The first thing to know about Jicama is that all parts of the plant are poisonous except the underground peeled tuber. I wasn't sure if I could even grow Jicama well in our zone, but I thought I would give it a try. I'm glad that I did, because it did better than I expected. I grew about a half dozen plants in one of our large tomato cages, and I ended up with a decent harvest. A couple of them were very nice sized, considering I didn't give them much care except for watering them.
The first thing you should know about Jicama is that all parts of the plant are poisonous except for the tuber. And you have to make sure to remove the skin of the tuber also. I was looking for more crops that I could grow vertically, and Jicama fits the bill.
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5 сен 2024
