Cassava – Shan’s Yellow – Cuttings

**We find that the best way to grow a great cassava crop in Central Florida is to direct plant healthy cuttings in late February. However, we will send you cuttings any day that you want them and we have them to send. Please note that if you are buying outside of this general time frame, it may be the case your purchase secures you the plant genetics but might not give you a great yield that particular season. We trust that those buying outside of planting season have the horticultural knowledge to handle the cuttings.

Shan’s Yellow is a fantastic yellow fleshed cassava cultivar that originates in India.  This variety is one of the best we have tasted.  It has a distinctive potato-like smell and taste that we think is wonderful with a soft texture.  It cooks very rapidly compared to many other kinds of cassava.  Top-tier, must have variety!  So far it has produced well but we are still learning and evaluating.  The yellow color only presents when cooked and is slightly less yellow than “Manteiga”, another yellow variety we grow.  This yellow flesh may contain increased amounts of beta-carotene/Vitamin A.

In central and north Florida, cassava typically needs to be planted by April to get a good yield within that growing season.  Cuttings ordered out of that season can be grown out by the customer to yield more planting material for future plantings.  Manihot esculenta.