{"product_id":"yam-oca-5-x-tubers-10806066","title":"Yam Tubers 'Oca'","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlight-resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare potato alternative\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHappy in poor soils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOxalis tuberosa is more commonly known as Yam or New Zealand Yam – due to their popularity in the country as a table root vegetable. Originating from the South American Andes it forms underground tubers like a potato plant but they are smaller, crunchier and really satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOca gives you lots of edible underground yams which can be eaten cooked or raw, when raw it has a lemony flavour, becoming nuttier once cooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcas are not so hungry like potatoes so fair well if your plot is made up of shallow and poor soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend you harvest approximately three weeks after the first frost has killed the plant canopy in late November or December.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marshalls Garden","offers":[{"title":"5 x Tubers","offer_id":55363450372475,"sku":"10806066","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0104\/8100\/8691\/products\/10806066_Oca-Tubers-Yam-Plant-IH-06.jpg?v=1676544021","url":"https:\/\/mershallsgarden.com\/products\/yam-oca-5-x-tubers-10806066","provider":"Marshalls Garden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}