Yam in the home

Yam can be grown anywhere: even downtown, on paved roofs, terraces, balconies and ? why not? ? in the living room. In Cameroon, for example, a clever do-it-yourselfer senior citizen of some sixty odd years has developed an original method of growing a white yam variety. It has the decided advantage of being cheap and represents a good example of economic use of space in cities. The yams are planted in plastic sacks or cases made from raffia bamboo. These are filled with a mixture of soil and compost, and a yam seedling is planted 10 cm deep. The stalks are attached to stakes, and guided towards the roof, or to branches of nearby trees. They are protected from sun and rain by a straw sheet. When the yam tubercle starts to form, the downward head is removed, taking care not to damage the roots. This allows the tubercle to be sliced up into several new pieces. When ready to harvest, the yam is almost the same size as the sack or case (about 1 metre in length).Yam can be grown anywhere: even downtown, on paved roofs, terraces, balconies and ? why not? ? in the living room. In Cameroon, for example, a clever do-it-yourselfer senior citizen of some sixty odd years has developed an original method of growing..