Posted on January 30, 2017March 15, 2018 by Mandy Barber

Ulluco growing – a year in pictures 2016

Ulluco harvest 2016

Ulluco growing and harvesting in pictures. In 2016 we grew ten varieties including Chugua Roja, Ravelo Lisa, Round Orange, Yellow Spotted, White Spotted, Colombian Long Red, Purple, Pica de Pulga, Yellow and Cusco Market. Tubers were harvested in mid December.

Ulluco in trays — Start your tubers off in batches, cover with damp compost with the sprouted tip just above the surface. Keep moist.

Ulluco sprouting in polytunnel — Starting off undercover allows you to extend the growing season

Ulluco plants hardening off outside — These have been sprouted in trays in the polytunnel and will be planted out after being hardened off outside in mid to late May.

Sprouted Ulluco tubers — Sprouted Ulluco tubers ready to plant out

Ulluco ready to plant — Ulluco ready to plant, sprouted purple tuber that is ready to go in the ground. handle with care as stems are fragile at this stage.

Ulluco planting in May — Ulluco planting in May when risk of frost gone

Newly planted Ulluco

Ulluco in June — Ulluco tuffets! A month or so after planting

Ulluco late summer

Ulluco leaves — Ulluco forms a dense ground cover of leaves over the summer

Ulluco in the field — It’s late summer and the Ulluco has formed a dense ground cover.

Ravelo Lisa and Colombian Long Red Ulluco — Dazzling colours of Colombian Long Red and Ravelo Lisa Ulluco tubers

Ten varieties of Ulluco — Ten varieties of our harvested Ulluco

Trays of Ulluco — Harvested Ulluco, before the tubers have been washed and sorted.

Muddy Ulluco — These Ulluco have just come out of the ground

Purple Ulluco — Purple Ulluco tumble out of the ground.

Ulluco harvest 2016 — The exquisite colours of ten Ulluco varieties side by side

Yellow spotted Ulluco — Brilliant long yellow tubers with pink spots/flecks.

Cusco Market Ulluco harvest — A tray of Cusco Market Ulluco (on the right) washed and ready to go.

Ulluco Ravelo Lisa — Tubers of all shapes and sizes

Colombian Long Red — A close up shot of these beautiful Colombian Long Red tubers which are long and slightly curved.

Colombian Long Red and White Spotted Ulluco — The intense colour and beauty of Colombian Long Red and White spotted Ulluco.

Spotted White Ulluco — Spotted White Ulluco forms tubers with beautiful patterning

Colombian Long Red Ulluco — Freshly washed tubers are the most intense violet colour.

Sorting the tubers into different sizes

Spotted White Ulluco — Freshly washed tubers, small and medium sized.

Colombian Long Red Ulluco — These look amazing emerging from the ground.

Colombian Long Red Ulluco — Some of the larger sized tubers just harvested. Full size tubers can reach 8cm in length.

Ulluco tubers — Colombian Long Red, White spotted & Ravelo Lisa Ulluco

Spotted White Ulluco — This is the largest size that Spotted White can get, the size of a small new potato.

Spotted White Ulluco — Spotted White Ulluco just harvested from the ground.

Ravelo Lisa Ulluco — Bright green Ravelo Lisa Ulluco against the dark earth

Pica de Pulga Ulluco — Pica de Pulga Ulluco have vivid yellow skins with red/orange patterning.

Ravelo Lisa Ulluco Harvest — A bucket full of Ravelo Lisa

Harvesting Yellow Ulluco — Yellow Ulluco is one of the more well known varieties.

Large Ravelo Lisa Ulluco — Large Ravelo Lisa tubers.

Ravelo Lisa Ulluco tubers — Ravelo Lisa, our highest yielding variety in 2016.

Purple Ulluco — A handful of purple Ulluco that have bright yellow flesh inside

Chugua Roja have intense purple skins and white crisp flesh.

Purple Ulluco tubers — This image shows some of the larger size purple Ulluco and the potential size they can reach.

Purple Ulluco — Dazzling purple Ulluco emerging from the ground.

Ulluco slices — Sliced Ulluco

white spotted Ulluco — Some of the larger white spotted Ulluco tubers harvested in December 2016.