Crisp Storage Roots
Mature roots offer crisp pale flesh for properly prepared kitchen use.Mature roots have crisp, pale flesh.
Jicama Seeds
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Growing Level
Easy to Grow
Germination
High Germination
Garden Use
Vegetable Gardens
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About This Variety
Meet This Variety
Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) is a warm-season climbing legume grown for a crisp, pale-fleshed storage root. It needs a long frost-free season, full sun, loose soil, and support for its vigorous vines.
Food safety: only the properly prepared root is eaten. The seeds, pods, leaves, and stems are toxic and must not be consumed; keep them away from children and pets.
A warm-season climbing crop grown for crisp storage roots; only the root is edible, while seeds, pods, leaves, and stems are toxic.
Growing at a Glance
Botanical Name
Pachyrhizus erosus
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moderate
Soil Preference
Loose, fertile, and well-drained
Why Gardeners Love It
Warm-Season Vines
Vigorous vines use vertical support through a long frost-free season.Vigorous vines benefit from vertical support.
Underground Crop
Loose soil gives developing storage roots room to expand below ground.Loose soil supports expanding storage roots.
Best Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Moisture Needs
- Moderate
- Soil Preference
- Loose, fertile, and well-drained
How to Grow
Prepare
Choose full sun, a long frost-free season, loose soil, and sturdy support.
Choose warmth, full sun, loose soil, and support.
Sow
Sow after the soil has warmed, following packet depth and spacing guidance.
Sow after soil warms using packet guidance.
Support
Guide vigorous vines onto a trellis and keep growth within the garden.
Guide vigorous vines onto a sturdy trellis.
Water
Maintain even moisture while roots develop, but avoid waterlogged soil.
Keep evenly moist without waterlogging.
Harvest Safely
Harvest mature roots; never eat the seeds, pods, leaves, or stems.
Eat only the root; other plant parts are toxic.
Garden Uses
Vegetable Gardens
Trellis Growing
Edible Landscapes
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