
Thats so cool... Makes sense, my uncle taught me how to make ital stew... He was like get a yellow yam. I thought sweet potato, he was like no yellow yam. And he took me to the store and it was bright yellow when the clerk cut it to show... Too cool.
David and all, it's good to note that yams have a cycle of growth, dormancy, then re-awakening. If you buy a yam which may have just been harvested it will need some dormant time before doing the minisett procedure. A freshly harvested yam just isn't ready to sprout. So put in the closet or dark place it may take a month or 2 before you see small buds forming usually around the neck or top and then cut for minisetts. You'll have better luck especially with yams from the store whose provenance you don't know.
Nigerian here. Thank you right away for the sweet potato distinction. Ever since sweet potato’s got popular the “yams” mistake has driven me up the wall 😆
Thanks for the live, found the old yam video. I believe I got the big purple variety. Whoop! Whoop! I have no idea where I am planting them yet. He sent them in compost or dirt. TY again!
Here’s a chuckle for you. We ordered 2 books from Amazon. One of them- Grocery Row Gardening received a couple days later. Create Your Own Florida Food Forest was a different story. It left Smyrna Tennessee, and traveled to Orlando FL, Jacksonville FL, Homasassa FL, Anchorage AK (😂), back to Jacksonville FL and finally made it to our house north of Jax. Our book travelled more this year than we did! How it got to Alaska is beyond me, but I thought it was pretty cool. Both books are really good btw. Thanks and many Blessings!!
I live in Canada and I am trying to grow yam indoors. I have it in a large container that I will put outdoors in the summer and bring in when fall and winter arrives. No idea if it will work but I am off to a good start.
Those little ants looked like spring tails to me. Very good to have in your garden part of the chain of decomposition getting nutrients to your plants. I'm sure someone has said that already but just in case someone needed to see this.
Thanks for the video. I planted some true yams this past summer. With the low temps coming Friday, do I need to dig them up or can I leave them in the ground? Thanks and LOVE your channel.
What are easier to grow and sustain-yams or sweet potatoes? And which is the easiest yam to grow please? Which is sweeter Caribbean or African? Thanks!
On one of your other videos you were talking about taking discarded produce from a grocery store to add to your composting would you not be getting tomato plants as well as many other plants growing everywhere
Very helpful video. I got some yams from the oriental market I'm going to put next to a couple of dogwoods. Your yams aren't going to have anything to climb on?
I was going to ask the same thing! Just sticks poked in the ground sufficient? I have a bunch I am ready to plant, small roots from last year that are starting to sprout.
I just emailed you a picture of what I think is a Name Yam. I thought when I planted it that it was a taro. I bought it at an Asian Market. Problem is I planted it at the front of my house and it has nothing to vine on unless I provide it with something. I would have chosen a different location if I had known it wasn't taro. I could use some advice. It has shoots about a foot tall already!
Hey David I'm starting your Yam Playlist. Going to try and hunt down the J yellow yam and some Asian varieties at my local markets. What was the other variety I should look out for? I feel the yam itch already.
Hey is there any advantages to just replanting the entire Tuber instead of cutting it into smaller pieces? Or is the purpose of Cutting it into smaller pieces is just to be able to practically clone more of the tuber?
Termites yes and thanks David for the video, I'm in the Philippines and my wife wants me to plant the Ube she calls it and it's identical to yours except purple inside, she also mentioned it sprouts a vine... strange because I also plant Gabi (taro root) in the back and it sprouts huge green leaves so no worry on a vine. My problem is the soil I'll have to really dig because it's sort of sandy and has tiny shells, so I'm going to use the hoe, thanks again... Oh, should I also sprinkle more ash where I plant the Yam root? The Yam I'm planting is mainly used for treats or candies but most people here don't eat like Westerners so I'm wondering if you ever had this purple version of Yam? Learned a new word today "Propagate" bookmarked that on my long list of words I don't hear too often.
