Oman is a 1,000-mile-long (1,700 km) coastal plain at the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula lying on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The country is the size of Kansas.man is a 1,000-mile-long (1,700 km) coastal plain at the southeast tip of the Arabian Peninsula lying on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman.
If you want to start a new patch of Jerusalem Artichokes, these can be planted from now until March, but be careful where you locate them as plants can grow up to 6ft (2m) tall. I thought my scales might not take the load, as my first autumn harvest weighed in at a massive 3.4 kg or 7.5lbs.
The plant is called âmaniocâ or âcassava.â The big roots of the plant, which are shaped much like sweet potatoes, may be 3 feet long and 8 inches thick. The roots of a single plant may yield about 10 pounds of tapioca starch. To make tapioca the roots are dug up, peeled and ground into pulp.