when are yams in season nz?
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Yams are just coming into supermarkets now with the supply increasing from June until October. The thumb-length, orangey-pink and yellow tubers that we call yams in New Zealand are not the sweet-potato tropical variety referred to in American cookbooks.
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In the UK, plums are in season from August to early October. What should you look for? Plums are ready to eat when they feel slightly soft if you give them a gentle squeeze.
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Introduced to this country in 1904, kiwifruit are now cultivated worldwide, with New Zealand-grown fruit marketed as 'Zespri'. Despite the name, kiwifruit are not native to New Zealand.
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Yam is grown on free draining, sandy and fertile soil, after clearing the first fallow. ... The yams recommended for such soil conditions in Nigeria are white yam or white guinea yam (Discorea rotundata) and water yam or yellow yam (Discorea alata). Planting is done by seed yam or cut setts from ware tubers.
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Honeydew is available all year round, with peak season running between June and October in the northern hemisphere. One of the trickiest parts of buying large fruits such as melon and watermelon is to tell whether they're ripe or not. ... Once picked, honeydew melons may soften, but will not get much sweeter.
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Yams are members of the genus Dioscorea and are in their own special family, Dioscoreaceae. They are tubers, like potatoes, and are mostly cultivated in tropical parts of the world. ... Sweet potatoes, on the other hand, come from the species Ipomoea batatas, in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.
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Sweet potatoes, perhaps; yams, no. Yams (Dioscorea alata) cannot grow on the Canadian Prairies – they are native to Asia and the Caribbean (where they are a perennial vine) and require a very long growing season to be able to produce tubers.
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The UK season runs from around June to September. A mature plant will produce 4-6 heads of saleable size.
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High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly to New Zealand is May.
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Yams. Yams are closely related to lilies and grasses. Native to Africa and Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130 pounds (as of 1999). ... Compared to sweet potatoes, yams are starchier and drier.
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The festival is celebrated on a Tuesday/Wednesdays in September or October depending on the month Ohumkan festival was celebrated. Prior to it celebration, a two week ban on noise-making is imposed. Ohumkyire is celebrated to give thanks to God for the New Yam Harvest and sake His favour in the coming year.
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Height 60cm. Flowering May-October. Top size 16cm+ tubers supplied for exhibition quality flowers which last up to ten weeks.
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Native to Africa and Asia, yams vary in size from that of a small potato to a record 130 pounds (as of 1999). There are over 600 varieties of yams and 95% of these crops are grown in Africa. Compared to sweet potatoes, yams are starchier and drier.