Yes - I used to have the purple type in Florida. It's awesome. I don't have it now, though. You don't need to add more ashes, but some compost is a good idea if you have it.
@@davidthegood I just got done planting and also my first time cutting this huge root apart and it was the same color as yours but the outer peeling area was purple so I'm hoping I can eat this like a Yam? there's no such thing as Yams like I used to see in the US markets and I haven't seen red beets in a couple years.
The question I have, is if you want to grow the Yem for more than one season do you have to dig them up at the end of the growing season or can you let the Vine die and leave the root in the ground? Or does that also depend how cold it gets in your area, I live in St. Louis Missouri zone 7 or 7B.
Hi David - can these yams handle the hot afternoon heat (heat of the nuclear degree as we have here in Texas!) or would they rather be sheltered with light shade in the afternoon? Thanks!
I just ordered some bulbs some from your duaghter's site. I am going to try yams, yuca, jerusalem artichoke: I see dogs also when such are cooked can eat all three. I also need to grow some peanuts for some oils and likely beans for some other amino acids. For protein with a shotgun and traps I can go after birds, snakes, squirrels, rats or what ever. Even insects might be useful. Are there any recipes for fire ants.
David, I purchased a yam (ñame) at the tropical supermarket which I plan to eat a portion of and plant the rest. I do not have access to ashes... Would cinnamon work as an anti fungal?
I have purchased the white Ghana yams several times online and cut into setts, treated as directed, but none have sprouted. Have just heard about the dormancy period. How long do I need to hold them before attempting to sprout? And under what conditions? In a paper bag in the fridge? I live in Hawaii.
I I left mine in an open box in the garage and one by our kitchen window in February, it's now May and it just started sprouting at the top. So it takes a few months to mature before they sprout. Hope this helps. Happy gardening!! God bless🙏🙏🙏.
Hi great infos. Thank you, Do you know how to buy Yams in S. California??, and I was mazes How many grocery stores they don’t know the difference of Yams ver. Sweet potatoes!. Thanks
Stop already! I only live on a corner lot in SW Florida and I feel compelled to plant everything I see you growing. I need to plant yams now pronto! Oh and where are those damned perennial cucumbers? I keep lookin' for em. ;)
The yam looks matured enough that termites consider it as tough woods. The yam you dug out has irregular shape, maybe due to hardness of the soil where it planted. Is your place temperature during winter just as the winter weather in the west coast ? If not, then it's not a suitable place to plant with.
Awesome video. I got a Name root from publix, cut it up, ashed it up, and planted some. Now I'm trying to figure out where to incorporate the rest into my "baby" food Forest. David, if you see this, plz look for an email from me about a property consultation. I'm 1 hour north of ft. Lauderdale in Loxahatchee. Thanks!
Thank you. Ya im here in southern california so its generally temperate and we did have temps below 55 for a while. Its been about 70ish lately hopefully itll encourage them. I had them in a greenhouse like tub for a few months though.
I'm always confused between yam and taro. Are they the same? The problem is even the google is confused between these two and when i search for taro or yam the picture of both shows
I live in zone 8a, coastal South Carolina, where can I buy this kind of yam. I need more potassium daily, and yams have very high potassium content. Thanks 😊
In New Zealand, yam is for Oxalis Tuberosa. Those Yams aren't yam either, nor are they sweet potatoes. They're the second staple of the Andes after potatoes.
Termites are bad news for root crops... Yikes. I've had to deal with termites. I got some beneficial nematodes but that's not cheap. Now I put all my pots on something so they're not sitting on the ground. My Yacon was pretty much a loss.
Jamie Jackson, I live in England, UK Have a piece in water rooting at the moment If I am successful here ( will know my late summer) I am sure you can be too
Somehow my local supermarket has yams that are good for body building, they light you up downstairs. I think they're the famous gonadtropin ones that make women have twins, lol. I need to buy em and start growing em in case they stop selling em. Thank you.
