Jamaican White Soft Yam (STARTER PLANTS), Caribbean ROOT VEGETABLE, garden gift In very light soils or

In very light soils or in extremely hot climates

each bulb usually produces up to 2 stems

This can be done in fall or early spring

Sowing Rate: 5

flowers from mid-June

Jamaican White Soft Yam (STARTER PLANTS), Caribbean ROOT VEGETABLE, garden gift In very light soils orCaribbean White Soft Yam, Jamaican Yam, yame negro Yams are often mistakenly called sweet potatoes and vice versa, but these are actually two different vegetables. A true yam is the tuber of a tropical vine and it's not even distantly related to the sweet potato. Yams are a popular vegetable in Africa Latin American and the Caribbean. This tuber can grow over seven feet in length. The yam's botanical name is dioscorea batatas. Depending on country and