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Potato Pictures By Variety (continued - page 4)
Which
Varieties of Potatoes
Name
Skin
Flesh
COOKING
New
Boil
Steam
Mash
Chip
Saute
Bake
Roast
EARLY
Maris
Bard
White
White
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Winston
White
Cream
Y
Y
Y
Y
Rocket
White
White
Y
Y
Y
Y
MAINCROP
Estima
Yellow
Yellow
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Valor
White
Cream
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Desiree
Red
Yellow
Y
Y
Y
Y
King
SALAD
Charlotte
Yellow
Yellow
Y
Y
Y
Nicola
Yellow
Yellow
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
New varieties of potatoes are constantly being introduced. The aim of potato
breeders nowadays is to maintain a good taste, but make the potatoes
resistant to slugs and blight. This is where the 'Hairy Bolivian Potatoes' make their comeback! Many of our potatoes today originate from potatoes from Bolivia. These
potatoes were capable of growing on the snowline of mountains at very
high altitudes. They survived through these cold conditions because the
foliage was covered with fine hairs. This gave the leaves an insulating
layer to protect them from frost. Potato breeders are inter-breeding
these old original potatoes with our new varieties to get the best taste
and also better frost resistance. Another benefit of the layer of hair on the leaves is increased resistance to
'blight', the major potato disease. Blight is an airborne disease where
the blight 'spores' are blown by the wind onto the leaves of potatoes.
Here, they send out little roots which enter the potato leaves and
infect the entire plant. With the layer of hair however, the spores land
on the hairs and have to send out their little roots much further to
infect the leaves. In most instances, the spores are so exhausted by the
time they reach the leaves, that they die before infecting the plant. So, if you notice that new varieties, after 1990, have hairier leaves, don't
worry, it's the latest in potato fashion.
Potato Pictures By Variety
(continued - page 4)
The potatoes in the table below are all recommended varieties for the home gardener.
Potatoes are affected by the type of soil in which they are grown, so
try a couple of varieties before deciding which is correct for your garden.
Click here for pictures of worthy potatoes which do not appear in the
'recommended' list below.
CLICK A POTATO VARIETY BELOW FOR A PICTURE
Edward
Red/
White
Cream
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
END OF ARTICLE ON POTATOES
Name: sarah
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Date posted: August 15, 2011 - 03:55 pm
Message: why have my potatoes got what looks like warts on them and are the ok to eat
Name: Michael
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Date posted: June 29, 2011 - 09:34 pm
Message: i am interested in where i can buy the orignal potatoe. I am from Poland and back there the potatoes have way more flavor than here in America. I am growing some in my garden but they aren't the ones that i knew when i was growing up. Is it possibe to get potatoes that blooms and have a fruit?
Name: mr mckeowm
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Date posted: June 19, 2011 - 04:39 pm
Message: I am growing potatos and comming off the leaves are green round ball (like toms) do you know why if so can you please let me know.Thank you.
Name: Charles
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Date posted: June 07, 2011 - 10:23 pm
Message: Potato is about 12-15 inches tall and spindly.Some are blooming and smaller ones are dying. They seem to be turning dark and rotting and breaking off at ground level. Been raising spuds for years,this is a first.Thanks
Name: Locadia
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Date posted: December 28, 2010 - 08:55 am
Message: what is this potato disease and the causal agent: purpling leaves, stunted growth and die back on same crop.
Name: Dave Limerick
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Date posted: September 30, 2010 - 03:33 am
Message: Can somebody please tell me what the small green cherry tomato like growths are.I cut one open to find that they have seed inside.
Name: Douglas
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Date posted: August 01, 2010 - 07:23 am
Message: My potato plants grow to enormous hights - is it safe to cut the plants back a bit to stop them from falling over?