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19 Sep 18, Eddy (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Can they grow on canterbury christchurch

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06 Oct 18, denise (New Zealand - temperate climate)

i live in Kaiapoi and grow in tubs. the soil is warmer

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21 Sep 18, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Did you read the notes here. I suggest you do and pay attention to when to plant.

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16 Aug 18, Adrienne (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Can you please tell me what is the best type of fertiliser to prepare the soil for kumara?

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11 Sep 18, Mike (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Any general fertiliser - but probably something with a fair bit of P in it. N P K - something like 10 -14N, 6-10 P, 10-15 K.

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10 Jul 18, Cathy (Australia - temperate climate)

When my tomato bed finished i refilled the bed with conpost and the sweet potatos started growing. I got quite a few potatoes and pulled them out in September to replant tomatoes. I couldnt get tomatoes to grow that summer so i gave up and let the je sweet potatoes come back naturally. Should i try for tomatoes again in that same bed? If so do i need to help the soil in any way? Thanks!!

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13 Jul 18, Mike L (Australia - temperate climate)

I have been told sweet potatoes are a big consumer of nutrients from the soil - other words not much nutrient left in the soil after the crop Tomatoes would also take a lot from the soil. Did you add compost or totally refilled the bed with compost again. If the compost is not totally broken down then it will take N from the soil - therefore very little N for the intended crop. Look to the guide here for planting - although it has no planting time for sweet potatoes in temperate climates. After each crop you need to do one of two things - add completed compost, manures etc and make sure this is all broken down into the soil. Or you hit it up with some all round fertiliser. Also give your soil a rest for a few months and add compost and turn it in.

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09 May 18, Godfrey Ramatlhape (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate)

If my vine sweet potatoes are growing fast how must i prevent them to do so and how often must I watering them per a week or monthly?

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16 Oct 18, Marie (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)

Godfrey, did you know that you can harvest some of the leads and cook them like spinach? Watering depends on your soil type. Keep the soil moist, but never too wet, since your tubers will not.

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12 Apr 18, Dale Westergard (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

I live in Utah, USA. We grow most vegetables here, and potatoes do well. Where could we obtain some starts (slips), etc. to start growing kumara? I've been to NZ several times, enjoying everything about Aotearoa, especially, Kumara. Would appreciate any helps/suggestions. thank you. Dale Westergard.

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