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Lou from Wi.

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getting the new potato site ready .Son And I use to drive truck for potato grower who is now out of the potato market. Best potatoes around here even with 3 large farms the produce the spuds. The grower we hauled for planted the best tasting potatos with better flavor, crispness and size. We asked the grower what kind (name) of the spuds he use to grow, RUSSET BURBANK. Had to go a ways down the state to find the supplier,and again he gave us the information as to where to get seed . Said NOt to plant em till Mid April. Gave us lots of great information on planting, taking care of the plant virus and bug infestation.Now we ae looking forward to getting em in the dirt. We will share our potatoes with the grower we worked for , as he doesn"t plant em any more.What brand of spuds do you folks grow? Real interesting brand for us. Regards LOU.
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i put pontiac red and yukon gold in a couple weeks ago. also radish, snap peas, brussel sprouts and onions. real early with the weather this year!!
 
Your link doesn't work. I always planted Kennebec and Red Bliss. Lots of ways to prepare potatoes. Very good either way prepared. When we on the farm we ate them 3 times a day. They were fried when we had them for breakfast along with hot biscuits made from scratch. Hal
 
Lou,
What happened, did my sugestion to get gardening the other day get to you? LOL. All kiding aside I got brave with the weather and planted potatoes, (pontiacs and Yukon Golds) all from our last years harvest. Time will tell if I was too early, but I have had spuds that I missed when digging, produce the next year. I also planted peas which are about 1" high, but spotty. The raised beads warm up much better than conventional gardening at ground level. Keep us posted on your progress.
Loren.
 
Don't try to get them in early, but always had good luck with Kennebecs and Red Pontiacs. I know hteres some newer varieties, but those old ones have been good for me.
 
My Father always planted potatoes on Good Friday in SW Wisconsin when I was a kid. Depending on how far North you are from there you might be about right.

Kirk
 
You coulda put Yorkville Reds in this year with the mild spring!

PS: Tell SWMBO I will try to have my taxes to her next weekend.
 
Thanks. I don't know why "link showed up. I couldn't post one if my life depended on it. Must be the ghost computer trying to give out messages .lol. When i was a wee lad, lived on a farm in Spartensville P.A. Potatos were the crop. Got to really dis like em, But nowwwwwww, 3 times a day if my diabetes would turn it's other cheek. Now ya gone and done it. I'm Hungry . Regards LOU.
 
Guess I;m destined to be scattered on top of"OUT OF PLACE SOIL" LOL. Wasn't to smart in school any way. Regards LOU.
 
Will be going after some Blight control solution next time we go over. Will pick up potato bug spray mid May.We try and rotate the garden planting from year to year. Thanks for the reply . Regards LOU
 
Might be a tad early,but according to the potato farmer, 2nd week in April will work fine.By the time we cut the seed potato and let it heal for a couple of days,should be right on track.Plus we have some potatos from last year,(Kennebec,red Pontiac) that will be replanted.
Regards,LOU
 
The ones The Potato farmer grew,we used to haul, (Russet Burbank) made great french fries,and bakers.Real solid,almost dull a very sharp knife by peeling and cutting,very good potatos.Wasn't uncommon for us to get big ones out of the field,4" diameter and 6" long,they really knew how to grow em,they used to sell alot to Oreida for a contract. Government finally made so much demands on them, they couldn't afford to grow em and put up new buildings to suit the requirements,over $1 million dollars,dam shame.So we will try our hand at it.
Regards, LOU
 
I have had good luck with Kennebecs, Katadins and Superiors (white), and Cheiftans and Pontiacs (red) . I have some lettuce and peas up I planted 3 weeks ago during a warm spell - now we are back to below freezing at night so I will hold off planting anything else. I just did some rototilling today with my Troy- Bilt . Maybe do more tilling tomorrow.
 
I suspect the best potatoes vary depending on your soil and climate. At our place in central NY, Red Pontiacs and Golden Yukons have done the best for us. As to when to plant? My 80 year-old retired friend swears that it has to be special night with the moon just right and an owl hooting somewhere, etc., &c.

We just plant whenever we get around to it. Besides that, we always have a lot "preplanted" from the ones we missed digging up the year before.

We haven't bought seed potatoes in quite a few years. We fill our cellar with potatoes in the fall. Come spring we plant the ones we didn't eat and are sprouting. New ground just cleared of brush, or "worn out" corn-ground seems to work the best for us.
 
Jde. Yep Soil conditions are the thing. The Potato grower ( we drove truck for) Put in over 700 acres of spuds. Did crop rotation on the fields so when replanted a couple seasons later the ground was ready for more potato planting. He( the grower) used potatoes for seed at the years end from the warehouse, Man A Live. Iv'e eaten most every variety but found these spuds the best tasting for us. Orida bought most of his warehouse full of Russet Burbank every year. The grower told us to get the plain Russet Burbank, as there are a few different varietys of these,some type of genetically altered,or crossbred,or hybrid, (cant remember which)are alot different to grow and have different diseases to watch out for, but the standards are alot easier to grow,as he has done for years.Potato gowing is interesting, to say the least,alot to learn about,but have the grower,close friend, is only a few miles away if we have any questions,or problems.Nice to have good friends like this.What used to hurt our feeling was when we used to drive the trucks loading the potatoes for harvest,is to see the ones the harvestor missed. We used to go back after work to the fields and pick them up,(with his permission)used to get close to 500#'s in one small field that was missed,before they went out and disked them under.Sure would have been nice for the soup kitchens to use for the poor,instead of rotting away,but maybe some liability for the farmer to worry about.Appreciate the post JDE,
Regards,LOU
 
very interesting,beats using kerosene in a bucket to drop the potato bugs in.Wonder how often you have to change amzoil in the bugs jaws so their jaws don't lock, LOL.We'll keep that in mind.Nice reply,
LOU
 
We did kennebecs and red pontiacs last year, had a good amount,but they lacked the taste of the russet Burbanks,Still have a few kennebec and pontiac seed from last year to replant this year, maybe 2nd year is better,like wine.LOL
Thanks for the post,
Regards, LOU
 
Yep, we will also plant our German giant radishes soon, big as roses and solid,not to hot.Tried cherry bells and others but either was to hot or turned to seed quick.Onions from last year are already poking their green sprouts thru the composted manure(humus) already.Can't say dirt,must say soil.LOL.Sweet corn will be right behind after the big garden gets plowed and tilled,but all in good time.Last year we produced so much in the garden, we had to give it away to other family members,Never waste anything.Regards, LOU
 
These russets have been around for quite awhile, I guess.I think they are grown over in Idaho for a main potato planting.We done quite a few different types of potato,from the ones you mentioned and probably a half a dozen others, but found out the Burbank was the best tasting to us.If it's good enough for Orieda, their good enough for me.LOL. I still eat their hashbrowns,but nothing beats the taste of new potatos.Regards,LOU
 
Post the image url that you used. You may've been a letter off that happens to all of us. I kept the potatoes in an old upright freezer that was buried on its back. My basement is too warm.
My late mom was a very good cook and she never made french fries, but she did fry those spuds in an old iron skillet. She usually had mashed potatoes for supper and special ocassions she would have scalloped potatoes. When my wife and I were married she made the dinner and that happened to be my dad's birthday. My wifes parents were there too. I was in the Army and my brother was in the Air Force during the Korean War. We were on the farm and we started to work at 4am. There was plenty of work to do before breakfast. Needed to get those cows milked so the milk was cooled before shipping it.
That all changed when my brother and I left for the military. Dad sold the farm. Hal
 
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