Growing cassava in pots
- how is cassava grown
- how is cassava grown in antigua and barbuda
- how is tapioca grown
- how is yam grown
How to grow cassava leaves.
How to grow cassava from cuttings
Growing Cassava: Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Cassava is a wonderful, yet little known tropical root crop. The crop has been a lifesaver in many countries around the world thanks to its high nutritional value.
It’s full of starch and carbohydrates, so it provides a nutritious meal, which is why its third-largest source of carbohydrates in tropical areas.
Cassava, often called yuca in the U.S., is relatively simple to grow and one plant gives you an extremely generous harvest because it keeps growing from the same plant.
The plant is practically pest free and drought resistant.
As well as being an important staple crop, cassavas are full of nutrients and are good for digestion. The drawback is cassavas contain large amounts of cyanide, so you must cook it in order to eat it.
Cassava growing timeOn the bright side, the cyanide is one of the reasons cassava has few pests. Cassavas also store well and freeze well.
If you can find cassava seedlings or a piece of root to plant, give growing cassava a try. Don’t let the fact that raw cassava contains cyanide put you off.
ItR
- how is yucca grown
- how is cassava cultivated