Waiporoporo Taewa Potato Solanum tuberosum

Waiporoporo Taewa Potato has been planted 3 times by Growstuff members.

Waiporoporo Maori seed potatoes have a light purple mottled skin and a smooth creamy flesh. They grow a medium sized very firm potato that is excellent for boiling, salads, chips and roasting.

Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

18 weeks

First harvest expected

17 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

18 weeks after planting

Photos

Waiporoporo taewa potato plantings

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Waiporoporo taewa potato harvests

Taewa

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Taewa waiporoporo

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Waiporoporo potato

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Taewa

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Taewa waiporoporo

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Crop Map

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What people are saying about waiporoporo taewa potatoes

The year of the potatoes

by shiny,

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)

by shiny,

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 …