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aka Seed Potato

1st Early. 'Swift' by name swift by nature. This fast maturing potato is ready to eat 60 days after planting and is usually one of the first potatoes planted in early spring. Round tubers with white skin and waxy creamy flesh. Good for boiling and salads. Usually has high yields.

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aka Maori Potato, Seed Potato

Maori Potatoes. This variety is an elongated shape coloured purple. Flesh is Purple with a white fleck. Produces good crops and matures at approx 110 days. Very floury and ideal for baking, roasting and wedges. Yum!

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aka Seed Potato

Main Crop. Round tuber with very red skin and white flesh. Another good all purpose potato, great for boiling, roasting and salads. Matures approximately 90 -100 days

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aka Maori Potato, Seed Potato

Maori Potatoes. Great medium sized boiling potato, lovely tasting. Have a light purple mottled skin and a firm smooth creamy-white flesh. Mature in approximately 110 days. Tubers are oval or round.

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aka Maori Potato, Seed Potato

Maori Potatoes. Great for Hangi and in salads; Roast in Jacket, oven bake wedges or chips. Mature in approx 120 days. Slightly elongated tubers. The skin colour is light brown/purple, and the flesh is cream with a purple flush - when boiled the tubers remain reasonably firm.

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aka Dwarf Pomegranate

A showy dwarf shrub with orange flowers followed by bright orange fruit. Deciduous in colder areas. The Pomegranate is a beautiful and highly ornamental shrub and a producer of highly decorative and nutritious fruit. Showy orange-red flowers over a long period from late spring through summer.

aka Rhubarb

A tall, vigorous variety with very decorative leaves that are a dense green. Its long stems are bright red in Winter and Summer. Young stems can be eaten raw if its to your liking otherwise stewed and made into crumbles, muffins or pies. Lovely to have in the kitchen garden or large barrel planter.

Remember - Don`t eat the leaves.

A newer variety that has compact growth with highly decorative dense blue-green leaves.Short, thick and juicy stems that are bright ruby redat the base fading to green at the top. Great for jams and crumbles. Plant in the sun in well drained soil. Winter dormant in cool areas.

Remember not to eat the leaves.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Rhubarb

A vigorous Heritage Rhubarb with healthy, strong upright growth. The stems are broad with quite a bit of green shading on the red stalks. Good flavour and produces well. Plant in humus rich soil that does not completely dry out in summer and feed regularly with organic matter. Perennial.

Wairere Top Tip. Try cooking Rhubarb with 1 sliced apple - it balances out the acid flavour nicely.

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Who doesn't love Rhubarb? Though the edible stalks of this large perennial are a little tart and acid, cooked up with a little sugar and an apple they are delicious. Great for jams and crumbles. Plant in the sun in well drained soil. Winter dormant in cool areas. Remember - don't eat the leaves.

The growth of Rhubarb can be suppressed if climate is 30 degrees plus. Likes a chilling below 4 degrees
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland