Pineapple perfection! 3 ways with this spring-ready fruit
Pineapples are a tropical delight - their tough, spiky skin concealing a sweet...
In season mid spring: Cherry red rhubarb and Mary Washington asparagus
Cherry red rhubarb
Rhubarb is native to China and was used for its medicinal...
In season early spring: Holy basil and Minneola tangelo
Holy Basil ‘Krishna Tulsi’
Traditionally used in India in herbal teas, these leaves smell...
In season late winter: Navel oranges and Milan red top turnips
Milan red top turnips
A firm favourite since Roman times, turnips are nowadays typically...
In season late autumn: Chestnuts and Granny Smith apples
Granny Smith apples
Granny Smiths are a universally recognisable variety of apple. They even...
In Season mid autumn: Kamo kamo and Taylor’s gold pears
Kamo kamo (kumi kumi)
Native to New Zealand, this heirloom squash is a rather...
In Season mid summer: Prince melon, blackcurrants
Prince melon
Also known as derishi, prince melons are one of the four most...
In Season early summer: Billington plums, peas
Billington plums
AKA Christmas plums, these little beauties are one of NZ’s earliest-cropping varieties.
They’re...
In season late spring: Tropical guavas, mizuna
Tropical (pink) guavas
Tropical guavas (Psidium guajava) are technically a berry, with semi-soft pink...
In season mid spring: Hass avocados, cavolo nero
Hass avocados
Hass is the most commonly grown avocado variety in the world. The...
In season early spring: Endives
Endives
Belgian endive and endive are both, technically, chicory. However, Belgian endive (pronounced on-deeve),...
In season mid-winter: Rosemary, spinach
Fresh this month (Harvested in New Zealand gardens in August)
Spinach
This is one of...
In season early winter: Baby leeks, portobello mushrooms
Baby leeks
These elegant veges carry the same connotations of fine dining, sweetness, tenderness...
In season mid-spring: Rhubarb, grapefruit, telegraph cucumber
Rhubarb
Just a half-cup serve of stewed rhubarb gives you 3g of fibre (10-12...
In season early spring: Cape gooseberries, coriander, gai lan
Cape gooseberries
While this pale orange-yellow tart fruit has been shown to have lower...
In season late winter: Kohlrabi, limes, Italian parsley
Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi is German for cabbage-turnip, though it is sweeter than both of them....
In season mid-winter: Agria potatoes, carrots, cauliflower
Agria potatoes
Potatoes provide vitamin C, folate, potassium, antioxidants and fibre. It’s best not...
In season early winter: Persimmons, red cabbage, yams
Persimmons
Bronwyn and Lance Walters, of NTL Horticulture in Northland, have a 21-hectare persimmon...
