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Re: Potatoes
WHAT is the official name of potatoes that are NOT sweet potatoes???
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After several days no luck finding seed potatoes online I did a search by potato name and up came a long list of potatoes. Amazon seems to have best prices. Burpees wants $70. for 10 seed potatoes. Potato farms in business to make $$$ are over priced 3 potatoes $50.
I have been reading the description what some of these potatoes taste like. What does, These potatoes have an earthy flavor. What does that mean? Do they taste like dirt?
https://www.google.com/search?q=picture ... s-wiz-serp
I have been reading the description what some of these potatoes taste like. What does, These potatoes have an earthy flavor. What does that mean? Do they taste like dirt?
https://www.google.com/search?q=picture ... s-wiz-serp
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That IS interesting that these came from same bag. Maybe keep track of them as they grow and see if there are differences in foliage/stem color and possibly flowers, etc.
But Russet might be merely widely recognizable type description and not variety. I wonder if these potatoes didn’t even come from the same farm but are collected and processed by aco-op or major ag company, or if a farm might grow different varieties to improve chances of success?
Solanacea do respond to cold and turn purple so I wonder if that can affect them too.
But Russet might be merely widely recognizable type description and not variety. I wonder if these potatoes didn’t even come from the same farm but are collected and processed by aco-op or major ag company, or if a farm might grow different varieties to improve chances of success?
Solanacea do respond to cold and turn purple so I wonder if that can affect them too.
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I bought 5 lbs. of French Fingerling White Crescent seed potatoes on ebay for $10 + $10 postage. I didn't expect them to be this small look at the pencil eraser compared to the potatoes. I wonder if I plant them 1" apart if that is too close together. I have no clue best way to plant these.
Watch the video from the middle to the end about White Crescent potatoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M7m1zZMrV4
Watch the video from the middle to the end about White Crescent potatoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M7m1zZMrV4
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7 of my 17 Dutch Blue potatoes have not sprouted. A commercial grower said, heat seed potatoes to 75°f that will break the doormat cycle. I wrapped 7 potatoes in a heating pad wait and see if this works. Commercial grower said, last years harvest is this years seed potatoes, grocery store potatoes are $1 per lb, seed potatoes sell for $5 per lb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knQFe8zaXmY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knQFe8zaXmY