Hawaiian PoiTaros ('Maui Lehua' or 'Moi')
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▶Quick grow facts
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Pot size
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Fertilizer
Home gardens: 7-30-20 or 10-20-20 at 2¾–3 lb per 100 sq ft before planting; side-dress 1 lb 16-16-16 per 100 sq ft at 2, 4 and 6 months
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Pests & diseases
Leafhoppers and aphids; taro leaf blight (Phytophthora) worst in wet seasons; dry rot and Phyllosticta leaf spot
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What it is
Taro is a tender perennial in the arum family grown for its starchy corm, sometimes called the potato of the tropics.
NC State ExtensionHow to use it
Always cooked: boil, bake or fry like potatoes, in soups, curries, or sweet dishes with coconut milk.
PFAFHarvest in Houston
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Container tips
Part shade or filtered sun with moist, rich soil; it tolerates occasionally wet soil.
NC State ExtensionCautions
All parts are poisonous unless cooked. Calcium oxalate crystals cause mouth pain and swelling if eaten raw.
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