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Potato-Types-DarkRedNorland

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Potato-Types-GermanButterball

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Potato-Types-HuckleberryGold

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Potato-Types-Kennebec

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Potato-Types-PurpleMajesty

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Potato-Types-PurpleViking

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Potato-Types-RedLaSoda

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Potato-Types-RedPontiac

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Potato-Types-RussetBurbank

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Potato-Types-RussetNorkotah

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Potato-Types-YukonGold

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All Blue Potato

All Blue Potatoes
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

SKU: 87679

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Dark Red Norland Potato

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

SKU: 4050

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German Butterball Potato

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

SKU: 56098

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Huckleberry Gold Potato

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

SKU: 812414

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Kennebec Potato

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

SKU: 4023

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Purple Majesty Potato

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

SKU: 58431

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Purple Viking Potato

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

SKU: 87689

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Red La Soda Potato

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

SKU: 4053

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Red Pontiac Potato

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

SKU: 4035

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Russet Burbank Potato

Russet Burkbank Potatoes
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

SKU: 4009

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Russet Norkotah Potato

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:

  • 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

SKU: 4028

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Yukon Gold Potato

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Yukon Gold Potatoes are the most popular European-style potato known for their outstanding buttery flavor and dry, flaky texture. This yellow fleshed potato is a great variety for storage. They are excellent for use baked, boiled, mashed or fried.

 

Characteristics:

  • Good storing variety
  • Maturity: 60-80 days
  •  Planting dates: Spring after the danger of frost is past
  • Seed Potatoes: Cut potatoes into pieces with 2 to 3 eyes per piece

SKU: 4154

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How to Grow

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Planting Seed Potatoes

Plant seed potatoes in the spring when the threat of frost is past. Place potato pieces in the ground with eyes up and cut side down. Plant the pieces 4-6" deep and 24" apart. 

Potato Plant Care

Potato plants will need deep and regular irrigation throughout the growing season. Consider using organic mulches to conserve water, reduce weeding and keep soil cool. 

 

As the potatoes grow you will want to “hill” or “mound” the plants about two weeks after planting. Do this by building up dirt around the base of the plant to prevent the potatoes from growing out of the soil.

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Harvesting Potatoes

Potatoes can be harvested early for use as “new potatoes” or left until they reach maturity. Mature potatoes for storage should be harvested after the vines have died and left to rest in the ground for 2-3 weeks. This allows the potatoes to “cure” or form a harder skin that helps them to store better for longer.

 

Harvest using a shovel or spading fork to loosen the soil about 18 inches away from the plant to avoid damaging the potatoes.

Learn more about potato care, harvesting and best ways to store

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 Garden Fertilizer (16-16-8) or IFA Grand Champion (16-16-16) are great options.

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