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"Bill Moats" wrote in message
... Burbank Russet, also known as Idaho Netted Gem. The most commonly grown spud in the U.S. "Ken Anderson" wrote in message ... What variety is the well-know Idaho potato? The seed catalogs never identify any of their varieties as the "Idaho" potato. Yes, I know I probably can't grow a potato as tasty as an Idaho baker, but what variety is it? Ken Thanks! And there's a problem if I just put eyes from a store-bought Idaho in the ground? |
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Thanks! And there's a problem if I just put eyes from a store-bought
Idaho in the ground? I'd get one from the health food store, because one from the regular store probably has been treated to keep the eyes from sprouting. I have planted store-bought organic potatoes three times: a russet, a yukon gold, and a german butterball. They have hybridized into a nice yellow-fleshed, rough brown skinned, all-purpose potato that comes up here and there every year, even if I think I've harvested every last one of them. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky please substitute yahoo for mousepotato to reply Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:58:44 -0500, "Ken Anderson"
wrote: "Bill Moats" wrote in message ... Burbank Russet, also known as Idaho Netted Gem. The most commonly grown spud in the U.S. "Ken Anderson" wrote in message ... What variety is the well-know Idaho potato? The seed catalogs never identify any of their varieties as the "Idaho" potato. Yes, I know I probably can't grow a potato as tasty as an Idaho baker, but what variety is it? Ken Thanks! And there's a problem if I just put eyes from a store-bought Idaho in the ground? As another poster mentioned, store bought potatoes may be treated with sprout inhibitors. My experience is that they will sprout, they just take longer. Common wisdom also says that store bought potatoes tend to be diseased, so to not plant them in your garden. If you plant the potatoes in acidic soil it will inhibit a lot of the diseases such as scab. I have planted store bought potatoes in 12 inch pots of peat mix with great results. I would not discourage anyone from buying certified seed though. I usually do buy certified seed potatoes. If I am at a garden center that has seed potatoes, I like to pick out the small ones because I can plant them whole, rather than cutting them. This can help avoid them rotting when planted. btw these smaller seed potatoes (of Idaho varieties) will produce normal sized potatoes at harvest. |
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