Meadowlark
Member
- Location
- East Texas
- Hardiness zone
- 9a
Potato planting time is approaching and maybe you are wondering what variety to plant. I've grown potatoes for years but never really studied different varieties or compared them until a couple of years ago when I did a complete to me study of potato varieties.
I selected 13 different varieties to compare in my study and set about to answer the following questions:
Questions I hope to answer:
1) What's the best overall potato for my area
2) What's the best overall red potato for my area?
3) What's the best overall white potato for my area?
4) What's the best potato for container growing in my area?
The varieties, their maturity (Late, Middle M, or Early E), classification (white W, Red R, Gold G}, #eyes in each seed, weight of each seed, and planting dates were noted for Hügelkultur Containers (HK) and garden soil(gar)
The results of the study including answers found to the original questions are included in Part 2.
I selected 13 different varieties to compare in my study and set about to answer the following questions:
Questions I hope to answer:
1) What's the best overall potato for my area
2) What's the best overall red potato for my area?
3) What's the best overall white potato for my area?
4) What's the best potato for container growing in my area?
The varieties, their maturity (Late, Middle M, or Early E), classification (white W, Red R, Gold G}, #eyes in each seed, weight of each seed, and planting dates were noted for Hügelkultur Containers (HK) and garden soil(gar)
| Tub | Type | mature | class | eyes hk | eyes gar | weight hk | weight gar | plt date |
| 1 | Sarpo Mira | L | R | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8-Feb |
| 2 | Huckleberry Gold | M | G | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-Feb |
| 3 | Elba | L | W | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8-Feb |
| 4 | Rose Gold | M | G | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10-Feb |
| 5 | Caribe | E | W | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12-Feb |
| 6 | Kennebec | L | W | 8 | 8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 8-Feb |
| 7 | Russet | L | W | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8-Feb |
| 8 | Yukon Gold | M | G | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8-Feb |
| 9 | German BB | L | W | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8-Feb |
| 10 | Charlotte | M | G | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12-Feb |
| 11 | Prairie Blush | E | G | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 13-Feb |
| 12 | Dark Red Norland | E | R | 6 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 12-Feb |
| 13 | Red Pontiacs | E | R | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 13-Fe |
The results of the study including answers found to the original questions are included in Part 2.
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