How To Grow Jicama

How To Grow Jicama. Well today we are going to add how to grow Jicama to that ever expanding list. Harvest fresh tubers in your garden this year. Jicama Growing Information © Frances Michaels. Yet another vegetable with a funny name, when pronounced in English.

Of all the veggies growing out there jicama doesn't get much attention. Jicama has been in use for thousands of years, mainly as food and medicine. Jicama is a plant under the perennial vine type which grows in countries with tropical to semi-tropical climate.

I want to get it to sprout/root so I can grow it.

Written by ThePlantLady. roots enlarge in fall as days begin to grow shorter, but it still needs warmth to produce a good crop. harvest before first frost, or if there's no frost in your area, you can leave them in the ground until needed.

With their long growing season, starting jicama plants early hedges your bet. Jicama may be grown in containers, too. Jicama, or Pachyrhizus erosus, is a vine that is native to Mexico, although most people are familiar with its root, which is used in cooking.