Re: [gardeners] Getting ready already
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:12:18 -0600
I grew so-called Chinese Yams one year Tom and they made a root more
like the African yam than a sweet potato. Problem with them was getting
rid of them, a tiny root piece left in place would grow more and if they
made leaves they left a "seed" at each leaf joint that would fall to the
ground and take root. I would have to say they were easier to get rid of
than Jerusalem artichokes, which I'm still trying to get rid of.
George
"T.L.Miller" wrote:
>
> Sun, Nov 24, 2002 8:13 PM kingdomm@worldnet.att.net Craig Watts said:
>
> >Okay folks, go to this URL to see the difference between yams and sweet
> >potatoes. I think you will be surprised.
> >
> >http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-23-a.html
>
> Interesting! Looks like in the US, they're all sweet potatoes. Probably
> have to go to the Caribbean to get a real yam.
>
> Tom Miller
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