Yacón, sometimes known as strawberry jicama, has a flavor that can be described in one word: delicious. It is an open-pollinated perennial (often grown as an annual) from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, ...

A rugged, reliable perennial, yacon (ya-CONE) has been a food staple for centuries in the Andes, where the sweet, juicy tubers are eaten fresh like fruit. In fact, the tubers hold so much sugar that ...

There is something deeply satisfying about bringing food out of the earth. As shadows lengthen in the garden and the days grow darker, long stems of the yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) growing in The ...

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It is the curse of the weekly garden columnist: You have to live with what you leave out. Given the unforgiving nature of a sort growing season when things have to be started on time or else, this is ...