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05 Aug 14, Peter Wheldon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I saw Jerry Coleby-Williams of Gardening Australia use a crop of marigold in a garden bed for a season to 'gas' or fumigate the nematodes organically. Apparently farmer's friends or cobblers pegs do the same thing. So you could pull the kumara up, cultivate the bed and plant a heap of marigold in to deal with the nematodes if that is what the grubs were.

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09 May 14, Joe De Ornelas (Australia - temperate climate)

Hello, I live in Perth and I've been in search of the ORANGE KUMARA, but to no luck. Does anybody know were I might be able to purchase this elusive plant?

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18 Feb 16, Carol (Australia - temperate climate)

The orange one is called Beaurgard. See if you can find a supplier in WA :)

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07 Apr 15, Susan Johnson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Diggers Club (Vic) and Green Harvest (Q'ld) sell the orange sweet potato, which is quite distinct from NZ Kumera.

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26 Jan 15, Peter (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Kumara are purple and lemon on the inside and taste chestnutty not like the sweet potato in Australia. When you taste a kumara it taste nothing like what some supermarkets are selling as New Zealand kumara.

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07 Apr 15, Susan Johnson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I am desperately trying to source N Z Kumera in Australia, Peter. Yes, agree - NZ kumera are nothing like the yellow or white sweet potatoes we grow in Australia. My research suggests that the NZ variety may be called 'Candy Kumera', and may have origins in the Pacific Islands. Do you know if this is correct? I assume it wouldn't be possible to import live plants to Australia these days, but am wondering if New Zealanders may have brought it here in the past, in which case there could be slmeone out there growing it.

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07 Jun 15, Nins Ricci (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Send me your addess by email. I have heaps of the real NZ Kumera, purple with white flesh and spots inside. Will nail you some runners. Also in Qld. Mine growing crazy but have not yet had a harvest.

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30 Apr 24, Ali (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hello Nins, hope all is well! Do u still have Kumara runners?

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26 Jun 22, Tracy M (Australia - arid climate)

Hello, would I be able to pay for some runners also? I assume they can grow in Melbourne's climate? Many thanks!!

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30 Sep 21, Matthew Steele (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hello, I have been looking everywhere for these delightful New Zealand Kumura for years. May I also ask if you would mail me some runners? Happy to pay! Many Thanks.

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