Purple Yams on a Teepee Trellis For Hundred Pound Tubers!

[@cherylstahlman8501]

I always love your videos, learn some new with each one . thank you!

[@jeff6899]

Concur

[@ceili]

Cheryl Stahlman dido!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Cheryl Stahlman - That was my hope, so I'm so grateful to hear that's I'm doing my job! Thank you for the feedback & support!

[@paulakim6273]

Would also love to know how you built the teepee!

[@maalat]

It’s amazing. I’ve never seen it grown like this.we call it Ube in the Philippines.

[@razingcanez717]

i'm so happy to see this video. I"m in Florida, I grow bamboo, and Ube!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome 😎

[@monbenitez7557]

Nice! I like the idea of a tipi. Functional and fun.

[@lshifflett1]

I found some of these purple yams at a market and planted them. I used my daughter's old playhouse that she had outgrown as a trellis and only 2 yams darn near covered the whole playhouse and jumped into a nearby magnolia. This vine grows like crazy in the summer Central Florida sun. Beautiful vine but a very agressive grower! The 2nd year it got loads of egg sized purple bulbils all over it. In the Fall of year 2, the vines all started dying back. When I dug up one of the roots I was floored at how big it got. It had crazy thick hairy finger like roots going in 5 different directions off the main root and all the huge chunks combined weighed close to 40 pounds! There was no way to get it out in one piece. Fun to grow but I still find shoots coming up a year later from bulbils I missed when I cleaned up last years vines. Any pieces of the monster root left in the ground will resprout in Spring and keep going.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Lisa Shifflett I feel your pain. We've also learned the hard way and now only grow them on a teepee to control the aerial tubers from littering our yard.

[@tahanlaoboy]

Nice

[@paulakim6273]

Wonderful video anda beautiful vine! I am currently nursing some bulbils here in Costa Rica. I would like to understand and know your thoughts around rainy season and how these will fare in very wet weather? Shall I look into covering them?

[@ZE308AC]

You are rocking it with your food forest

[@hadjerabecera4644]

It's Ube..you can sell the root crop. Lots of Filipinos will buy that if u sell it, We make Ube Halaya out of it, it's a very delicious dessert.

[@conniefrye4401]

It's beautiful ! I would love to have one or two.Thanks for sharing !

[@peaceandlove5214]

Beautiful plant. How many times you can cut the green part as fodder?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Probably as many times as you like, but it might take energy away from the tuber

[@farisasmith7109]

Very cool vine and teepee. What is the teepee made of? Is it iron rods, rebar?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks! This was just made from bamboo 😊

[@farisasmith7109]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Oh! Ok. I've got to try that.

[@tommyluck19]

Hey,Pete! Love your videos! we live a NW Florida, Pensacola. is it okay if I leave the yam roots in the ground through the winter? or it'll get frost bites? Appreciate your help!

[@thechief762]

They are called "Chinese Market" yams because you can buy them at your local Asian market and plant them. San Wa market in Tampa/St. Pete has plenty of these. 100 lbs. is pretty optimistic, I doubt that anyone has done that in Florida, but fun to try.

[@bitesize8884]

It's called ube

[@Blaculo]

This is on my wish list for perennials.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Blaculo - it's an awesome one!

[@uncrediblehelk844]

Very impressive! If we let vines ramble on the ground, will they send new roots (and form tubers) the same way sweet potatoes do? Im growing the ube (Dioscorea alata) too, but its my first time.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I think they want to climb and probably do not send roots down. They do send bulbils which drop and can form a new plant, the next season

[@uncrediblehelk844]

neat, thanks! I'll build a trellis like yours

[@karenebanks6974]

Beautiful thank you Pete

[@peaceandlove5214]

Interesting they grow In partial shade.

[@peaceandlove5214]

Very beautiful.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! 😊

[@someonenew7292]

Does the flavor degrade between that little hairy booger and the 100 lb momma root in the ground? We grew huge pumpkins and even tasty varieties, small, didn't hold-up taste-wise as they got huge.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Pirates Cove Piratas Ensenada - we really can't say from our own (lack of) experience eating them. This is only the yams' 2nd season in the ground here on our farm. We've had cooked dishes made from the large specimen excavations & the flavor & texture was good. I'd have to ask my friend Andy - he's had a lot of experience with them. I'll get back to you...

