Overview

Embark on a rewarding gardening journey with our premium selection of mixed seed potatoes. This unique blend includes the classic Red Pontiac, versatile Russet, and the striking Adirondack Blue varieties, offering a spectrum of colors and flavors for your culinary adventures. As certified seed potato tubers, they are specifically grown for planting, ensuring superior disease resistance and genetic purity, unlike grocery store potatoes. These non-GMO heirloom plant tubers are ideal for gardeners seeking a diverse and visually appealing harvest. Experience the satisfaction of growing your own fresh, wholesome potatoes, perfect for a variety of dishes and adding a splash of color to your plate.

Each tuber is carefully inspected to guarantee quality and viability, providing you with the best start for a successful potato crop. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just beginning, these heirloom potato varieties are chosen for their robust growth and delicious yields. Prepare for a season of abundant harvests with these easy-to-grow, flavorful potatoes.

Key Benefits

Our mixed seed potatoes offer numerous advantages for the home gardener, providing a delightful and productive experience:

• Vibrant Culinary Diversity: Enjoy a beautiful array of red, white, and blue potatoes, perfect for colorful salads, roasting, mashing, and baking. Each variety brings its own unique texture and flavor profile to your table, enhancing every meal.
• Certified Disease Resistance: Our tubers are certified seed potato stock, meaning they have been tested and verified free from common potato diseases. This significantly increases your chances of a healthy, vigorous crop and protects your garden from potential pathogens.
• Non-GMO Heirloom Quality: Cultivate genuine heirloom potato varieties that have stood the test of time, known for their authentic flavors and robust growth. These non-genetically modified tubers ensure a natural and wholesome harvest.
• High Yield Potential: These selected varieties are known for their productivity, promising a generous harvest of delicious potatoes from each plant. Maximizing your garden space with high-yielding tubers is a key benefit.
• Versatile Growing Options: Suitable for a range of growing methods, including traditional in-ground gardens, raised beds, and even large containers. This flexibility makes growing potatoes accessible to almost any gardener.
• Educational Experience: Introduce children and adults alike to the fascinating process of growing potatoes from seed tubers, fostering a connection to nature and an understanding of food origins.
• Freshness and Flavor: There’s nothing quite like the taste of freshly harvested potatoes. Enjoy superior flavor and texture compared to store-bought options, picked at their peak ripeness.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Successful growing potatoes begins with proper planting and ongoing care. Choose a site with at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Prepare your soil by loosening it to a depth of 8-12 inches, incorporating organic matter like compost to improve fertility and drainage. Potatoes thrive in slightly acidic to neutral soil (pH 5.0-7.0).

Before planting your mixed seed potatoes, you may ‘chit’ them by placing them in a cool, bright location for a few weeks to encourage sprouts. Plant the tubers 4-6 inches deep and about 12-15 inches apart in rows that are 3 feet apart. As the plants grow, ‘hill’ them by mounding soil around the stems, leaving only the top leaves exposed. This protects the developing tubers from sunlight (which can turn them green and toxic) and encourages more potatoes to form. Water consistently, especially during flowering and tuber development, aiming for about 1-2 inches of water per week. Avoid overwatering, as this can lead to rot.

Fertilize with a balanced organic fertilizer at planting and again when plants are about 6-8 inches tall. Monitor for common pests like Colorado potato beetles and diseases. The certified seed potato status helps prevent many issues, but good air circulation and proper spacing are also crucial. Harvest your red white blue potatoes when the foliage begins to yellow and die back, typically 70-100 days after planting, depending on the variety.

Size & Details

This offering includes a mix of certified seed potato tubers, featuring Red Pontiac, Russet, and Adirondack Blue varieties, ranging from 1 to 10 lbs. The tubers are typically 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter, suitable for cutting into ‘seed pieces’ if desired, ensuring each piece has at least one ‘eye’ for sprouting. When mature, Red Pontiac potatoes are round with dark red skin and white flesh. Russet potatoes are large with brown skin and white, mealy flesh. Adirondack Blue potatoes are known for their striking blue skin and flesh, which retains its color after cooking. These heirloom potato varieties are intended for spring planting and will produce a harvest typically within 2-3 months.

Each tuber is specifically grown for planting and is not a grocery store potato, ensuring it is specially checked for disease. The skin colors of the mix include brown, red, and white, while the flesh colors range from blue to white, offering a delightful visual and culinary experience. These tubers are an excellent option for spring and summer planting, allowing you to enjoy fresh, home-grown red white blue potatoes.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How much space do I need for these mixed seed potatoes? A: For optimal growth, allow about 1 square foot per plant. You can plant them 12-15 inches apart in rows that are 3 feet apart to give them room to grow and to facilitate hilling.
• Q: What is the best time for growing potatoes? A: The best time for growing potatoes is in early spring, after the last frost date, when soil temperatures have reached at least 45°F (7°C). This allows for a full growing season before summer heat or fall frosts.
• Q: Are these potatoes truly non-GMO? A: Yes, these are heirloom potato varieties and are certified non-GMO. They are traditional varieties grown without genetic modification, ensuring a natural and authentic product for your garden.
• Q: Can I plant these in containers? A: Absolutely! These mixed seed potatoes can be successfully grown in large containers, grow bags, or raised beds, making them suitable for smaller gardens or patios. Ensure containers have good drainage and are at least 15-20 gallons in size for a decent yield.
• Q: How do I know when my red white blue potatoes are ready to harvest? A: Most potato varieties are ready for harvest when the plant’s foliage begins to yellow and die back, typically 70-100 days after planting. For ‘new potatoes,’ you can gently dig around the plant earlier, about 60-70 days after planting.
• Q: Why is it important to use certified seed potato tubers? A: Using certified seed potato tubers is crucial because they are guaranteed to be disease-free and true to type. Grocery store potatoes can carry diseases that will infect your soil and may be treated with sprout inhibitors, leading to poor or no growth.
• Q: What kind of soil do these potatoes prefer? A: Potatoes prefer loose, well-draining, slightly acidic soil rich in organic matter. A sandy loam is ideal, but amending heavy clay soils with compost can significantly improve drainage and structure for successful growing potatoes.
• Q: Will the blue color of the Adirondack Blue potato fade when cooked? A: No, one of the great features of the Adirondack Blue is that its vibrant blue flesh retains its color even after boiling, baking, or mashing, making it excellent for visually appealing dishes.