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Potatoes
General information
- Solanum tuberosum, Potato
- Solanaceae family
- Sunlight: full sun.
- Soil conditions: prefers well-drained, light, deep, loose soil, high in organic matter.
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Successful cultivars
- Yukon Gold (Early Midseason) Large round tubers, smooth, thin skin, yellow flesh.
- Kennebec (Midseason) Excellent all-purpose potato, buff skin, white flesh.
- Red Gold (Early) Early variety red skin, yellow flesh.
Common pests and diseases
- Colorado potato beetle
- Aphids
- Flea beetle
- Leafhopper
- Blight
- Scab
This publication was created by Master Gardeners Rick Judd and Gail Hermenau. Photos courtesy of Gail Hermenau.
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