Getting Potatoes Ready for Planting

The weather has been cold so the ground is still a little cold but it is past time to plant the potatoes so we are hoping the spring snows are over.

Because of the cold weather some of the potatoes were cut and will be given a couple of days to 'heal over' before being plopped into the cold ground this weekend.

This year we will be offering RED NORLAND, GERMAN BUTTERBALL, YUKON GOLD and KENNEBEC.  All these seed potatoes are certified organic and will be grown organically in a new bed created just for them.



RED NORLAND:  Anxious for the first red potatoes from the garden?  This is the one you'll see.  Very smooth skin, white flesh, medium to large size tubers.  Excellent boiled and in Salads.  This one works well even for frying.  Ready the end of May through the middle of June.  We will be replanting these for fall potatoes.

YUKON GOLD:  Our best seller and an excellent keeper.  Attractive, smooth, thin yellow skin, shallow eyes, yellow flesh.  Lends itself well to any method of potato preparation.  If you like your fried potatoes golden brown, Yukon Gold is the one. Ready the end of May through the middle of June.  We will be replanting these for fall potatoes.

KENNEBEC:  One of the top ten potatoes.  Large, white skin, white flshed.  Buperb boilded, mashed, fried, hashed or baked.  Good jacket potato - smoother it in sour cream, cheese, chives and bacon.  Ready mid to late June.

GERMAN BUTTERBALL:  After just one bite of this mouth watering creamy yellow fleshed potato you'l know why it won first place in Rodale's Organic Gardening "Taste Off".  Ready in July.