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Growing Yam/Oka (Oxalis tuberosa)

Sow Tubers. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
Best planted at soil temperatures between 17°C and 35°C.

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17 Aug 08 shelley tee (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I am desparate to buy beg or even borrow some yams to grow,will pay postage and small sum.I am in a frost zone for the first time in 24 years, and remember our yams in NZ were left in until the frost sweetened the tuber.My email is moggsypussycat@yahoo.com thank you
17 Sep 08 Kate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Yams can be obtained on a very limited basis from; Green Harvest PO Box 92 Maleny Qld 4552 Australia 1800 681014
04 Oct 08 halapolo hola (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
i would like to know the different types of yams and how you look after them with the insect and disease and the grubs. please to the above email address.
08 Oct 08 jacki wright (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I too am hunting for nz yam tubers or seeds with no luck at all. Green harvest do not have them this year. We kiwis love this!

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