[@someonenew7292]

Thank you so much :) If I manage to grow some , when the time is right, I'd pull up a 100lb purple yam and have a Yam Harvest and have to share my luck. Two of us couldn't eat that much yam alone. Living in a very diverse neighborhood, with many SE Asian and S African immigrants, I suspect they'd love some free yams.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Pirates Cove Piratas Ensenada - you only need to cut off the amount you plan to eat. It will "scab over", re-sealing itself until the next time you want to eat more. It's very different from a sweet potato in this way. I'd love to hear back from you after you trial it out where you are!

[@tangerineskyline]

No it doesn't. The color will be ligther but the flavor is still the same. Back in the Philippines, we call them, Ube, and its quite popular. We make sweets, chips, pastry fillings, smoothies and even ice cream out of this yam. Uniquely purple colored sweets!

[@TheTexasBoys]

Wuts growin' on brutha?

[@tohopes]

"Invasive Air Potato" sounds like a mobile phone game.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

tohopes lol!

[@fixedbyfauna3062]

I grew and sold these in Texas. Now that I’m in Florida I’d like to know where I can buy more tubers.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hello! You can find them at Asian markets normally 😊

[@curratedcolors7642]

Hi. By any chance, is it possible to purchase ube for planting? I mean from you. Subscriber here from Nevada.

[@Gdf143]

Will they grow in zone 8

[@nancyfahey7518]

I want to try to use my bamboo for stuff like this. You have any videos on using bamboo? Or maybe a suggestion.

[@yolandasomera1109]

Do you sell some baby purple yam for planting ?

[@tahanlaoboy]

Where did you get it? I want it too

[@mysteriousladydragon]

Chinese market variety? This yam is native to my home country, Philippines. In the Philippines, we call this yam Ube (pronounced oo-be).

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Awesome! Yes, this one is called Chinese market variety. We also call them Ube here

[@ZE308AC]

Have you tried growing mountain yams?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

No, not yet. I’ve heard about them though.

[@ZE308AC]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL if you do can you upload a video on them?

[@jeff6899]

Thumbs up is getting pretty routine here, Pete ! What might help for some of us; particularly maybe those of us not right there in Fla...or where the plant might be less common...maybe you can post the plant common & Latin names across the screen ?? Just a thought..always love your video's !

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Jeff - we will try to add it in to the footage more. Thanks for the really good advice. I have both names listed on the cover photo & the description & on this particular video, we were pressed for time on the edit. But you are right - it's pretty important to have it everywhere.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Jeff - & the thumbs up is so incredible! I never expected it would be that way...

[@flattail]

Having the names in the description works for me, and is probably easier than getting it in the video. I will say I found the music a bit distracting. My preference for music would be to have a track that is uniquely yours that you just use from video to video--similar in style as to what you did here, just kind of background music, but I would prefer it to fade to almost nothing for most of the video (noticeable at the beginning and end, very subtle throughout the rest). I'm loving your videos, and how much you pack in to just a short space.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Kevin-April Young thanks for the support and feedback.

[@kennethwilson4316]

This looks like my friend from Jamaica, calls it a St.Vincent.

[@Luz-xl5bk]

Are the greens on yams ever edible?

[@dylanrankhorn3018]

What's the knive h es using

[@dianehammer7559]

How cool! I’d love to see some recipes using these!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Diane Hammer it’s very invasive so you must be carful. I’ll see if I can find you a recipe.

[@dianehammer7559]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL what did you use for your tepee? How tall is it? It looks awesome!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Diane Hammer I used Bamboo canes from the farm, they are at least 20ft tall. This one is now gone since the hurricane ☹️

[@dianehammer7559]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL bummer! I’ve never thought about growing bamboo before seeing your videos. I’m going to start looking more into it now! But my yard is just a giant invasive mess 🤣 this would fit right in haha

[@Gdf143]

How can I get a cutting from you a couple slips

[@ModSoFenGliScH]

Thats cool!

