Thursday, August 29, 2019

Fukuoka style taro cultivated in backyard

Fukuoka san advises to leave a few tubers behind during harvesting so that planting is also done along with harvesting. Tubers are strong plants and they come through weeds also. In my backyard, I cultivate taro using this method, left a few taros during harvesting and mulched that area heavily. They came up with rains and have been growing wild. Weeded once..




21-October-2019
Harvested one plant yesterday and cleaned up and made curry today, it is tasting excellent.  One plant yield is enough for making curry for 3 days. Two seeds were just put in the same pit so that next year's planting is completed.

03-November-2019


Harvested another 2 plants, one was small, not much yield, but still OK.

9-July-2020

This year's Taro in Fukuoka style...I was using the big seed in some cases, but I feel this rots in the soil. Have to see if this can be used as food and then plant fresh seeds, also instead of 2 may be use 3 small seeds from each bunch.



I had planted casava in the front, it looks like it overcrowds the place a bit...who knows plants may like the company of other plants....

02-Aug-2020

After getting some good rains, taro is establishing well.



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