Yam Bean/Mexican Turnip/Jicama 10 Seeds - Pachyrhizus
*Tropical climber grown for its crunchy, juicy tuber. Sweet, refreshing taste, similar to water chestnut. White flesh, crunchy like an apple. Can be eaten raw or cooked. Used in Mexican and oriental cuisine. Tall vine that can reach more than 2 m tall. Start plants inside and harvest tubers around the end of October (when leaves wither). Full sun, with very rich, well drained soil. 150 days. Can be grown as far north as Canada if seeds started indoors.