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How To Grow Yams

How To Grow Yams

How To Grow Yams, NOT Sweet Potato

AFRICAN YAM TUBERS

Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea that form edible tubers. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical world regions.

Cut your yam root into chunks about the size of a peach, dip them in ashes, then plant them

I put a bunch of yams into a big pot full of dirt, then I transplanted the ones that sprouted 

 

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