Thank you for watching. Plant propagation is way easier than most people think. If you want to propagate just about anything, check out my book "Free Plants for Everyone" here: amzn.to/2YiGHtP
If you are interested in monetizing your passion for plants by starting your own home plant nursery, you should enjoy my book on the topic - check it out here: amzn.to/38uwRXu
Get my free composting booklet: www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/
"Compost Your Enemies" T-shirts: www.aardvarktees.com/collections/vendors?q=The%20Survival%20Gardener
Yams are not common in Australia..but after watching your videos, I just bought some yams with roots on them..Im soooo excited!!
So how did it go?
blessed David. one method we used in Jamaica, where am from is, we cut the head from the yam, we never eat that part, and we use that part for growing. the head is the top part of the root, you can identify it easily, it has a darker shade and not as bloated and has more fiber than the bottom half. if you should go to our markets to buy yams, it would always seems like your buying a half of yam, thats because we always cut the head off.
I live in Hawaii and I'm going to try to grow a Jamaican yellow yam.
Thats so cool... Makes sense, my uncle taught me how to make ital stew... He was like get a yellow yam. I thought sweet potato, he was like no yellow yam. And he took me to the store and it was bright yellow when the clerk cut it to show... Too cool.
Anubis Ma-At ~ that’s a great tip!
I have Caribbean family. This is how we grow yams.
David and all, it's good to note that yams have a cycle of growth, dormancy, then re-awakening. If you buy a yam which may have just been harvested it will need some dormant time before doing the minisett procedure. A freshly harvested yam just isn't ready to sprout. So put in the closet or dark place it may take a month or 2 before you see small buds forming usually around the neck or top and then cut for minisetts. You'll have better luck especially with yams from the store whose provenance you don't know.
Hi I'm from Barbados, Thanks for making this video on propagating yams, I'm planning on growing yams this year in pots
Thank you.
WOW! I've been looking for true yams for a LONG time, very much appreciation for this info! Yams are delicious 😋
That yam rap made me a subscriber.
Lol same here
Nigerian here. Thank you right away for the sweet potato distinction. Ever since sweet potato’s got popular the “yams” mistake has driven me up the wall 😆
You know your yams there. So many Americans do not!
Very impressive videos. Agriculture is our back bone.
Respect David for doing your thing. Glad to see you growing good food
Thank you, Martyn.
The peels from my yum that I buried in the ground grew. Yes tons of them!
Awesome.
wow so one can yam peels..... Allahu Akbar
Hello
Great Video! First time viewer. Loved the tune at the end. Just delving into the yam sweet potato world. Thanks
Welcome
Thanks for the live, found the old yam video. I believe I got the big purple variety. Whoop! Whoop! I have no idea where I am planting them yet. He sent them in compost or dirt. TY again!
Here’s a chuckle for you. We ordered 2 books from Amazon. One of them- Grocery Row Gardening received a couple days later. Create Your Own Florida Food Forest was a different story. It left Smyrna Tennessee, and traveled to Orlando FL, Jacksonville FL, Homasassa FL, Anchorage AK (😂), back to Jacksonville FL and finally made it to our house north of Jax. Our book travelled more this year than we did! How it got to Alaska is beyond me, but I thought it was pretty cool. Both books are really good btw. Thanks and many Blessings!!
We found you not too long ago, subscribed, and now spamming your old videos. 😊
That is hilarious. Thank you.
I live in Canada and I am trying to grow yam indoors. I have it in a large container that I will put outdoors in the summer and bring in when fall and winter arrives. No idea if it will work but I am off to a good start.
Did it work?
You of to have a green house.
Those little ants looked like spring tails to me. Very good to have in your garden part of the chain of decomposition getting nutrients to your plants. I'm sure someone has said that already but just in case someone needed to see this.
I'm glad you guys are doing well after your car crash! Thanks for another great video. 👍🏼
I love Ube or Purple Yams. It's like Chocolate for me. God bless!
