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Byron starts with ... Hello all. My name is Byron and i am the nursery manager at the Permaculture Research Institute in The Channon, Nth NSW. Wanting to say hello and put the word out looking for anyone with EDIBLE AERIAL YAMS or any EDIBLE YAM species at all. I am endevouring to expand our Perennial Staple food collection and would love any help in this department. We have various specimens of all sorts of things and would be happy to do trade offs. Contact me aswel at byron.joel@gmail.com Thankyou. | About the Author byron The Channon, NSW 21st March 2012 9:33am #UserID: 4588 Posts: 8 View All byron's Edible Fruit Trees |
Diana says... Hi Byron, Are you looking for commercial suppliers of interesting yams, or just swaps with home growers? I have an infestation of wing yams / African yams (and a few other things). I know where to buy aerial potato. Jerry Coleby-Wiliams has discussed these a few times e.g. http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2607567.htm Diana | About the Author Brisbane 21st March 2012 10:14pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Speedy says... Hi Byron, there are(or there were back in the 90's) some aerial yams (D.bulbifera)growing wild along the side of the road the other side of Dunoon (if I remember corectly). aerial yams can go a bit feral and really aren't much good as a food imo. better to go with D.alata varieties. there are a few different ones available in Aust. I've grown them up to around 10-15kg in a season. plant them in a sunny spot, but where the vines can run up some tall trees, with the aid of a few untrimmed (brances left on) bamboo culms. prepare soil with lots (i mean wheelbarrows full) of leaflitter that can break down over the growing season. other good starchy perennial crops are cassava, cocoyam (Xanthosoma spp.) taro, sweet potato. | About the Author Speedy Nthn Vic. 22nd March 2012 2:00am #UserID: 2305 Posts: 250 View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author coastie 22nd March 2012 10:40am #UserID: 6800 Posts: 59 View All coastie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author byron The Channon, NSW 23rd March 2012 9:34am #UserID: 4588 Posts: 8 View All byron's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Green Harvest has aerial potato on their list of plants not to put in the garden because they will take over- http://www.greenharvest.com.au/seeds/info_sheet/garden_thugs.html I have looked into it and it seems that tubers are allowed to be sent between Qld and NSW, so I can send you some wing yams. Where should I send them? Diana | About the Author Brisbane 3rd April 2012 9:01am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
byron says... Diana im not sure if my last msg worked so... please send to... care of Byron Joel at Permaculture Research Institute of Australia 1158 Pinchin Road The Channon, NSW 2480 Australia thanks so much. feel free to send anything else interesting(within reason!) and be sure to ask if we can assist you in any way. | About the Author byron 3rd April 2012 7:13pm #UserID: 4588 Posts: 8 View All byron's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Diana Brisbane 5th April 2012 8:10pm #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Helen12 Brisbane 15th May 2012 7:35am #UserID: 6943 Posts: 1 View All Helen12's Edible Fruit Trees |
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