KUMARAR
Kumara Red - Owairaka
Note: This is the last batch of kumaras for this season.
This variety of kūmara is the most well-known in New Zealand. It has a distinctive red skin and a creamy white, firm, textured flesh. Our kūmara seedlings are around 30cm long (see picture) - this means they're well on their way to becoming good plants. For more detailed planting instructions (and images) - visit our gardening guide below. Each seedling should produce (if your crop goes well) around a bucket of tubers each.
- pH should be 6.0 to 6.5
- Raise a mound of soft soil to around 40cm high
- Make a trench approx 5cm deep
- Gently lay seedling so root is lying in the trench parallel, rather than pushing the root down like you might with another vegetable
- Bend the seedling gently so the leaves are sticking out of the top of the soil (a J shape)
- Water gently
- Click on the gardening guide below for images of these instructions
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Orders for Rural and South Island delivery will be dispatched Monday only. Please place your order before 1pm Friday for dispatch the following Monday.
Note: Internet orders for pickup in the shop - please pick up as soon as you can to ensure the quality of the plants.
**Pick up delivery option - click & collect -If you chose pick up as your delivery method, you will receive an email that the order has been dispatched. This means that the order is ready to pick up from our shop. If unsure if you have selected pickup, please contact us asap.
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