Growing Sweet Potato, also Kumara

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31 May 09 Meredith.Baillie (Australia - temperate climate)
I am also wanting to find New Zealand Kumera. The purple one..(they are really delicious). As you cannot, as far as I know buy the tubers here in Australia, would anyone know where I could buy the seeds?
26 Jul 10 (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
There are no seeds to grow kumara. To get nz kumara one can buy the kumara but there are no seeds
28 Jul 10 Phil (Australia - temperate climate)
If you cut the eye end off a kumera or sweet potato you can grow a new plant from this. Just as with regular potatoes.
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