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How to grow kūmara

by shiny,

Kūmara has been part of the staple diet of people in te Motu Kairangi for hundreds of years - so i figure it should grow here. I come from a long long line of potato growers, so maybe the genetic skills are transferrable.

I planted 4 kūmara …

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typo

by shiny,

i meant to suggest "mesclun"

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Pūhā for dinner

by shiny,

There are so very many edible weeds in our garden.

Pūhā galore of course - which can we draped over roasting meat (too much work) or steamed to remove the bitterness and then pretend it's spinach for eggs bene. It's been "what's for dinner" in our suburb sin…

mint mint peppermint peppermint
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