Our clay ground is heavily amended with dairy compost from Highway Fuel. We've grown yams in large 4 foot by 4 foot construction bags which are essentially containers & we've grown yams in a garden bed. We have a huge Sequoia tree so we have afternoon shade. No curing process as we just dig them up at the end of summer. Not really any size or quantity differences with yams grown in the garden bed or the construction bags as the soil is the same.
Yams need root space & if planted too close together it will result in either smaller yams and/or less yams. I would encourage anyone to grow yams in loose soil that is half clay & half compost.
We grow yams in Keizer just north of Salem.
Our clay ground is heavily amended with dairy compost from Highway Fuel. We've grown yams in large 4 foot by 4 foot construction bags which are essentially containers & we've grown yams in a garden bed. We have a huge Sequoia tree so we have afternoon shade. No curing process as we just dig them up at the end of summer. Not really any size or quantity differences with yams grown in the garden bed or the construction bags as the soil is the same.
Yams need root space & if planted too close together it will result in either smaller yams and/or less yams. I would encourage anyone to grow yams in loose soil that is half clay & half compost.
Wow, sounds like they do great for you!! Do you recall what variety you grow?