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Anijunga · April 20, 2009

Hello,

I'm trying to decided which potato varieties to grow this year and could use your help in narrowing down my choices.

My local nursery just came out with their seed potatoes and I was hoping to get some feedback from those who may have grown some of them. They are:

AC Chaleur
All Blue
All Red
Cherokee
Granola
Irish Cobbler
Kennebec
Norland
Red Chieftan
Red Pontiac
Russet Burbank
Shepody
Spunta
Superior
Yukon Gold

I'm looking to grow 2 - 3 varieties with the following caveats:

I have to grow a red-skinned potato for my father-in-law.
I grew Norland and Yukon Gold last year and want to try something new (All Red looks neat).
I would like to have a high yield in my northern, short growing season.

Thanks!

Kathy

Polar_Lace · April 20, 2009

Kathy,

Yukon Gold is a must have! It does perform well, no matter which way you cook it. Yukon Gold Potato History

Red Chieftan is the red I would go for, for your father in law. A red-skinned potato with attractive appearance and broad adaptability.

Cherokee: High yielding variety; widely adapted, particularly to mineral and muck soils; good resistance to skinning and bruising; good storability; high total solids.

~* Robin

Medbury Gardens · April 20, 2009

Kathy, i grow All blue(called "Old blue"here in NZ),i find it being a short season/average yielding cropper,very reliable and taste 6/10.

Richard

dokutaaguriin · April 20, 2009

Irish Cobbler....one of the finest tasting spuds around!
Jeff

imp · April 28, 2009

I wish I could find some Irish Cobbler seed potatoes around here- I've always heard they have such a great taste. Never do find them around here, though.

veggie babe · April 29, 2009

Welcome to TV, I can't help you with the potato question but we are glad you joined the maddness.

neva

imp · May 2, 2009

Thank you.

I am so tempted by so many potatoes being discussed and not able to find them! There's the Irish Cobbler, the Lumper, the Belle de Fontenay and more- but they all sound so much better than the typical potatoes we can buy here in the stores. If anyone has some sources they care to share for buying any of the above, or even other potato, please do let me know!

We're growing some potatoes for the first time ever here ( and for me too)- Kerr's Pink, Maris Piper, Banana fingerlings. I'm excited about the end results, of course, but I'm surprised at how pretty the plants are so far.

It's good they are pretty, as I dug up the front yard. We have large pecans in the back yard area and very small areas to grow in, so I try to use all we can. I'll put a few more potatoes in yet this year, in another raised bed, and tomatoes out front, too.

I was curious- a few things do well near the pecans- squash family and beans- but does anyone know if sweet potatoes will be okay with the pecans or do they also need to go in the front?

April 20, 2009	#1
Anijunga Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kemptville, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Zone 5b Posts: 30	Suggestions Hello, I'm trying to decided which potato varieties to grow this year and could use your help in narrowing down my choices. My local nursery just came out with their seed potatoes and I was hoping to get some feedback from those who may have grown some of them. They are: AC Chaleur All Blue All Red Cherokee Granola Irish Cobbler Kennebec Norland Red Chieftan Red Pontiac Russet Burbank Shepody Spunta Superior Yukon Gold I'm looking to grow 2 - 3 varieties with the following caveats: I have to grow a red-skinned potato for my father-in-law. I grew Norland and Yukon Gold last year and want to try something new (All Red looks neat). I would like to have a high yield in my northern, short growing season. Thanks! Kathy __________________ Kathy

April 20, 2009	#2
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Kathy, Yukon Gold is a must have! It does perform well, no matter which way you cook it. Yukon Gold Potato History Red Chieftan is the red I would go for, for your father in law. A red-skinned potato with attractive appearance and broad adaptability. Cherokee: High yielding variety; widely adapted, particularly to mineral and muck soils; good resistance to skinning and bruising; good storability; high total solids. ~* Robin __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

April 20, 2009	#3
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Kathy, i grow All blue(called "Old blue"here in NZ),i find it being a short season/average yielding cropper,very reliable and taste 6/10. Richard

April 20, 2009	#4
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Irish Cobbler....one of the finest tasting spuds around! Jeff

April 28, 2009	#5
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	I wish I could find some Irish Cobbler seed potatoes around here- I've always heard they have such a great taste. Never do find them around here, though.

April 29, 2009	#6
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	Welcome to TV, I can't help you with the potato question but we are glad you joined the maddness. neva

May 2, 2009	#7
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Thank you. I am so tempted by so many potatoes being discussed and not able to find them! There's the Irish Cobbler, the Lumper, the Belle de Fontenay and more- but they all sound so much better than the typical potatoes we can buy here in the stores. If anyone has some sources they care to share for buying any of the above, or even other potato, please do let me know! We're growing some potatoes for the first time ever here ( and for me too)- Kerr's Pink, Maris Piper, Banana fingerlings. I'm excited about the end results, of course, but I'm surprised at how pretty the plants are so far. It's good they are pretty, as I dug up the front yard. We have large pecans in the back yard area and very small areas to grow in, so I try to use all we can. I'll put a few more potatoes in yet this year, in another raised bed, and tomatoes out front, too. I was curious- a few things do well near the pecans- squash family and beans- but does anyone know if sweet potatoes will be okay with the pecans or do they also need to go in the front?