Can you do the same with a potato when you plant it, as far as the ashes? I'm in NC Florida..near Gainesville.
Yes indeed.
This is where I learned to plant yam 6 years ago 😅
Thanks for the video. I planted some true yams this past summer. With the low temps coming Friday, do I need to dig them up or can I leave them in the ground? Thanks and LOVE your channel.
I am mulching heavily over mine.
What are easier to grow and sustain-yams or sweet potatoes? And which is the easiest yam to grow please? Which is sweeter Caribbean or African? Thanks!
It very much depends on your climate.
Can I plant yams in maryland? And if I can, hoe do I factor in the weather? Thanks, very helpful video
You so funny! The closed captioning was funny on your song too. Thanks for the vids!
Is the method different, when using sweet potatoes? Does this only apply to yams, and regular Potatoes?
Hey David. Can I use this method to grow ube yams as well? Thanks for your cool videos👍
Yes.
On one of your other videos you were talking about taking discarded produce from a grocery store to add to your composting would you not be getting tomato plants as well as many other plants growing everywhere
Very helpful video. I got some yams from the oriental market I'm going to put next to a couple of dogwoods. Your yams aren't going to have anything to climb on?
They definitely need something to climb. That's my next project. I'll be cutting a bunch of green wood in the jungle.
I was going to ask the same thing! Just sticks poked in the ground sufficient? I have a bunch I am ready to plant, small roots from last year that are starting to sprout.
Yep. Just sticks will do it.
lol your rhyme
That's some really funky music man
I just emailed you a picture of what I think is a Name Yam. I thought when I planted it that it was a taro. I bought it at an Asian Market. Problem is I planted it at the front of my house and it has nothing to vine on unless I provide it with something. I would have chosen a different location if I had known it wasn't taro. I could use some advice. It has shoots about a foot tall already!
Yammin' to the beets... fascinating and fun!
Hey David I'm starting your Yam Playlist. Going to try and hunt down the J yellow yam and some Asian varieties at my local markets. What was the other variety I should look out for? I feel the yam itch already.
D. Alata
@@davidthegood thank you David.
@davidthegood I was able to find, yellow, white, and African yams at one of my local Asian Markets. Still on the hunt for Ube.
Great video,
Hey is there any advantages to just replanting the entire Tuber instead of cutting it into smaller pieces? Or is the purpose of Cutting it into smaller pieces is just to be able to practically clone more of the tuber?
If you just re-plant the tuber, you don't get more of them - just the single plant again.
Do we plant in full shade, partial shade or full sun? We are zone five in the pacific northwest, Washington state and are starting with slips
Thank you! Very informative. I also like the head-bobbin' music at 2:27 😎 Now subbed.
Termites yes and thanks David for the video, I'm in the Philippines and my wife wants me to plant the Ube she calls it and it's identical to yours except purple inside, she also mentioned it sprouts a vine... strange because I also plant Gabi (taro root) in the back and it sprouts huge green leaves so no worry on a vine.
My problem is the soil I'll have to really dig because it's sort of sandy and has tiny shells, so I'm going to use the hoe, thanks again... Oh, should I also sprinkle more ash where I plant the Yam root?
The Yam I'm planting is mainly used for treats or candies but most people here don't eat like Westerners so I'm wondering if you ever had this purple version of Yam? Learned a new word today "Propagate" bookmarked that on my long list of words I don't hear too often.
Yes - I used to have the purple type in Florida. It's awesome. I don't have it now, though. You don't need to add more ashes, but some compost is a good idea if you have it.
@@davidthegood I just got done planting and also my first time cutting this huge root apart and it was the same color as yours but the outer peeling area was purple so I'm hoping I can eat this like a Yam? there's no such thing as Yams like I used to see in the US markets and I haven't seen red beets in a couple years.
Good morning David I have question for you i stay in port st Lucie fl which is call the treasure coast zone 9 do yam grow well here?
