that's three, bill.
I'm just about to declare that this isn't the right place for oca. grown it for three or four years, but yield is pretty unimpressive, even when I go to great lengths for both season extension and to convince the plants to start tuberizing early. maybe other varieties than what I have would do better here? I've got a pink variety, the only one I've found available...
mashua, I got some of the ken aslett day-neutral kind a few years ago and they crashed and burned in the summer heat, even though I was at some elevation at the time, on the north side of a mountain...will probably try again at some point.
never found a source for ulluco...
UNTIL NOW...
but I'm probably the biggest yacon grower in this region this year - had 260+ plants in the ground, I'll probably be harvesting tons when it's all through. $4/lb sounds nice, jeff, but I'm pretty happy with $2.25/lb, selling wholesale to groceries and restaurants. don't wanna sell 'em one at a time! will undoubtedly be moving into the value-added realm this year too...dehydrated yacon chips and syrup - there's a huge market for the syrup.
I do love those roots & tubers.