{"product_id":"bean-other-yam-bean-290","title":"Yam Bean Seeds","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"578\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"148\"\u003ePachyrhizus erosus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"151\"\u003e(Jicama or Mexican Water Chestnut)\u003cbr data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eA climbing perennial from Central America grown for its edible tuber. The tuber can be eaten raw or cooked and has the texture of raw apple, with sweet white crisp flesh and high quality starch. When cooked it retains its crunch and is often used in Chinese dishes in place of water chestnut or bamboo shoots. Beans and pods are inedible, containing rotenone, a potent insecticide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"638\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximately 10 seeds per packet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"616\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed count: 5 per gram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"807\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Plant (Australia)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"668\"\u003eTropics: September to December\u003cbr data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"701\"\u003eSubtropics: October to December\u003cbr data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"735\"\u003eMild climates: After frost has passed\u003cbr data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"775\"\u003eCold climates: Not recommended\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"1060\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting \/ Sowing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"829\"\u003eSow seed or plant tubers once frost risk has passed in milder climates. Space plants 10 to 20 cm apart. Provide support for climbing vines. Larger tubers form when flowers and pods are pruned off. Allow 150 to 180 days to maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDue to quarantine restrictions, TAS has an 800g limit per each seed variety and WA has a 10,000 seeds limit per variety.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eden Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Packet","offer_id":46649679708378,"sku":null,"price":3.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/4866\/8890\/files\/V_Bean_Other_YamBean.jpg?v=1785979697","url":"https:\/\/www.edenseeds.com.au\/products\/bean-other-yam-bean-290","provider":"Eden Seeds ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}