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Post by mountaindweller on Jun 28, 2012 23:26:07 GMT -5
The company is called "all rare herbs", they call it D opposita but according to PFAF it's the same;
Chinese Wild Yam, Dioscorea opposita, Wild Yam, Cinnamon Yam, one packet of seeds 4.40, hopefully they will grow....PFAF writes: Seed - sow March to April in a sunny position in a warm greenhouse and only just cover. It germinates in 1 - 3 weeks at 20°c. I'm not sure weather I should start them inside but we don't have 20°C in the house either. I have got a small heating pad, but that might be too much heat then.
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Post by caledonian on Jun 29, 2012 15:21:04 GMT -5
They're selling aerial bulbils, too.
Doesn't *anyone* carry true seed?
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Post by caledonian on Jul 15, 2012 20:21:54 GMT -5
I acquired some bulbils from Dr. Kapuler, but they don't seem to be doing anything. And a few of them are beginning to rot. Any suggestions?
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Post by richardw on Jul 16, 2012 4:38:31 GMT -5
Hey Richard, Are your Dioscorea batatas purple tubered? I only have the white tubered one. Cheers, Cesar Its the white one as well Cesar i'm sorry |
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Post by caledonian on Jul 24, 2012 20:53:25 GMT -5
There's an eBay source, from Hong Kong, that's selling seeds of Dioscorea opposita.
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Post by richardw on Apr 14, 2013 3:15:50 GMT -5
It took four years but my Dioscorea finally grew some bulbils,so now i can start off some more seedlings and are able to try eating the root,anyone got any ideas as what's the best why to cook it.
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Post by cletus on Apr 14, 2013 17:50:32 GMT -5
I am very fond of this plant. It seems to be fully naturalized in SW Virginia. I have seen many plants around suburbia and some with seeds. Its growing "naturally" in my backyard on large american boxwoods in pure clay, and vigorously. A few year old plant puts out hundreds of bulbils. I like them steamed. It "feels" like a very healthy starch, sticks with you, doesn't give you that overfull feeling. They are not too bad raw either, but definitely better cooked. I have mixed them in mashes with potato and celeriac which turned out good. I like Eric Toensmeier's living trellis idea: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB9wHskUaxA . A no dig perennial staple is a pretty great thing especially in colder climates. EDIT: it seems I was mistaken about the true seeds! What I see is on some vines there are "little black balls" but they look nothing like the photos of true dioscorea seed. I don't know what they are, are clues? |
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Post by cletus on Apr 16, 2013 18:47:15 GMT -5
Cesarz, does there exist a purple tubered D. batatas? I know there is the purple D. alata.
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Post by cesarz on Apr 19, 2013 4:18:09 GMT -5
Yes, there are purple D. batatas but not as purple as D. alata, it has purple and white specs and some have purple skin. I found them in the indian shop but they did not re-grow.
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Post by cletus on Apr 19, 2013 12:07:24 GMT -5
Thats awesome, I'm a fan of purple colored goodies. This year I'll try to keep my dad from cutting down all the batatas vines on the boxwoods and gather some seed. I know Revi lives in Kolkata (sp?), maybe send him a PM to see if he's familiar with the purple D. batatas. I wanted to ask him if he could get ahold of the early tuberizing african potatoes of the mint family, but I think its in south India where those were bred.
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Post by MikeH on Dec 11, 2013 11:26:58 GMT -5
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Post by richardw on Dec 11, 2013 11:55:12 GMT -5
Thanks Mike,ive pasted on that link to another gardening mate who's still growing the Chinese yam,me,ive long given up growing it,tastes horrible.
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Post by cletus on Dec 11, 2013 15:00:32 GMT -5
MikeH, the first link is the a variegated cultivar, are you sure the second one is true seeds, or just non variegated aerial tubers?
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Post by mountaindweller on Jun 18, 2016 3:06:24 GMT -5
No I would like to try this one and the japonica. NO idea if it even grows here, probably yes (winters up to minus five) mountainherbs.net/ |
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Post by richardw on Jun 24, 2016 15:28:40 GMT -5
Are you talking -5 Fahrenheit or Celsius??, if -5C it would handle that. My neglected roots clumps are over 5 years old now and they still come up each spring in amoung the long grass.
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