BEST Method Of Planting Yams In Heaps 

Thank you for such a well presented video. I might surprise you as I am a New Zealander living in the tropical region of North Queensland in Australia. I have been growing yams for over 20 years. I don't have a farm but instead i utilise my back yard as well as a vacant plot behind us. I plant 3 varieties, namely Dioscorea Alata, Dioscorea Esculenta and Dioscorea Rotundata (White Guinea Yam). Unfortunately the only cultivar of the white Guinea yam that I could get my hands on was Afase. If only I could get my hands on some of the better varieties such as the Puna cultivar of Dioscorea Cayenensis (Yellow Guinea Yam). Anyway because of space constraints my yam plantings are very intensive. I plant in mounded rows and stake with 3 - 4 metre bamboo poles in a tripod configuration. I use the traditional method for yam setts. I used to treat the cut surfaces with wood ash mixed with Penncozeb fungacide, But now I am using with great success thiabendazole. I always have a spray bottle full handy even for post harvest cuts and breaks etc. I works wonders. I dip all of my planting material in Fenamiphos nematicide. Using hot water treatment though at 50 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes is safer and cheaper once set up. Though heat treatment can affect sprouting to some degree depending on cultivar and variety. For my white Guinea yam sett sizes I like to cut around the 300 grams mark. It gives me a excellent sized tuber. I always pre-sprout Rotundata before planting. I use the moist sawdust method to break dormancy and within two weeks shoots can be seen. I plant just below the surface horizontally with the top surface of the sett about 2 cm below the ground. When the shoots break through the surface during hot sunny weather I place a short section of palm frond next to the emerging shoot for a few days until it is sun hardened. Once the whole row has emerged I then heavily mulch with straw for both weed control and moisture retention. I also plant marigolds (French Bonita) in amongst the yams as part of my nematode strategy. Have also to take care of the microbial heath of the soil along with nutrition due to cropping the same ground year after year. Every year I learn something new and I still haven't stopped learning. As you can see I am a real yam enthusiast, it is my passion.

Thank you. I used the first method last year and experienced the disadvantage. I had to constantly use hoe to cover the exposed roots with sand. I will definitely try the third method this year. Thank you.

Thanks a bunch. I am in my farm right now. I believe your video is of help to me. I am a first timer in yam planting .

This is very educative. So, I can start farming by First cycle January. Second cycle February * Yams that are broken dormancy * Munching * Staking (15ft long bamboo) * fertilisation (tuber formation) * weeding (3 times before harvest) * Milking or 1st harvest. * timing of storage (cool, dry, airy place)

tnks alot iam a Ugandan it is my first time to see i will try it too it looks nice

That 3rd method is best because the the root and the timber comes out from the same point, the roots going down sideways and the stem going up then the tuber going down without disturbances

I love your channel..from here I know daily life in your country 💓

Thank you for this information I'm from jamaica I just got into yam farming just for family purposes I have lost alot of seedlings because of planting them wrong thank you for this video it will help me alot

Like dey say experience is the best teacher

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 tutorial on how to plant yams. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

Best and coolest tutorial ever!!! I just subscribed to your channel Thanks for this wonderful tutorial

Thank u God bless u for opening my eyes

excellent, am going now to correct what i have already planted. i just planted it. thanks so much for sharing ❤️❤️❤️

I love your video, it is detailed and educative. Thank you for sharing.

This is the best video I watch inregards to planting yam.

Thank you very, very much dear. I have learned much today

Good job 👍

Mr farmer I did not do the first one u plant but I like how u do the last n first thanks for u information I will try that way good luck to you 👍

You are doing amazing sir, I love the way you demonstrate things so unique and so detailed

Thanks so much, you are so detailed in your presentation

Very informative and interesting

please can we use clay soil for planting. and just mix with saw dust and chicken manure

Thanks for this. Subscribed!!

Thank you for this informative video.

Well explained

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Thank you for your effort sir

Plant two heads at top of hill and one in the middle of the hill . Mulch hills with grass to prevent erosion

I like the demonstration

Great job

Thank you for sharing, it is very helpfull!

This video is really educative especially for beginners.Pls where can one get the right seedling, and again is it right to plant an already growing yam, will it grow? Thanks

We plant yam with the head down in jamica. We grow and exporg plenty yellow yam.

Fantastic video, thank you

Very educative! Keep it up!! Pls sir, I want to know the right spacing between the heaps.does the spacing really affect the yield?

Well-done sir, pls, can we still plant the one that spring up on the flour.

Thank you. Very helpfull

Thanks... Watching from Ghana. Please do apply anything to soil or what soil is the best?

You're right about the systems of planting yams my brother but the third method is new to me . I have since started doing that when I planted my last seeds in bags. The advantage is that the long seed can easily bend horizontally instead of vertically that will go too much deep into the soil which I believe may not bring robust tuber like the third method. Keep the good work bro. In another development... I have a plot already concrete (German floor) out of my 8 plots I'm farming. Can I plant ugu in black polyethylene bags fill with soil on the German floor since I want to make use of any available space in the farm. Meanwhile, I have 14 water taps link with each other with hoses for wetting in the farm. Can I try this method because the space I planted ugu on the land could only take 3000 seeds as other crops have taken other spaces. Your usual advice will be highly appreciated! Lastly, I sent a message to your Gmail regarding buying ugu seeds but no reply till now.

I want. ask , how long is it going to grow or stay in gran before you will train' plan Thanks so much GOD bless

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Need to experiment this

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Nice

Thanks so much sir

Thanks for the video. I live in OGUN state. Where can I find the yam stock for planting?

Thanks for the knowledge, but l want know if yam can be plant without hip of sand.

Thank you sir. Pls, i can still plant yam on middle of April and how many months before it keep full mature?

I will give it try

Thank you. Merci. Can you buy a yam from the store and plant it?

Thank you for this sir, but my question is, what if i am to plant the bottom of the yam, where sud be facing up? The bottom should be facing up or the middle where i divided the yam. Am talking about yam divided into just 2

Hey brother, I love your presentation. I have a question for you. Between planting in bag and planting on hips which one is the best.

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Please I'm from Ghana I discovered some diseases in my yam farm that is the leaves will be yellow dark spoted .can I know the causes and how to control it please

Thanx for the teaching. The 3rd method that exposes the tail in my farm, will be eaten up by rodents!

Greetings sir, pls the last one you planted, will or can it bear big tubers ?

Please, when is the best month to start planting yam?

For the seed yam how is going to plan

Please sir how do i plant the head is it going to face down or up

Is ur Yam white yam. Our Yam here is purple Yam. Do u plant it the same way as ur White Yam ?

The five methods give the same production???

If I take a tuber of yam and cut it into 3 or 4 and plant it. Will that give me just yam seed or full yam tuber. Also, does the size of the yam you grow determines the size of the harvested tuber ?

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Can I plant the head alone?

Pls sir I wish to ask is it good to spray your yams with water in the dry season

Please which is advantageous between planting in dug holes and planting in heaps?

Is there any chemical to put on the yam before planting

How months does yam take to grow?

T Hanks, what is the durstion

How deep should be the hole of a tuber

Can I plant yam any time of the year? Will yam seeds sprout anytime of the year? How long (months) will yam spend before maturity (harvest)? What nutrients (fertilizer) does yam required to have bountiful harvest? At what time do I need to apply them and possibly the i to apply? Thanks as I await your prompt response.

Where is your farm? Do you go out to work for people?