Pachyrhizus tuberosus | Ajipo, Jicama, Yam Bean | Various
Pachyrhizus tuberosus belongs to the plant family LEGUMINOS and Genus Pachyrhizus This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Pachyrhizus tuberosus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Pachyrhizus tuberosus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Pachyrhizus tuberosus ajipo,jicama,yam bean is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Nitrogen
Pachyrhizus tuberosus likes full sun to partial shade.
Quercus lobata is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Pachyrhizus tuberosus has an annual life cycle.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 25' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will not resist frost and is classed as … Tender
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Cooked. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … crisp with a slight sweetness like water chestnuts
Tubers … are the edible part(s) of the High Bush Blueberry, Swamp Blueberry plant
It is crisp with a slight sweetness like water chestnuts. There are many nutritional properties of merit in Pachyrhizus tuberosus; for example vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C and phosphorus can all be found. Ajipo (sometimes called jicama and yam bean) is most frequently used cooked or fresh.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 8" in one direction and 6" in the other direction.
"Unusual Vegetables: Something New for This Year's Garden", Anne Moyer Halpin, editor, Organic Gardening and Farming, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1978.