Growing Taro, also Dasheen, cocoyam

Colocasia esculenta : Araceae / the arum or lily family

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Not recommended for growing in USA - Zone 5a regions

  • Plant small pieces of tuber or suckers, 5-8cm deep. Best planted at soil temperatures between 20°C and 35°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 80 cm apart
  • Harvest in approximately 28 weeks. When the leaves begin to die down. .
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Best in separate bed

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01 Jan 21, Lole Junior Gaugau (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)
i want to start growing up north island just need to know where i can get some to grow
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05 Jan 21, B (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Look up NZ seed selling websites.
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07 Sep 20, Neil prakash (New Zealand - temperate climate)
Looking for island edible taro plants for my garden
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09 Sep 20, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Look up seed selling websites.
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22 Aug 20, Klein (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)
Hello there. I'm in Pretoria, where can I find Taro seeds or plant.
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26 Aug 20, (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Google seed selling websites.
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16 Aug 20, Mercy (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
Hi , I am in capetown is it possible to farm these here. and where can i get the seeds/cuttings for planting
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17 Aug 20, Anonymous (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)
If you are humid sub-tropical then in the calendar guide for Taro is does not recommend growing them there. If wanting to plant look up a seed selling website.
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14 May 20, László Kántor (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Are any of the giant arrowroot/taro varieties -- like the Dasheen grown in wet soil in Kenya -- available to buy in Australia?
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15 May 20, Anon (Australia - temperate climate)
Read the comment below I posted yesterday.
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