New Zealand Yam planting

grown by shiny in Vege garden plot 1 · wellington, new zealand

All of shiny's plantings

Done

Planted 2016-09-18
First harvest 2016-09-18
Last harvest 2016-12-24
Finished 2016-12-24

Harvest months

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Highlighted months are when this crop is usually harvested here.

Planted

about 10 years ago 2016-09-18

Progress

Done 97 days

Degree days

587 of about 2,340 needed

Quantity

8 roots/tubers

Grown in

full sun

Rating

not rated

Grown from

Root/tuber

Weather in wellington, new zealand New

Daily high and low

Too cold for New Zealand yam so farFrom Sep 18 to Dec 24, 75 of 98 days had a high inside the best range of 12–24°C. The highs were below the best range on 23 days. The weather was too cold on 5 days (lows below 5°C).

2 °C frost lineGrows at 5–28°Grows best 12–24°

Daily rainfall

Rain: 333 mm
Hottest day: 17.8°C
Coldest night: 3.0°C
Soil temperature: 12.3°C
Days in its best range: 75 of 98
Days: 98

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. The weather is modelled for the area around the garden, not measured in it, and runs a few days behind. The totals, charts and expected weather are our adaptation of that data.

Photos

DSC_6487

by shiny 2016-10-30 0

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by shiny 2016-10-30 0

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by shiny 2016-10-15 0

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by shiny 2016-10-10 0

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by shiny 2016-09-30 0

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by shiny 2016-09-18 0

Observations

Nothing noticed yet. Note when it flowers, fruits, wilts or falls ill.

2016-09-18 Day 0

Planted

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

No frost reached this New Zealand yam planting

Frost was possible until 30 Sep, and no night in that time was colder than 5.2 °C. The New Zealand yam planting went in on 18 Sep, 21 days after the usual last frost (28 Aug).

This New Zealand yam planting against the frost season

Frost danger

22 Jun – 28 Aug

23 Jun →

This planting

Finished 24 Dec

Planted 21 days after the usual last frost

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Usual frost danger
Possible: as early or late as it has come
Planting, finished

Coldest night

5.2 °C

3.2 °C above the 2 °C frost danger line

Frost danger it grew through

13 days

from planting to the latest it has come, 30 Sep

Usual last frost

28 Aug

planted 21 days after it

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)