Where is the snow lotus fruit a specialty? Do you have it all year round? How do you plant it?

Yacon, another name for chrysanthemum, its roots are rich in water and fructooligosaccharides, taste sweet and crisp, can also be eaten as fruit. Loved by people, so where is the specialty of yacon? All year round? How to grow? Next, let's learn together:

Where is the specialty of yacon?

Yacon originated from the Andes in South America, is a traditional root food of the local Indians, yacon in foreign countries called Yagon that is,"God fruit" means. Yacon is a tropical alpine fruit, fruit tree looks like ramie, can grow to 2-3 meters high, mature, the top of the branch will have opened, five beautiful and delicate sunflower, very lovely. The flesh tasted like a pear, juicy and crystal clear, sweet and crisp.

Today, yacon is a new type of fruit often eaten in winter and spring in Yuxi, central Yunnan Province. It looks like sweet potato. It is planted in spring and harvested in autumn. The fruit contains 20 kinds of essential amino acids and rich minerals. Yacon also contains high calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, selenium and trace elements.

Is there snow lotus all year round?

In many places in our country there are planting snow lotus, snow lotus spring planting, in the late autumn began to mature, just mature snow lotus sugar content is low, taste lighter, not very delicious, so this time although can be harvested but not listed, snow lotus has a post-ripe stage, after this stage of snow lotus sugar content is higher, very sweet, began to list, every year to the end of October and the beginning of November is the peak season to eat snow lotus.

How to grow?

1. Time: Yacon can be sown in spring and autumn; leaf cuttings are best selected in autumn;

2. Soil: Yacon can be peat, pearlite, pumice, the ratio of 1.5: 1:3 mixture; can also be replaced by rotten leaf soil, pearlite, cinder;

3. Humidity: Yacon 12.8%~54.2% humidity;

4. Temperature: Yacon growth temperature 5-25 degrees, summer temperature more than 25 degrees began to semi-dormant, winter temperature below 5 degrees basically dormant;

5. Light: summer maintenance of snow lotus half shade, appropriate shade, the use of scattered light. Spring and autumn can be full sunshine.

The value and effectiveness of snow lotus:

Yacon is rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids and vitamins, minerals, especially oligosaccharides, which can promote the growth of beneficial microorganisms. Yacon fruit oligosaccharide content is 60-70% of dry matter, its content is the highest in all plants, but also rich in minerals and calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, potassium, selenium and other trace elements.

Tianshan snow lotus is a wild plant, without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, is a pure natural green health food. It has the effects of cooling, annealing, clearing blood and detoxifying. It can remove acne, constipation, diminish inflammation and diuresis, clear liver and detoxify, beautify skin and skin. It is suitable for diabetics and weight loss patients.