Spotlight on Potatoes
I couldn't resist digging around the base of my potato plants to try and harvest a few young ones - and sure enough found a few of the early varieties (a toonie would have been helpful here, but FYI they were about 2 inches across). I roasted them and they were delicious:
1) Caribe: (purple potato) Early variety. Caribe is a high yeilding oblong potatoes. Excellent storage qualities and great for boiling.
2) Dark red norland: Early variety. Smooth red skin, shallow eyes white flesh. No internal defects, few irregular tubers. Some resistance to scab and rhizoctonia (black scurf)
3) Yukon Gold (??): received from my neighbour, can't remember which kind
Apparently, rather than pulling whole plant, you can dig around the base once they start flowering, and harvest the potatoes young. These "early" varieties according to my math should be ready to fully harvest in mid-August, so it's great to be able to pull a few ones even earlier.
Still remaining are a medium and late varieties, which will be ready in mid to late September!
4) All Red: Round tubers that are rated as medium to late maturity. This potato has a good yield with red skinned and distinctive red flesh tubers that maintain their color after cooking. It has an excellent flavor and a moist texture.
5) Shepody: Medium variety. Long tubers, white skin, white moist flesh medium deep eyes. Excellent tasting potato. Excellent for boiling, baking or french fries. Some resistance to rhizoctonia (black scurf).
Potatoes were bought from Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes out in Alberta. Funny story... having no impulse control whatsoever, the moment I decided I wanted to grow potatoes I called the company, even though it was Easter Sundy. Surprisingly, an man answered and we proceeded to talk for an hour about potatoes. Sold.
posted by The Sauce at
4:11 PM
0 comment(s):
Post a comment
<< Home