Occa or New Zealand Yams - NZ Yams - Oxalis tuberosa. Occa or New Zealand Yams are a small carrot colored tuber that grow well in tempertate climates. They originallyb come from South America where they grow in cooler areas and are used as a vegetable crop. Oca or NZ yams are cooked in a similar manner to potatoes.
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Occa :: NZ Yams

Growing Occa

Occa or NZ Yams grow well in cooler climates. Plant them in spring in a well dug humus rich soil. Occa is planted at 5-7cm deep and can be treated much like poptatoes. Tubers will mature in about 4 months. Harvest Occa once the foliage begins to die back.
 

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Occa or New Zealand Yams - NZ Yams - Oxalis tuberosa. Occa tubersfor : Sydney (New South Wales - NSW), Brisbane (Queensland - QLD), Melbourne Victoria VIC), Adelaide (South Australia - SA), Perth (Western Australia - WA), Hobart (Tasmania - TAS), Darwin (Northern Territory - NT) and Canberra (ACT)