Thai Jicama Seeds- 20 Seeds

🌱 Thai Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) Seeds

Grow Thai Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vigorous warm-season vine that produces large, crisp, sweet, and juicy edible root tubers. This Thai variety is prized for its refreshing flavor and crunchy texture, making it perfect for fresh eating, salads, slaws, stir-fries, and a variety of Asian and Latin American dishes. Thriving in hot weather, Thai Jicama is an excellent choice for gardeners with long, warm growing seasons.

Key Details:

• Botanical Name: Pachyrhizus erosus
• Common Name: Thai Jicama
• Type: Warm-season annual
• Days to Maturity: 150–180 days
• USDA Growing Zones: 3–11 (grown as an annual)
• Plant Height: 10–20 feet (climbing vine)
• Plant Width: 3–6 feet
• Bloom Time: Summer

Features:

• Produces large, crisp, sweet edible root tubers
• Mild, refreshing flavor with a crunchy texture
• Vigorous climbing vines
• Excellent for fresh eating, salads, slaws, stir-fries, and cooking
• Nitrogen-fixing legume that helps improve soil quality
• Well suited to hot summer climates

Growing Information:

• Prefers full sun
• Thrives in fertile, loose, well-drained soil
• Sow seeds 1 inch deep after all danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed
• Space plants 8–12 inches apart
• Germination typically occurs in 7–14 days at 75–90°F
• Provide a sturdy trellis or support for the vigorous vines

Plant Care & Notes:

• Remove flowers as they appear to encourage larger root development.
• Harvest tubers before the first frost for the best flavor and texture.
• Water consistently throughout the growing season, especially during root formation.
• Only the underground tuber is edible. The seeds, pods, leaves, stems, and all other above-ground parts contain rotenone, a naturally occurring compound that is toxic if consumed.