rua potato Rua Potato

No scientific name recorded

A variety of potato

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

Sun requirement for rua potato: Plant in Full Sun

The Rua potato is a classic and historically significant New Zealand maincrop potato variety officially released in September 1960. It was bred in Lincoln, Canterbury, by the Crop Research Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). Alongside its sibling variety Tahi, Rua represents one of the most successful milestones in New Zealand’s agricultural science history.

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Growing rua potatoes

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living and reproducing in a single year or less

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Rua potato harvests

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