🌱 GROW YOUR OWN KUMARA - THE KIWI CLASSIC! 🍠

Fresh from your own garden to your dinner plate. Now THAT'S good growing!

Love kumara? Imagine digging up your own homegrown crop, ready for roasting, mashing, soups, Sunday dinners and all your family favourites.

With our Kumara Red Plants, growing your own delicious kumara at home is easier than you might think. Whether you're an experienced gardener or trying kumara for the first time, we'll help you get growing.

🌱 Spray-free kumara plants

📖 FREE Kumara Growing Guide with every plant order

📅 Available October to November

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❤️ Meet Owairaka Reds — A True Kiwi Favourite!

The popular Owairaka Red, one of New Zealand's best-known kumara varieties.

With its distinctive red skin and creamy flesh, Owairaka Red is a classic Kiwi favourite that deserves a place in your home garden. It's delicious baked, roasted, mashed or added to your favourite family meals.

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Why buy every kumara from the supermarket when you could grow your own?

 💰 One Little Plant. A Whole Lot of Kumara!

Here's where growing your own gets exciting!

With the right growing conditions and a bit of care, one kumara plant (slip) can produce around 1–3kg of kumara — and sometimes even 5kg!

That's potentially a lot of homegrown goodness from one little plant.

Imagine what a row of plants could produce!

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Your actual harvest will depend on your soil, weather, growing season, watering and general care, but kumara can be a wonderfully rewarding crop for Kiwi gardeners.

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🌞 How to Grow Kumara Successfully

Kumara love warmth, sunshine and well-drained soil. Give them a good start and let the summer do its magic.

🌞1. Pick a sunny spot

Choose the warmest, sunniest part of your garden, with plenty of room for the vines to spread.

🌱2. Prepare your soil

Kumara prefer loose, free-draining soil. Prepare your growing area before planting, and avoid heavy, waterlogged ground.

❄️3. Plant after the risk of frost has passed

Kumara are frost-sensitive and need warm conditions to establish and grow well.

💧4. Water and feed sensibly

Keep plants watered while they establish and during dry spells. Feed appropriately, but don't overdo it — too much fertiliser can encourage lots of leafy growth at the expense of your kumara.

👀5. Keep an eye on those wandering vines

Kumara vines love to travel! Lift runners that start rooting along the ground to help direct the plant's energy towards developing its crop.

🏆6. Be patient — the reward is underground!

Kumara need a long, warm growing season. Harvest when the foliage begins to yellow and die back, before frost threatens.

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 📖 Your FREE Kumara Growing Guide Is Included!

Not sure where to start? Don't worry — we've got you covered.

Every kumara plant order comes with a FREE Kumara Growing Guide, so you'll have helpful instructions to guide you from planting through to harvest.

And if you need a hand along the way, shop with NZ Lifestyle Group. We're here to help you enjoy your growing journey.

You can also make growing easier with our dedicated KUMARAFUEL Kumara Fertiliser, KUMARAGROW Kumara Grow Bag.

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🌱 Why Buy Your Kumara Plants from NZ Lifestyle Group?

- Spray-free growing operation.

- A FREE growing guide with every plant order.

- Helpful growing advice and support when you need it.

- Products to help you grow, feed and harvest your own crop.

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⏰ Kumara Planting Season Is Short!

Our kumara plants are available October to November. Get organised for the warmer growing season and give your homegrown kumara plans the best possible start.

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Ready to grow your own Kiwi favourite? 🍠

Order your Kumara Red Plants from NZ Lifestyle Group today — and get ready for the satisfaction of growing your own delicious kumara!