Yes, yams grow great there.
The question I have, is if you want to grow the Yem for more than one season do you have to dig them up at the end of the growing season or can you let the Vine die and leave the root in the ground? Or does that also depend how cold it gets in your area, I live in St. Louis Missouri zone 7 or 7B.
You could leave Dioscorea polystachya in the ground there. You would have to experiment with the more tropical types and see.
@@davidthegood I will look to plant the specific one you mentioned in the message, thanks for your help.
Hi David - can these yams handle the hot afternoon heat (heat of the nuclear degree as we have here in Texas!) or would they rather be sheltered with light shade in the afternoon? Thanks!
Wow, very impressive.
haha Love it bro...thnk you for sharing and the vid editting rocks
We call that variety ñame de palo in Puerto Rico. It grows wild in the forests. It is not as tender as “ñame Florido” that’s the comercial variety.
I just ordered some bulbs some from your duaghter's site. I am going to try yams, yuca, jerusalem artichoke: I see dogs also when such are cooked can eat all three. I also need to grow some peanuts for some oils and likely beans for some other amino acids. For protein with a shotgun and traps I can go after birds, snakes, squirrels, rats or what ever. Even insects might be useful. Are there any recipes for fire ants.
Amdro fire ant bait isn't too poisonous, and works well.
Hi David, What kind of ash do you use?
Just wood ashes from a fire. Whatever I have.
David, I purchased a yam (ñame) at the tropical supermarket which I plan to eat a portion of and plant the rest. I do not have access to ashes... Would cinnamon work as an anti fungal?
This music slaps! 🔥
I have purchased the white Ghana yams several times online and cut into setts, treated as directed, but none have sprouted. Have just heard about the dormancy period. How long do I need to hold them before attempting to sprout? And under what conditions? In a paper bag in the fridge? I live in Hawaii.
I I left mine in an open box in the garage and one by our kitchen window in February, it's now May and it just started sprouting at the top. So it takes a few months to mature before they sprout. Hope this helps. Happy gardening!! God bless🙏🙏🙏.
Nice video!
Hi great infos. Thank you, Do you know how to buy Yams in S. California??, and I was mazes
How many grocery stores they don’t know the difference of Yams ver. Sweet potatoes!. Thanks
Look for "name" roots. Many ethnic markets should carry them.
Glycemic index of yam is excellent
Stop already! I only live on a corner lot in SW Florida and I feel compelled to plant everything I see you growing. I need to plant yams now pronto! Oh and where are those damned perennial cucumbers? I keep lookin' for em. ;)
How many types of yarn you harvest. Share with.us
What type of banas at the back ground? The tall ones with black stem?
Are the name yams you can buy at the stores diascorea alata? Do they have bulbils?
David your permaculture name is Yam Rapper King! 👍👍Need it on a T-shirt! 👕
The yam looks matured enough that termites consider it as tough woods. The yam you dug out has irregular shape, maybe due to hardness of the soil where it planted. Is your place temperature during winter just as the winter weather in the west coast ? If not, then it's not a suitable place to plant with.
This type always goes irregular - it's a Dioscorea alata. Not a pretty one.
Thank you.
What size will the propagated yams grow into
Hi! How long before you can reap yams?
My Asian yams seem a lot like sweet potatoes and less like the yams you describe. Does it grow more like a sweet potato then?
No, these are a straigh-up climbing plant. Not like the sweet potatoes. Dioscorea spp, not Ipomaea spp.
@@davidthegood I meant does it propagate more like a sweet potato.
Cool music 👍
Thank you, Lynn
Moustache comedies
super cool Great idea, thanks keep it going
Awesome video. I got a Name root from publix, cut it up, ashed it up, and planted some. Now I'm trying to figure out where to incorporate the rest into my "baby" food Forest.
David, if you see this, plz look for an email from me about a property consultation. I'm 1 hour north of ft. Lauderdale in Loxahatchee. Thanks!
