Oca , true seed
Oxails tuberosa True seed, not tubers.
A plant breeder's batch of seed that will give myriad pink, white, gold or striped rhizomes and a variety of foliage types. Some resulting seedings may be small or have undesirable flavours or growth habits, others will be wonderful, delicious, high-yielding and plump.
It's up to you to decide which to keep! Germination can be difficult. Soak seed overnight then sow into seed-raising mix and keep in a cold place outdoors, watering to keep damp but not sodden. Seedlings can appear quickly or take many months. Pot on when big enough to handle.
Wait until foliage dies back in early winter before harvest.
Cultivation information: Plant tubers from spring to early summer in fertile, well-drained soil, or large pots in quality potting mix, in full sun.
Plants are frost tender, but rhizomes will hold in the soil and continue to develop in size after light frosts. Harvest after tops have died back - for us in Southern Tasmania that is from May to June - but manual checking of tuber development by scratching back soil and inspecting plants works well. Often tubers will form early under mulch on the soil surface and these are easily harvested early while allowing the plants to continue growing for your main crop.
Oca requires diminishing day-length to trigger tuberisation, so lower latitudes suit it best.
Tubers are all able to be sent anywhere in Tasmania and Victoria, please check with your state Biosecurity if you garden in SA, NSW, ACT, QLD and NT.
Oxails tuberosa True seed, not tubers.
A plant breeder's batch of seed that will give myriad pink, white, gold or striped rhizomes and a variety of foliage types. Some resulting seedings may be small or have undesirable flavours or growth habits, others will be wonderful, delicious, high-yielding and plump.
It's up to you to decide which to keep! Germination can be difficult. Soak seed overnight then sow into seed-raising mix and keep in a cold place outdoors, watering to keep damp but not sodden. Seedlings can appear quickly or take many months. Pot on when big enough to handle.
Wait until foliage dies back in early winter before harvest.
Cultivation information: Plant tubers from spring to early summer in fertile, well-drained soil, or large pots in quality potting mix, in full sun.
Plants are frost tender, but rhizomes will hold in the soil and continue to develop in size after light frosts. Harvest after tops have died back - for us in Southern Tasmania that is from May to June - but manual checking of tuber development by scratching back soil and inspecting plants works well. Often tubers will form early under mulch on the soil surface and these are easily harvested early while allowing the plants to continue growing for your main crop.
Oca requires diminishing day-length to trigger tuberisation, so lower latitudes suit it best.
Tubers are all able to be sent anywhere in Tasmania and Victoria, please check with your state Biosecurity if you garden in SA, NSW, ACT, QLD and NT.
Oxails tuberosa True seed, not tubers.
A plant breeder's batch of seed that will give myriad pink, white, gold or striped rhizomes and a variety of foliage types. Some resulting seedings may be small or have undesirable flavours or growth habits, others will be wonderful, delicious, high-yielding and plump.
It's up to you to decide which to keep! Germination can be difficult. Soak seed overnight then sow into seed-raising mix and keep in a cold place outdoors, watering to keep damp but not sodden. Seedlings can appear quickly or take many months. Pot on when big enough to handle.
Wait until foliage dies back in early winter before harvest.
Cultivation information: Plant tubers from spring to early summer in fertile, well-drained soil, or large pots in quality potting mix, in full sun.
Plants are frost tender, but rhizomes will hold in the soil and continue to develop in size after light frosts. Harvest after tops have died back - for us in Southern Tasmania that is from May to June - but manual checking of tuber development by scratching back soil and inspecting plants works well. Often tubers will form early under mulch on the soil surface and these are easily harvested early while allowing the plants to continue growing for your main crop.
Oca requires diminishing day-length to trigger tuberisation, so lower latitudes suit it best.
Tubers are all able to be sent anywhere in Tasmania and Victoria, please check with your state Biosecurity if you garden in SA, NSW, ACT, QLD and NT.