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aka Silver Thyme

Thyme Silver has the same uses as Thyme Common: it's a great accompaniment for soup, marinades, stuffings and veges and is also delicious with beef, chicken, fish, veal, cheese and tomato sauces.

Placed in a pillow, Thyme was said to induce sleep and ward off nightmares.

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aka Silver Queen Thyme

This pretty little Thyme is usually grown more as an ornamental than a herb because of its attractive, dainty, silver-green leaves that are edged with white. Lilac flowers in summer. Highly aromatic. Plant in sunny well drained spot. Evergreen.

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aka Common Thyme

Common Thyme. The most popular culinary thyme with highly aromatic small green leaves that can be used to flavour meat or vegetable dishes. Dainty white to mauve flowers appear in summer and should be removed after flowering. Hardy and easy to grow in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen.

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Yams. Inca Gold is a new variety bred for New Zealand conditions. It has a yellow flesh and grows up to 10cm long and 3cm thick. It has a lovely flavour and is a high yielder.

Plant July to mid October. Harvest Approx May/ June/ July, when tops of yam plant have totally died off or after first frost. It is recommended that if you are in regions that have frost’s, leave your yams in the ground to get frosted a few times. This then enhances the flavour.

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Yams grown in New Zealand originate from the South American Andes where they are known as oca. Their waxy skins are shiny and colourful and is thin and soft and needs no peeling. The white to lemon-yellow flesh has a smooth, silky texture with a nutty taste, similar to beetroot. Earth gems have a crisp texture, which remains even when cooked. They can be boiled, steamed, microwaved or baked.