Growing tips for malanga (taro) - Page 2

Backyard Banana Joe · 07-26-2020, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronTT

I grow Malanga. I noticed it does best in almost complete shade with good rich soil. I water them well, but they don't sit in flooded soil. Trick is to plant them very shallow, almost on top, then mulch heavy with a grass. I use alfalfa. I get massive roots by doing this. The soil I use is a blend of rabbit manure and pine bark fines. I add just a few additional minerals. They get big.
I am also growing cassava as I see you are too.

Due to the bad conditions I have not really gotten any roots so far. I will try planting with the manure. Do you think zoysia grass would work? How do you prepare cassava?

AaronTT · 07-27-2020, 09:31 AM

I noticed that good soil was less an issue when its grown in shade.
With the cassava, once the roots get large enough you can prepare them several ways. I peel them, then slice
and boil them until almost finished. They become more opaque once close. After, I drain the water completely, then fry them golden brown and crisp. A bit of salt and garlic powder and they taste very good.

Backyard Banana Joe · 11-11-2020, 07:42 PM

My first real harvest of malanga! Woot!

This isn’t from two plants. One isn’t the green kind, the other is the red. Red has been there longer so more root.

Some cassava

CountryBoy1981 · 06-12-2022, 10:48 AM

Does anyone have a source to purchase red malanga root to grow? I am only able to find white malanga locally.

07-27-2020, 09:31 AM	#22 (permalink)
AaronTT Location: Geneva, Florida Zone: 9B, 10 Name: Aaron Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 329 BananaBucks : 13,830 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 232 Times Was Thanked 334 Times in 167 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 46 Times	Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro) I noticed that good soil was less an issue when its grown in shade. With the cassava, once the roots get large enough you can prepare them several ways. I peel them, then slice and boil them until almost finished. They become more opaque once close. After, I drain the water completely, then fry them golden brown and crisp. A bit of salt and garlic powder and they taste very good.

11-11-2020, 07:42 PM	#23 (permalink)
Backyard Banana Joe Location: Orlando FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9B Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 1,428 BananaBucks : 95,512 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,976 Times Was Thanked 1,984 Times in 935 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 184 Times	Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro) My first real harvest of malanga! Woot! This isn’t from two plants. One isn’t the green kind, the other is the red. Red has been there longer so more root. Some cassava

06-12-2022, 10:48 AM	#24 (permalink)
CountryBoy1981 Location: Baldwin County, AL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 221 BananaBucks : 46,187 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 98 Times Was Thanked 234 Times in 118 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 6 Times	Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro) Does anyone have a source to purchase red malanga root to grow? I am only able to find white malanga locally.

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