[@kolapyellow7631]

awesome potato trellis

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

Oh man Pete... Can you imagine what the size of one of those beasties is right now?! O_O Haha! Good video. I wonder if this would grow in my 5a zone. or 4 zone that the farm is. I'll have to check it out. 🌱Be Blessed ღ 🌼

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

Nope, it's winter hardy zones 9-11 and in Florida they have info on here here...plants.ifas.ufl.edu/plant-directory/dioscorea-alata/

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Sansa Stark you got it! There may be other yams more adapted to cold climates.

[@jaydoug1973]

Sansa Stark Chinese yams are supposed to take a little colder weather though I don't know about that cold.

[@jocylynposey6836]

Can I buy one from you ? This purple yams.

[@tonycuevas23]

Bro..you have no idea how expensive they are..we call it UBE in the Philippines..

[@ljb9001]

$5/lb in Phoenix Asian Market

[@jovencamacho8042]

Is it ube?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Joven Camacho yes!

[@mjf719]

Will you be selling this in your online shop? Also, when will your online shop be back up and running? I've been trying to find yams for a long time.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Melissa Varone -unfortunately, we are not able to sell these. Because they are related to the invasive air potato, sales is restricted/unlawful.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Melissa Varone - we are hoping to release the date of the reopening of our store within the next week or 2.

[@loycemarch9603]

Is it like an ubee?

[@sandericadeleon3997]

yes it is the ube itself.

[@Gdf143]

And some good banana varieties from you

[@crochetingaroundnewzealand]

That looks like a kumara. Yams are different. The bigger they get the less sweet and more woody inside. There are 3 colours of kumara, often called sweet potato. Purple, orange and brown. I like the orange ones, much nicer than the purple. Look up new Zealand yams to see the difference. I buy yams from the supermarket and plant them once they sprout in my cupboard. Same with kumara.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

These are true yams

[@jewartcarigovlog785]

Its Filipino Ube Yam

[@Janderra]

Pete could you trellis normal sweet potato like that on the teepee?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Janderra - not a good idea for sweet potatoes. They root where they touch the ground, creating more tubers. You could do this with beans, chayote, calabasa, beans, gourds, etc.

[@Janderra]

Thanks Pete

[@drthomason7043]

You ca n eat the leaves

[@LandmadeFL]

Haha has everyone gotten this yam from Andy! 😀

[@jacobeksor6088]

Montagnards we called boi kyau it’s not 🍠🍠.

[@thomasherrington5521]

❤️🌰

[@TheChenny73]

This is Ube right? Call it Ube. Ube is great to make cakes, ice cream and many other desserts. Chinese market? More like Filipino market.

[@oxennguyen3148]

Why can you sell those little purple yam? it would be easy to ship and the Asian people love it. Please sell them and let people multiply the good food instead of letting it depreciate. Let me know if you ever going to sell them, many people will buy it.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hey Jennifer! It’s not that I don’t wanna sell them but I can’t legally sell them. They’re a class 1 invasive in Florida and highly illegal.

[@oxennguyen3148]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL How can it be?. I only know the (Air potato) and seen it everywhere but not the (Purple Yam). We can't buy it at all!. I have to drive many miles to the Mustang Flea Market in Tampa to fine it. Even at that flea market only 1 person have it and she charged me $5 a pound. She had only 2 roots, one is $25 and the one I brought for $8.00 and that was it! I never seen it in the wild. If you tell me this then I believe you, however I never seen the while purple yam to be invasive plant. Thanks for the info. I learning.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

jennifer wilson it’s related to the invasive one so they classify them the same.

[@TOMMYSURIA]

Deep fried on coconut oil, yumie :-)

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Hulagu Kahn - ooooh yeah!

[@dumplingandtt]

Why do you keep saying potato? Diascora is a yam not a potato

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Whoops! I specifically said yam in the beginning, then said potato a few times. Oh well! 🍠