Te Māori Taewa Potato

How to sow Te Māori taewa potato: Direct seed outdoors after last frost. Each piece must have one eye.

Sun requirement for Te Māori taewa potato: Plant in Full Sun

Te Māori Taewa Potato has been planted 2 times by Growstuff members.

Potatoes are starchy root vegetables in the Solanaceae, or Nightshade, family, which also includes tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers. They originated in South America, and spread to become a worldwide staple. The leaves and fruit are usually poisonous and the stem tuber is the only edible part once it is cooked. The potato can be cooked in many ways, brewed into alcohol, and also used as the basis for creating bioplastics. More growing information is available in individual species entries.

Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

23 weeks

First harvest expected

21 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

20 weeks after planting

Companions

eggplant

marjoram

Video

Photos

Te māori taewa potato plantings

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Te māori taewa potato harvests

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Te māori taewa potato seeds

Saved tubers for summer

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Sunniness

Planted from

Harvested for

Varieties

karaka potato

kowiniwini potato

matariki taewa potato

paraketia taewa potato

purple heart potato

urenika taewa potato

Whataroa taewa potato

Crop Map

Only plantings by members who have set their locations are shown on this map.

What people are saying about Te Māori taewa potatoes

The year of the potatoes

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Potatoes and taewa

This year i grew ELEVEN types of potato over summer..

Waiporoporo Taewa Potato that were [ready early](/plantings/shiny-front-lawn-p…

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Taewa (Pre-european potato)

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Generally, "Taewa" is the term used for potatoes that have been in New Zealand since before 1800, and cultivated by Maori people - but the word can be used for all potatoes.

The kūmara is a distant cousin of the potato. Both the taewa and …

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New website features (release 55)

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If you notice any bugs or think of new features please let us know on our github or comment here.

We've got new crop cards on browsing crops or a [planting](https://www.growstuff.org/plantings/shiny-indoors-tomato-75b2e492-9f71-42f6-…

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New look, new features

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If you notice any bugs or think of new features please let us know on our github or comment here.

We've got new crop cards on browsing crops or a [planting](https://www.growstuff.org/plantings/shiny-indoors-tomato-75b2e492-9f71-42f6-…

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Heirloom potatoes in "The Home Garden" from 1953

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"The Home Garden" from 1953 mentions the following Riwai/taewa

In the home garden potatoes for early planting should first be set to sprout in a light, frost free airy position. Well-sprouted tubers can be planted shallo…