An antioxidant rich, heirloom potato variety with deep blue skin and eye-catching purple flesh. These purple potatoes are especially rich in antioxidants called anthocyanins that are linked to healthier cholesterol levels, improved vision and reduced risk of heart disease. This variety sports fun color, excellent flavors and keeps its lavender flesh color when steamed, sautéed or mashed.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Late Blight & Hollow Heart
Maturity: 90 days
Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Deep red potatoes with a white flesh, Dark Red Norland potatoes are vigorous and perfect for early harvesting as “new potatoes” or as full size potatoes later. These hardy plants produce large potatoes that range in shape from round to oblong. They are great for mashing, steaming, potato salad or homemade potato chips and they store well for several weeks.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Excellent resistance to Scab
Maturity: 60 (new potatoes) - 90 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

German Butterball potatoes are a golden heirloom variety with exceptional buttery flavor and soft texture. The potatoes range from round to oblong in shape with golden skin, deep yellow flesh and a mild flavor. This potato is superb for everything from frying, baking, mashing, stews or soups and it stores very well.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Scab, Late Blight, and common viruses
Maturity: 85 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Huckleberry Gold potatoes sport a unique purple skin and golden flesh and are rich in antioxidants with a lower glycemic index than other potato varieties. This newer potato variety is an exceptional choice for healthy eaters looking for antioxidant rich foods and a lower carbohydrate intake with fantastic flavor. Huckleberry Gold potatoes are great baked, fried or used for potato salads.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Scab and Verticillium Wilt
Maturity: 80-95 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

The Kennebec potato is a popular all-purpose potato with dependable yields, a smooth skin and great texture. These potatoes have a thin golden skin and white flesh that is excellent for french fries, mashing or baking. The plants are hardy with good disease resistance and the potatoes store well at a consistent 50 degrees.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Late Blight
Maturity: 80 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

A newer variety developed in Colorado, the Purple Majesty potato has unique purple skin and flesh that maintain its color even after cooking. This purple potato variety is exceptionally high in antioxidants and great for any classic potato dish. Surprise your friends at the next BBQ with an unusual potato salad, steak fries or even potato chips!

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to most viruses
Maturity: 80-100 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Plant Purple Viking potatoes for unique, purple-pink mottled potatoes with a meaty white center perfect for all uses. The smooth, red and purple skin of Purple Viking potatoes make them a striking addition to your garden harvest. The potatoes are large and round making them perfect for baking, mashing or storing.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Scab and Leafhoppers
Maturity: 90-100 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Red La Soda potatoes are well suited for use in a variety of dishes and easily distinguished with their rosy skin and waxy white flesh. This variety tolerates a wide range of climates and soil conditions. They are excellent for boiling, potato salad, baking, chips and French fries along with being one of the best storing varieties.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Early Blight
Maturity: 80-100 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Red Pontiac potato is the most popular all-purpose red heirloom potato with sweet flavor and an attractive red skin. These potatoes are heavy producers that keep well and tolerate heavy soils. They are well known for their thin red skin making them a popular “new potato” variety as well as excellent fried or mashed.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Late Blight and common viruses
Maturity: 80 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Russet Burbank potatoes are the hearty “classic” russet potato that you are likely to find at your nearest grocery store. These are the potatoes that made Idaho famous. The large, long-oval potatoes are excellent for storing and hardy with a sweet white flesh. They are the classic variety for steaming, baking, French fries and chips.

Characteristics:

Disease Resistance: Good resistance to Scab and Black Leg
Maturity: 85-95 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past

Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Russet Norkotah potatoes are great additions to any home garden with excellent flavor and are especially great for using fresh from the garden. These potatoes are known for their performance in uneven soil moisture as the potatoes do not produce “knobs” under these circumstances The large, oval potatoes have a fluffy white flesh that is good for boiling and baking.

Characteristics:

Qualities: Good in uneven soil moisture
Maturity: 85 days

Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

Helpful Tools

Organic Matter (Compost):

Compost or another form of organic material is a good way to improve soil drainage as well as regulate soil temperature and moisture levels.

Fertilizer:

Planting – Phosphate does not move through the soil after planting and is essential for potato growth. So consider working Fertilome Tomato and Vegetable Food (7-22-8), Bone Meal (0-10-0) or IFA 11-52-0 Granular Fertilizer into the soil when planting.

Growing – Fertilize again once the potato plants have grown out of the soil. You can side dress (apply to the side of the plant and water in) or lightly broadcast and water in an all-purpose garden fertilizer. IFA Grand Champion All-Purpose Garden Fertilizer (16-16-16) is a great option for Intermountain West soils.