Blue Potatoe Failure this year

Mjdtexan · October 28, 2009

I had planted blue potatoes this year. The little plants started out healthy looking but never got very big. I did not get any potatoes. I grew in a row and I used dirt mixed with compost. I am not sure what I did wrong but I will try again next year. Maybe not the blue ones though. I am hoping for a suggestion for some potatoes that are easier to grow and I will try those.

Medbury Gardens · October 31, 2009

Seems a bit odd that you ended up with no potatoes all all,maybe try a range of different varieties next time

Mjdtexan · October 31, 2009

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Originally Posted by Medbury Gardens

Seems a bit odd that you ended up with no potatoes all all,maybe try a range of different varieties next time

Yes, it seemed odd to me. I am going to try those russet potatoes and those potatoes that are large and are for baking, what are those called?

KLorentz · October 31, 2009

Russets.

Kevin

Fusion_power · December 20, 2009

Tex,

You probably got one of the commonly available blues like All Blue. These will NOT grow here in the deep south. The only blue potato that I have had excellent results from is Azul Toro which I got from Tom Wagner. It produced 15 pound of potatoes from 3 hills this year.

DarJones

October 28, 2009	#1
Mjdtexan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Houston(ish), Texas Posts: 95	Blue Potatoe Failure this year I had planted blue potatoes this year. The little plants started out healthy looking but never got very big. I did not get any potatoes. I grew in a row and I used dirt mixed with compost. I am not sure what I did wrong but I will try again next year. Maybe not the blue ones though. I am hoping for a suggestion for some potatoes that are easier to grow and I will try those. __________________ Knows nothing about tomatoes, wants to learn everything about tomatoes.Wine Maker

October 31, 2009	#2
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Seems a bit odd that you ended up with no potatoes all all,maybe try a range of different varieties next time

October 31, 2009	#4
KLorentz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stryker, Ohio Posts: 995	Russets. Kevin

December 20, 2009	#5
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,251	Tex, You probably got one of the commonly available blues like All Blue. These will NOT grow here in the deep south. The only blue potato that I have had excellent results from is Azul Toro which I got from Tom Wagner. It produced 15 pound of potatoes from 3 hills this year. DarJones