Richard Cowper dug up a 6.7kg kumara in his New Lynn vege garden. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Richard Cowper dug up a 6.7kg kumara in his New Lynn vege garden. Photo / Jason Oxenham
Normally Richard Cowper grows carrots and silverbeet in his New Lynn vege garden, but this year was the first time he grew kūmara - and giant kūmara at that.
"I put them in as an experiment really, and I wasn't even sure I would get anything out of them.
"Thenwhen I went to dig them, I saw a red tuber and thought 'oh great'. I went to pull it out and it was huge - and they just kept getting bigger. It was bizarre."
Cowper harvested five giant kūmara, with the largest weighing 6.7kg, and others weighing in between 1.5kg and 4.9kg.
Richard Cowper harvested around five giant kūmara, with the largest weighing 6.7kg, and others weighing in between 1.5kg and 4.9kg. Photo / Supplied