Sengkuang Jicama seeds

Sengkuang Jicama seeds | Soon Huat Seeds

Sengkuang & how to grow

Prepare Yam Bean Seeds

• Soak yam bean seeds in warm water for a day.
• Sow seeds onto rich, sandy loam soil 0.5 cm deep & 25cm apart.

Sowing Yam Bean Seeds

• Cover the seeds with soil and tamp lightly.
• Water & Fertilize if soil is dry, do not overwater.

Caring Yam Bean Plants

• Stake bamboo stick 10cm into soil next to Yam Bean plants when they are about 50 to 60cm tall.
• Twine the vines gently to the stakes.
• As they grow, remove all flowers on Yam bean plants to ensure all nutrients are heading for root growth.

Harvest the roots

• Get your trowels ready and gently unearth the tubers from underground.
• Yam Beans are ready for harvest 140 to 160 days from sowing.