How deep do you plant them?
2-4 inches below the surface.
How big the container should be for yam growing plz answer
How about water after you put yam ?
Ive had these ube bulbills i bought online but its been 4 months and havent sprouted at all anytips on encouraging roots to sprout?
They take their time. It is still the dormancy season. They will usually start growing in March/April if you have moist conditions + warm weather.
Thank you. Ya im here in southern california so its generally temperate and we did have temps below 55 for a while. Its been about 70ish lately hopefully itll encourage them. I had them in a greenhouse like tub for a few months though.
Thanks 👏👏👏😇
I'm always confused between yam and taro. Are they the same? The problem is even the google is confused between these two and when i search for taro or yam the picture of both shows
Taro looks like an "elephant ear." Not the same.
I live in zone 8a, coastal South Carolina, where can I buy this kind of yam. I need more potassium daily, and yams have very high potassium content. Thanks 😊
Try your local african, indian or chinese store.
Would lime work as a substitute for ashes?
in Florida it's an evasive species. How did you get your tubers
The one we have here in Florida is called air potato, and yes their vines are very much alike but tubers are completely different.
Don't they make little areial tubers on the vine?
Some varieties do, some do not.
I like your videos
Where's a good source for buying yams to start growing them?
Ethnic markets and Publix.
@@davidthegood Thank you
In New Zealand, yam is for Oxalis Tuberosa. Those Yams aren't yam either, nor are they sweet potatoes. They're the second staple of the Andes after potatoes.
Termites are bad news for root crops... Yikes. I've had to deal with termites. I got some beneficial nematodes but that's not cheap. Now I put all my pots on something so they're not sitting on the ground. My Yacon was pretty much a loss.
It's strange. Sometimes they'll eat them up, sometimes they skip. I had them destroy some sweet potatoes one year.
Mix in cinnamon in the ashes and it could help with fungus maybe... Or just straight cinnamon instead of ashes.
Probably not as cheap though.
Do you sell the bulbs?
Hi David can yam make termites?
Love ñame!
We called that yam renta in Jamaica
Looks like a log, how do you cook that sucker? What does it taste like?
They're a lot like a potato cooked. Hearty, similar texture.
I was expecting your rendition of Bob Marley's Jammin'...Yammin', but I like your choice better.
"I want to plant yams with you!"
Can you eat the bulbils from D alata?
Yes, I have heard so. Haven't tried them, though.
Jamaican living in north England somebody tell me I can grow yam am willing to use grow lights
Jamie Jackson, I live in England, UK
Have a piece in water rooting at the moment
If I am successful here ( will know my late summer) I am sure you can be too
Somehow my local supermarket has yams that are good for body building, they light you up downstairs. I think they're the famous gonadtropin ones that make women have twins, lol. I need to buy em and start growing em in case they stop selling em. Thank you.
What is the music at the background?
merci
Love the music
mate how do you keep your fingernails so clean? im constantly in trouble with my wife. cheers
I blast them with the hose.
What kind of ash ?
Wood
Does this work with cassava
No, cassava roots just rot when cut
WHAT DOES ASHES DO .
They help keep fungus and bacteria from rotting the root.
hope they do good
be well
Thank you.
David The Good you ever tried growing Jamaican yellow yam
I haven't seen one here yet. I think that's D. cayenensis. I would very much like to try them.
David The Good really good yam sells in Maryland for $3 a pound
ok. so we aren't going to talk about 8:46? i see how it is.
It's too intense for most viewers. Dioscorea SPP on the mic!
lizard @ 3:19 cute
So lizards are cute 😆....
It’s ñame the ñ makes yam sound so when u pronounce it is sounds ya-me
In Jamaica they say "nyam" which means "eat", eg. " A who nyam out me yam?" or "Who ate my yam?".
thank you! annoyed me.
Why the ashes?
They help keep the cuts from getting infected with fungi/bacteria.
@@davidthegood thanks mate👍