According to the late naturalist George A. Seaman, “The old people said that May spelled backwards gave us yam, and that this lovely month was the time to plant this starchy root, since it matured below the ground.” On the other hand, if rain didn’t come in the ending of April or May, a tannia plant without water could end up being a belly full of hot air. Believe me, it might be wise for us to listen to older people’s sayings who survived on a small island because of manna from heaven that had the weather close to their bones.
