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the tubers are storage only, and will not sprout. rhizome only. I've stored tubers and rhizomes in soil for months and months...only the rhizome start growing.
hopefully suiting up in a couple hours to go dig the remainder of my our yacon crop...ten plants probably means a couple hundred lbs of tubers. hope we've got enough buckets.
also, been sweetening about a half-bushel for two weeks now, going to juice them and see if I can make wine...this has got to be the most low-key christmas we've ever had.
hopefully suiting up in a couple hours to go dig the remainder of my our yacon crop...ten plants probably means a couple hundred lbs of tubers. hope we've got enough buckets.
also, been sweetening about a half-bushel for two weeks now, going to juice them and see if I can make wine...this has got to be the most low-key christmas we've ever had.
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whoa - dredging up historical documents over here. 
the wine was/is great - as a learning experience! long story, but I don't think I got enough sugar conversion for the yeast to have any idea how to deal with it, so it's still languishing....
oh wait. actually, now that I look at the date on this old post - that first batch was one that actually ended up being a yacon-cyser (hybrid mead/hard cider with yacon juice instead of cider). that one took a long time, but finally finished - and it's pretty weird, let's just say that. I did a later batch of straight yacon wine with juice that I boiled down to increase the concentration...that's the one that's languishing. I'll mess with it again someday...or I'll just keep filling the airlock up periodically. they were both pretty goofy low-expectation experiments, so I feel pretty alright about them...but I won't start any more batches of that any time soon!
got a hundred and change plants in the ground this year, and they're looking good so far - those that survived the raccoon-raids just after planting (going after fertilizer, not the plants: lesson learned). should have yacon in the store for a few months at least in the fall/winter. never did sell any plants this year, since I needed all I could get to plant, coming back from a rough year last year since we moved. holler at me mid-winter, I'll probably have rhizome to spare *crossed fingers*
the wine was/is great - as a learning experience! long story, but I don't think I got enough sugar conversion for the yeast to have any idea how to deal with it, so it's still languishing....
oh wait. actually, now that I look at the date on this old post - that first batch was one that actually ended up being a yacon-cyser (hybrid mead/hard cider with yacon juice instead of cider). that one took a long time, but finally finished - and it's pretty weird, let's just say that. I did a later batch of straight yacon wine with juice that I boiled down to increase the concentration...that's the one that's languishing. I'll mess with it again someday...or I'll just keep filling the airlock up periodically. they were both pretty goofy low-expectation experiments, so I feel pretty alright about them...but I won't start any more batches of that any time soon!
got a hundred and change plants in the ground this year, and they're looking good so far - those that survived the raccoon-raids just after planting (going after fertilizer, not the plants: lesson learned). should have yacon in the store for a few months at least in the fall/winter. never did sell any plants this year, since I needed all I could get to plant, coming back from a rough year last year since we moved. holler at me mid-winter, I'll probably have rhizome to spare *crossed fingers*
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I tend to say 'yeah-cahn', though it should probably be closer to 'yah-cone' considering where it comes from.
I've occasionally added it to soups or casseroles or whatnot, and did dried chips once. tends to keep a little bit of its crunch. it really shines as a raw fruit-like veggie, though. crunchy, sweet...in the dead of winter when most of the other home-grown salad ingredients are gone it's a welcome addition. I eat them just plain and peeled as a snack more often than not when they're around.
I've occasionally added it to soups or casseroles or whatnot, and did dried chips once. tends to keep a little bit of its crunch. it really shines as a raw fruit-like veggie, though. crunchy, sweet...in the dead of winter when most of the other home-grown salad ingredients are gone it's a welcome addition. I eat them just plain and peeled as a snack more often than not when they're around.