Information and discussion for successfully cultivating potatoes, the world's fourth largest crop.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 173
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I just got the Seed Savers yearbook and am overwhelmed by the potato section. I'm not asking folks to reference the catalog, but I'm hoping that you'll chime in with fingerling varieties that you find outstanding.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Langley, BC
Posts: 768
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We really like French Fingerling and Russian Banana. This year I've ordered Lindzer Deleketess to try, it is an early variety.
Alex
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 154
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My favorite fingerling spuds will be Vitelotte noir and La Ratte.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Gulf Coast of Alabama - Zone 8B
Posts: 28
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I read that fingerling varieties are "late" maturing.... so, does this mean that they should be hilled so that the stems produce more roots/spuds?
I found out that Yukon Golds are "early" potatoes and only grow spuds on the bottom 6" or so of the soil and are not meant to be hilled. So I was just wondering about the fingerlings. I have some planted in a build-as-you-grow potato bin.
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