This does not matter unless you are using overseas growing instructions or recipes. If you want to produce great yams why would you plant something else next to them to grab some of the fert water etc. Yams grown in new zealand originate from the south american andes where they are known as oca. How to grow oca new zealand yam oxalis tuberosa thompson morgan s trial notes as such a novel crop we believe that the new zealand yam will become more important to gardeners in the near future oca are second only to potatoes in importance in the andes and did not suffer blight or any noticeable pests and diseases in our own trials over the past 2 years. Featured harvest vegetables tagged with.
Lay yams skin side down in a 9x12 inch baking dish. Overseas yams are an entirely different vegetable and our yams are called oka or oca. Oca tubers look like stubby wrinkled carrots. Pour maple syrup over the yams and sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon. These little tubers are sweet and delicious with the smaller yams being the most sweet.
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Sophie says october 3 2016 at 9 27 pm. The sweet tubers are small often about the size of a thumb are pink orange in colour and have a slightly shiny and ribbed surface. We call them yams in new zealand but in other parts of the world these sweet winter tubers are called oca. 29 oct 19 anon new zealand sub tropical climate you might be able to but i m a big believer that each crop has it s own space to grow. Sophie says october 3 2016 at 9 27 pm.
29 oct 19 anon new zealand sub tropical climate you might be able to but i m a big believer that each crop has it s own space to grow. Oca syn new zealand yam is a compact bushy perennial plant with clover like leaves to 20 30 cm high. Lay yams skin side down in a 9x12 inch baking dish. Yams are ready to harvest as soon as their shamrock like green tops die down. This does not matter unless you are using overseas growing instructions or recipes.
