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You cannot buy Yakon seed from bunnings or anyone else because they only propagate from tubers.
in Yacon
Go to Sweet potatoes/ Kumara page, temperate climate zone and check the planting calendar.
in Sweet Potato
Hi can you please tell me if Dunedin is the right temperature to grow Kumars outdoors or is it to cold? Thanks.
in Sweet Potato
The planting guide says that you can plant them now. Plant and give a good watering and don't water for 3-5 days. Too much watering in hot weather will rot the seeds.
in Beans - climbing
I have seed packets of scarlet runner beans and wish to know if I can plant them now, August. It is hot: 87-90 degrees Fahrenheit. But cooling into Sept, and lovely, mid 80’s. Also we are fairly c...
in Beans - climbing
Maybe if it is totally air tight. You are really stacking the odds up against yourself. It is recommended to start planting seeds in Oct/Nov in cool/mountain NZ and you are trying to grow them in ...
in Tomato
Look up seed selling websites in NZ.
in Jerusalem Artichokes
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