YamSurprise!

photo by ana traina ~ 2012~

In my wondrous book, the indoor how-to book of oats, peas, beans and other pretty plants, that I picked up five weeks ago from the magical Mr. Steve, it reads "Your tuber may not take root all at once. Some take longer than others to get started. The time can be as brief as ten days or as long as six weeks. Don't give up on it! " Well I must admit, it was touch and go for awhile with not a single bud or leaf insight for three and a half weeks.  However, I would not, or could not give up, nor did I ever!  What a delicious life lesson in such a simple task! I am so so pleased to be able to share with you, my dear Zingertalers, my fertile endeavor of yam rooting.  Now, in only one weeks time, I will be onto step two, which is transplanting the yam into the soil.  Here are a few things I will need.

Two terra-cotta pots, one  a six-incher, the other and eight-incher (make certain that the pots have adequate drainage, holes, whatever size you decide to use, and they are generously crocked)

Crocking materials (broken pottery does quite nicely) 

Dish to go under pot to catch water overflow 

Humus-enriched, sterilized soil

THEN...

After crocking my pots, I will fill the soil to about two inches below the pots top. Next, I will plant my tuber in the center of the pot and cover. Finally, I will put the water catching dish below and set it back in its sunny spot on my windowsill.

Stay tune, O fearless Zingertalers, for updates on my sunny sunflower seeds and my next daring adventure in rooting, Turnip Tops in a Pot!

Last bit of Odds and Ends... Jarred Pears by Cheeky Monkey, Patti Deihl's label.