Best Potato Variety for zone 8/9 Growing Part 2: The Results.

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Summary of Results:

The original questions with answers based on data from the experiment:

1) What's the best overall potato for my area? RED Pontiacs
2) What's the best overall red potato for my area? RED Pontiacs
3) What's the best overall non-red potato for my area? TIE: Elba and Yukon Gold
4) What's the best potato for container growing in my area? Dark Red Norland

Honorable mention: Sarpo Mira; best taste and high production

Rank	Type	Rating	HK PRO	GAR PRO	QUAL	Taste
1	Red Pontiacs	40.3	8.0	13.0	10	9.3
2	Sarpo Mira	38.8	6.2	12.6	10	10
3	Dark Red Norland	38.5	8.9	10.2	10	9.3
4	Elba	33	7.2	7.8	9	9
5	Yukon Gold	33	6.9	7.1	10	9
6	Caribe	31.5	5.8	6.4	10	9.3
7	German BB	30.6	5.3	7	10	8.3
8	Rose Gold	29.9	4.3	6.6	10	9
9	Russet	28.4	5.4	6	9	8
10	Kennebec	27.2	5.5	6	8	7.7
11	Huckelberry Gold	23.6	4.6	3	8	8
12	Prarie Bush	22.6	3.9	4.3	7	7.3
13	Charlotte	21	5.2	3.8	5	7

Table explained:

• Rank is determined by summing the HK PRO, GAR PRO, QUAL, and Taste factor
• HK PRO = the total production in pounds from one pound of type seed potato planted in Hügelkultur containers
• GAR PRO = the total production in pounds from one pound of type seed potato planted in proximity in garden soil
• Qual = a subjective measure of the overall quality of the new potatoes produced (from 1-10 points)
• TASTE = a subjective measure of taste raw, fried, and baked each assigned 1-10 points and averaged

Photos of the top 10 variety's harvest in HK and garden soil are provided in Part 3.