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Growing Taro for food in N. Texas?

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Posted by davlanders z8 TX (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 29, 09 at 18:40

Can I grow taro for food here in N. Dallas?

Will it reproduce regularly planted in the ground? I don't have a bog, but have a timed irrigation system and water 3-4 times a week and raised beds with compost and peat moss to hold moisture.

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  • Posted by sunnyk Z6 SW Coastal CT (My Page) on
    Sat, Sep 5, 09 at 20:47

I am growing a single Taro plant in a pot this year. I cant put it in the ground because of our cold winters...but at any rate, it seems to be thriving even tho I only water once or twice a week. I will be harvesting the corm in another month to 6 weeks and I will let you know how it fared.

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Taro is really a pretty tough plant. I know several people who grow it in their gardens for the leaves and offer no special care. Some varieties adapt better to dryland farming than others. There's this biker guy Ray Grogan who grows Taro in, i think, Iowa. You might find his site interesting, I'll link it for you.

Here is a link that might be useful: Taro in Iowa

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I am from Dallas. I have been growing regular Taro for food from past three years. First yr I just planted three taros in my flower bed just for leaves by the end of fall I noticed some taros showing up outside at root we were curious and dug and to my surprise I got 5-6 pounds of taros. In spring I saw almost 10-15 baby taro plants coming up I just replanted them in veg garden, since I was cutting the leaves which used to cover other veg plants it did'nt produce much. But again this spring when I was preparing the bed for veg planting I got some taros. From my experience what I feel if you want taro roots for food do not cut the leaves and water regularly. Even leaves also tastes good.

  
 

 

 


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