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28 Dec 15, Carole Snowdon (Australia - temperate climate)

Have been unable to find what I would call Kumara in Aus, as described by Chris Hanson, but a much smaller tuber than the sweet potatoes of all types we get here commercially. I suspect import restrictions may prevent them coming here, but did get some at a NZ Day celebration in Canberra some years ago. If you find some please let me know I miss them also. I have just received in the middle of summer, my yam tubers (Oca) but living in the Central Coast need to know if I can plant them in a container now in a mostly shady spot will that be okay. It gets pretty hot here in summer.

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30 Dec 15, John (USA - Zone 9b climate)

If you have any relatives or friends in Tonga, Kumara were very common there when I was visiting some years ago.

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11 Jul 15, Lyn Austen (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Chris,I too am looking for the old fashioned knobbly skinny kumara tubers. Even in nz my family complain the taste has gone from the larger tubers which I assume has been developed for commercial use. I will keep looking and let you know when I find them,Lyn Austen

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05 Apr 15, lionel (Australia - temperate climate)

where can i buy new zealand yams in australia?

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03 Aug 13, nola matthews (Australia - temperate climate)

Try Diggers Club. hey sell them in bulb form & in pots at certain times of the year. Hope this helps

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21 May 10, Paul (Australia - temperate climate)

I'd be interested in buying some Oca / Yam seed in WA. Does anyone know of any?

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17 Jun 12, Disappointed (Australia - temperate climate)

My Father in Law threw my entire bumper crop out thinking that they were weeds.

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17 Jan 10, leigh morris (Australia - temperate climate)

as an ex kiwi i really miss the purple kumara & the yellow/orange yams unfortunately the orange/golden/and purple flavoured sweet potatoes don't have the same flavour and i have not been able to find yams anywhere

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09 Jan 10, john studte (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi John in Tassie again.I have quite a good crop growing at the moment and should be plenty to spare in aprox two monthsPlease contact email ad above.

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02 Sep 10, Steve C (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Hi John, I have been trying to get hold of some Oca tubers to plant this year and have not found a source in Tassie as yet-the closest i got was Young's veggie shed in Nthern Tas, sometimes they get them in from a local grower. Any chance that i can buy some off you? Cheers Steve

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