🥦 Jicama
Pachyrhizus erosus
vegetables
perennial vine (grown as annual for tuber)
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate, consistent
🗺️ Zones
9, 12 (needs 5, 9 months frost, free)
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-draining, sandy loam
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
8-12 in. apart, 24-36 in. between rows (vine; trellis or let trail)
⏱️ Maturity
150-180 days (from seed); tubers need long warm season to develop
🍴 Edible Parts
🍽️ Raw in salads and slaws, crudités with chili-lime, stir-fries, pickled
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (5)
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Jicama and beans are both nitrogen-fixing legumes with complementary growth habits , jicama climbs while beans bush out, making efficient use of vertical and horizontal space.
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
Attracts beneficial insects and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
Both are tuber crops competing for underground space; different water needs cause rot or stunting
⚠️ plants needing trellising in same space
Jicama vines aggressively; can shade out and strangle nearby trellised crops
📝 Growing Notes
Legume family nitrogen fixer. Grown for crisp, sweet tuberous root. Flowers must be removed to encourage root development. Vines need support. Note: seeds, leaves, and pods are toxic, only the root is edible.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
Plot Buddies is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. This does not affect our plant recommendations. We only link to retailers we trust.