KITCHEN GARDEN COLLECTION
Product Description:
Potatoes begin shipping mid-March and shipping continues until we are sold out. We will prioritize orders for warmer zones to ship first and will avoid shipping to cooler zones until threat of freezing has diminished. Order early for best availability. Sorry, not available to Alaska, US Territories, or Canada.
Customer Reviews
We're loving these so far. We wanted to try and introduce new varieties into our garden/home and these haven't disappointed. The Vivaldi and Masquerade are wonderfully flavored and creamy. Our seed potatoes arrived in good condition and as expected timewise. I did think these were a bit pricey but I usually don't buy seed potatoes and was looking at it as more investing in future crops as well. They didn't really have many nodes on them like they were ready to take off but popped them in the pantry for a week and they took off and planted great and we're starting to harvest them now. Getting a good yield per plant so far but we're just starting to harvest these 3 varieties. Hopefully they keep well because we planted like 8 varieties this year and are going to be drowning in wonderful taters. Haven't eaten the red Desiree's yet but hopefully will be able to come back and update this after we do!
I received my order long after the time I could have been planting them. I’m not too impressed with the looks of these. The “Masquerade” variety even has mold on them. Now seed potatoes are 20%, I paid full price. I hope these do well because at this point I don’t think I’ll order more next year, not even at a sale price. I’ll update my review if I get a harvest.
Thanks for reaching out! Apologies to hear that your potatoes arrived with mold. We do offer a 100% guarantee on our products, so I'm having our customer service reach out to you so we can either get you some replacement potatoes or a refund for those that are moldy.
| Seed Depth | 4-6" |
| Seed Spacing | 12" |
| Row Spacing | 24-36" |
Solanum tuberosum Our favorite comfort food has proven to be an amazing source of nutrients and nourishment. High in vitamins, such as vitamin C, they rival broccoli as a source of phytonutrients. We offer only certified disease-free seed potatoes. Easy to grow, we will include complete cultural directions with each order.
Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding.
Culture
• Potatoes prefer fertile, loose, well-drained soil
• Forking beds is recommended
• Apply a fertilizer that is low in nitrogen and high in phosphorus such as bone meal — use 5-7 pounds per 100 square feet
• Proper soil pH of 5.2-6.0 will help avoid scab
• Irrigate thoroughly when needed, allow the soil to dry out somewhat before watering again
• Hilling: as plants grow, cover with soil, mulch, or compost, while leaving top-growth exposed
• Repeat hilling process 3-4 times throughout season
Direct Sowing
• Plant potatoes up to 3 weeks before your last frost date
• Larger potatoes can be cut into smaller pieces to use as seed — allow the cut potato to heal before planting to prevent rot (2-3 days at 70°F)
Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Colorado potato beetle, tuber flea beetle, potato aphid, potato psyllid, potato tuber worm/moth
• Insect control: Pyrethrin and row covers
• Common diseases: Early and late blight, white mold, botrytis, leaf roll virus, mosaic virus, verticilium wilt, potato scab
• Disease prevention: 4-year crop rotation, and fungicide applications
Harvest & Storage
• "New" potatoes can be harvested from early varieties beginning 60 days after planting
• Once top-growth dies down, leave in the ground for 2 weeks and then harvest
• Dig tubers carefully, brush off soil and allow skins to dry before storing
• Standard potatoes yield about 10 times the amount originally planted
• Fingerling potatoes yield 15-20 times the amount originally planted
• Store in a dark location; 40-45°F and 90% relative humidity
