How to grow Oca or New Zealand Yams 🌱 Oxalis tuberosa

SPRING is the perfect time to plant Oca or New Zealand Yams (Oxalis tuberosa). The wrinkly pink or white tubers should be planted into a well drained spot in full sun or part shade (protection from the hot afternoon sun is ideal) and yes you can grow them in pots.
Plant each tuber 5cm deep, leaving 30cm between tubers. Your Oca are ready to plant once the foliage has yellowed and started to die back. Then you can cook the tubers like you would spuds, roasted, boiled or fried they taste a little like a nutty spud.
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[@Kay-qt2id]

I have some of these to plant for first time so thank you for the additional information

[@BeanThereDugThat]

no worries - happy it was helpful :-) You'll have to let me know how your harvest goes!

[@catey62]

Thanks for this, I had a couple tiny ones in a pot that I got at the nursery as they were virtually giving them away, as they were looking very straggly. look forward to seeing how mine will go. how long can you store the tubers for, and can you leave some in the ground for next years crop?

[@karynhitchman2498]

Didn't know that they were called New Zealand yams, huh. Weve just always known them as yams...s'pose being IN NZ we dont need to add the NZ bit eh 😂❤

[@BeanThereDugThat]

That's a VERY good point to their name!

[@patogden856]

Thanks for the post. Can they be grown from root cuttings ?? Cheers Oat nz

[@BeanThereDugThat]

Oh great question! You know I’m not 💯 sure - but I’d say it would be worth a shot!