Vegetable Partial Shade OK Frequent water

Taro

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Tropical root staple. Giant elephant-ear leaves. Must be cooked before eating.

Harvest 180-240 days

Temp Range 15°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Taro

Taro takes 180-240 days to harvest. It grows best in 22–30°C with partial shade ok and frequent watering. Taro is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Partial Shade OK

💧

Water

Frequent

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

180-240 days

Temperature Range

22-30°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 22–30°C Tolerates: 15–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Loves wet conditions -- grow in bog or heavy soil. Corms must be cooked thoroughly.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 15°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 22°C to 30°C
Harvest in 180-240 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Taro loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.

Where to Grow Taro

Taro can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	medium					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Arequipa, PE	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goiania, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guayaquil, EC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
La Paz, BO	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manaus, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medellin, CO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mendoza, AR	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Montevideo, UY	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Paramaribo, SR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port of Spain, TT	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto Alegre, BR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Quito, EC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Recife, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rio de Janeiro, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rosario, AR	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Salvador, BR	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santa Cruz, BO	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santiago, CL	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Sao Paulo, BR	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Sucre, BO	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Adelaide, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairns, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Canberra, AU	medium										✓	✓	✓
Christchurch, NZ	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Darwin, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	medium										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	medium									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	medium							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	medium								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	medium		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	medium				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	medium			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	medium	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

When should I plant taro in my city?

The best time to plant taro depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 22°C and 30°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow taro in winter?

Taro is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Taro

When should I plant taro?

The best time to plant taro depends on your local climate. Taro grows best in temperatures between 22°C and 30°C (can tolerate 15°C to 35°C). Taro is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can taro grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Taro can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Taro requires partial shade ok and frequent watering.

How long does taro take to grow?

Taro typically takes 180-240 days from planting to harvest. It requires partial shade ok and frequent watering. Loves wet conditions -- grow in bog or heavy soil. Corms must be cooked thoroughly.

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