In season mid-summer: Lettuce
Lettuce is available to purchase year-round but most home gardeners...
How do they produce salad greens?
Bagged salads and greens are convenient and versatile. Niki Bezzant...
In season late spring: Globe artichokes
Raw, boiled, grilled, baked or stuffed, the globe artichoke is...
In season early spring: Kumara (sweet potato)
Kumara have been grown and eaten in New Zealand since...
In season late winter: Fennel
Fennel, also known as Florence fennel, has a characteristic aniseed...
In season late winter: Persimmons
Bright-orange lantern-shaped persimmons are native to northern China, and they...
What to do with kiwifruit
The low-down
Varieties: The main variety is green kiwifruit, with furry...
