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When is best time to plant red skinned potatoes?
I want to plant some red skinned potatoes. When is the best time for me to plant? I'm in zone 7. Variety recommendation?
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Plant your potatoes when you see your first Dandelion blooms.
https://gardening.about.com/od/organicgardenin1/a/Phenology.htm
I plant my first potatoes mid to late March. [url=https://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx?itemNo=1535(OG)]Sangre[/url]is a good potato for my climate.
Have you seen James's ( jal_ut ) red potatoes?
Eric
https://gardening.about.com/od/organicgardenin1/a/Phenology.htm
I plant my first potatoes mid to late March. [url=https://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx?itemNo=1535(OG)]Sangre[/url]is a good potato for my climate.
Have you seen James's ( jal_ut ) red potatoes?
Eric
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3 weeks, that sounds about right. Our average last frost is April 15th.
Red Pontiac
RED LA SODA - Tubers are "elliptical to slightly oblong; bright deep red skin; medium-deep, wide eyes; white flesh.... High yielding variety of attractive appearance. Resistant to tipburn, and to wind, heat and drought damage; some resistance to mechanical bruising. Slightly susceptible to hollow heart and growth cracks. Wide adaptation, grows well in both southern and northern areas. Medium specific gravity; good storability with medium dormancy." Primary uses: boiling, baking, chipping, French frying. Also spelled Red LaSoda
https://potatoes.wsu.edu/varieties/red-vars.htm
May also be good choices for you
Eric
Red Pontiac
RED LA SODA - Tubers are "elliptical to slightly oblong; bright deep red skin; medium-deep, wide eyes; white flesh.... High yielding variety of attractive appearance. Resistant to tipburn, and to wind, heat and drought damage; some resistance to mechanical bruising. Slightly susceptible to hollow heart and growth cracks. Wide adaptation, grows well in both southern and northern areas. Medium specific gravity; good storability with medium dormancy." Primary uses: boiling, baking, chipping, French frying. Also spelled Red LaSoda
https://potatoes.wsu.edu/varieties/red-vars.htm
May also be good choices for you
Eric
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Thanks, unbelievably I was cleaning out my garden space yesterday and found a blooming dandelion. We often have frost in march so I think I'll compromise and wait a week or two. But this helped.DoubleDogFarm wrote:Plant your potatoes when you see your first Dandelion blooms.
https://gardening.about.com/od/organicgardenin1/a/Phenology.htm
I plant my first potatoes mid to late March. [url=https://www.seedsavers.org/Details.aspx?itemNo=1535(OG)]Sangre[/url]is a good potato for my climate.
Have you seen James's ( jal_ut ) red potatoes?
Eric