. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. Fig. 852. Taro. To the left is a " huli"; two last on right show disease known as "root-rot" of taro; the others are normal roots. that it will hold water. To do this the land is plowed, water is turned on, and the subsoil packed to make it tight. This puddling, of course, is not necessary for an old taro patch. When the land has been thoroughly prepared, an
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. Fig. 852. Taro. To the left is a " huli"; two last on right show disease known as "root-rot" of taro; the others are normal roots. that it will hold water. To do this the land is plowed, water is turned on, and the subsoil packed to make it tight. This puddling, of course, is not necessary for an old taro patch. When the land has been thoroughly prepared, and the water has been partly drawn off, the taro patch being a mass of mud, it is ready for planting. Planting.—Taro is propagated by planting the crown of the former plant. An inch or two of the crown, together with about six inches of the leaf- stalks, is planted in the mud. This cutting or plant is known as a "; The hulls are set about one foot apart in a row, and the rows one to two or three feet apart, according to variety and method of cultivation. Some growers plant in hills, four or five hulis being placed in a little circle slightly elevated. The lower part of the huli beneath the soil sends out roots and enlarges, forming the central taro plant around which are arranged the younger plants, which arise from buds on the corm of the parent. Subsequent care.—The after cultivation consists in pulling the weeds, which is usually done by hand or with a hoe, in removing the outer and dead leaves, and in keeping the patch supplied with water. In hoeing, the weeds which are not likely to grow again, and the outer and dead leaves of the taro plant, are buried in the soil under the water, and thus used as fertilizer. No horse tillage is used in cultivating the water taro. The water must be kept running continuously,or must be changed frequently. Harvesting.—The crop matures in thirteen to fifteen months, according to variety. It frequently is gathered before i
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