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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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25 Mar 18, Julie Casidy (New Zealand - temperate climate)

When should I dig up Kumara? I didn't get them into the ground until late in spring. Should I do so before the first frost? I live in Wellington and never grown them. Yours thankfully Julie

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30 Mar 18, Prakash Chandra (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

You can dig out Kumasi when you see the end of vines and the leaves are turning yellow or just take a hand fork and dig around one plant carefully and see but do not dig the plant outright

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21 Mar 18, Kathy charles (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted 3 tubers of yellow and 1 purple sweet potato in October 2017 now March have picked first purple one but cannot find even a little yellow tuber. Healthy looking plants but WHY no s/potato. Thank you in advance

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23 Mar 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Cut off some runners/vine and plant them - better than tubers. About 18

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10 Mar 18, Greg (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I'm in Ipswich , SE QLD. I planted five purple sweet potato slips back at the beginning of August (2017). They have been in the ground seven months. They have grown well but have not flowered or died back at all, unlike the normal orange ones i grew the previous year. I've had a little bit of a dig around but have not found any tubers at all. Has anyone grown these before in my climate and should i be expecting to find tubers by now? Perhaps they went in at the wrong time of year? If i could upload a photo here, i would. Thanks for your help!

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11 Mar 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted the orange ones one summer and they produced heaps. The next year nearly nothing. I talked to a farmer a few months ago and they plant slips. That is they go onto an existing growing crop about 6-8 weeks old and they take slips/runners/vine

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13 Mar 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

They cut this off from my post. You need a slip about 18

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04 Mar 18, Sue Ussher (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

I live in Fairlie South Canterbury and want to know if I could grow Kumara here and what month should I be planting them

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