Yacon

Posted by Kristine Amon on October 19, 2009 at 9:47am
Does anyone know how to get in touch with 'Yacon NZ'.? The website has not been updated since 2004 and a letter I sent to an address I got out of Growing Today has come back labelled Gone, left no address. There was quite a lot of publicity written about Yacon several years ago concerning the feasibilty of growing it as a commercial crop. It is a very delicious vegetable when added to salads, stir fries or eaten peeled as one would an apple. It is sweet but has no sugar so is very suitable for diabetics.

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  • Kristine Amon November 29, 2009 at 2:04am
    Thank you for your reply, but I already have a Yacon Plantation. I made my initial query because I am hopeful of being able to contact and then supply a manufacturer of Yacon products.
  • Katherine Lucas November 28, 2009 at 6:21am
    Hi Kristine, if you need some yacon plants email back and we can arrange to get you some of mine, K
  • Kristine Amon November 23, 2009 at 8:28am
    Yacon does not go mad like J. artichokes, they behave more like dahlias. The tubers respond well to good soil and occasional feeding. I have been pulling my out my surplus artichokes before they get too tall, and putting them in the compost.

    Denise said:
    a question more than a response - are yacon best grown in a confined space eg a large pot. I ask this because my Jerusalem artichokes are rampantly spreading everywhere!!
  • Denise November 22, 2009 at 1:19am
    a question more than a response - are yacon best grown in a confined space eg a large pot. I ask this because my Jerusalem artichokes are rampantly spreading everywhere!!
  • Megan November 6, 2009 at 10:17pm
    Hello Kristine, if you haven't already found your yacon, please try http://www.gazmik.co.nz/product_info.php?products_id=61 or on trade me, there's an auction of tubers http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/SearchResults.aspx?searchType=all&a....
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