Some ube tubers for sale

[D-Grower]

I have some smaller and larger tubers available. $5 each for smaller ones $15 each for larger ones plus applicable shipping costs. Larger ones are good sized. Some are funky shaped for growing together in a large pot but otherwise all good. Shipping may be expensive due to the weight of the tubers. However each could be made into many plants.

Thanks! DG

[Jordan321]

Do you pot all your yams or just the ube? And if so is it for easy digging? (Last time I dug my d. Alata, it was a chore and a half, all mixed in with tree roots... And then they were small!)

[D-Grower]

Don't usually grow them in pots but this particular one I just let it grow in its pot not knowing where else to plant it. The tubers eventually split the pot open and took into the ground. It would probably be best to make a special area to grow them without tree roots nearby. I've planted a few around my property near trees and such just to let them grow but I imagine if I were to try digging them they'd probably be bound up in roots too. I'm gonna try to find a space to plant some where I can actually crop them for eating. I'll probably eat a few of these but there's bunches for planting too.

[roblack]

How does the ube taste? Would it do okay down this way?

[D-Grower]

They don't taste bad. Not super far off a potato. Can be used from fries to mashed like potatoes or used for desserts like Filipino people commonly do. The white version of this species probably is a bit better overall but it doesn't have the cool purple color. I do have white bulbils available too. Some cultivars of the white type are really misshapen though and hard to deal with preparing to eat. This purple one is more friendly to cleaning and peeling. These are a bit misshapen but only from pot crowding.

[D-Grower]

They should grow very well down there. They are cold hardy enough to survive here no problem but are truly a tropical species. They will go dormant even down there for a few months. Just part of their life cycle.

[D-Grower]

Some pics of available tubers