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Whataroa taewa potato Whataroa Taewa Potato

How to sow Whataroa taewa potato: chit tubers then sow into garden after frosts have passed.

Whataroa Taewa Potato has been planted 4 times by Growstuff members.

Pre-european potato from Aotearoa New Zealand. (Taewa)

Produces large, irregular, round to oblong shaped potatoes with a light purple and cream blotchy skin and yellow waxy, firm flesh with purple streaks throughout. Great for making oven-baked chips or steamed or in a hangi. Holds shape in slow cookers, or in a curry.

A heavy cropper and a good keeper.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

21 weeks

First harvest expected

22 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

20 weeks after planting

Photos

Whataroa taewa potato crops

Whataroa taewa potato plantings

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Whataroa taewa potato harvests

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Whataroa taewa potato seeds

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