Garden Potato Best Buy
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Jim Ruen, La Crescent, Minn.: “Last spring, I wrote an article for FARM SHOW about Grand Teton Organics (Vol. 47, No. 3) and its 50 varieties of potatoes (www.grandtetonorganics.com, ph 208-313-7303). I was so impressed with owner John Hoggan and his potatoes that I ordered eight varieties. They ranged from old standbys like Norkotah Russets and German Butter Ball to new varieties like Raspberry with deep red flesh and dark red skin.
“My wife and I ended up with those three, as well as Baby Red, another bright red tuber inside and out, and the size of golf balls. We also grew Purple Majesty and Purple Viking, the former a dark purple throughout and the latter with reddish-purple skin and white flesh.
“Baby Lou was a new, first-time variety from Hoggan. It was described as setting up to 40 1 to 2-in. tubers per hill. While we didn’t max out on the number, ours were larger and very tasty. Grand Duke was another new offering. It produced good-sized, yellow flesh tubers that looked and tasted great.
“Hoggan described Purple Viking as the earliest maturing of any available variety and great for short seasons or early markets. Although I was a little late getting them planted, I was picking them by July 1st. We’ll definitely be planting them again.
“While most of the others were mid to late-season maturing, I couldn’t wait to try them. It was too tempting to slip into the soil and pull out a few of each. As a result, we had a patriotic potato salad on July 4th with a mix of Raspberry, Grand Duke, and Purple Majesty tubers.
“Hoggan is a great resource and quick to respond to emails with any information requested. His potatoes were in good shape when they arrived and, aside from Purple Majesty, disease-free throughout the season. It seemed to have a little scab, making peeling desirable. I highly recommend Grand Teton Organics as a source for 2024 potatoes. Our only problem will be limiting the number of varieties.”
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Garden Potato Best Buy CROPS Insect Control Jim Ruen La Crescent Minn : “Last spring I wrote an article for FARM SHOW about Grand Teton Organics Vol 47 No 3 and its 50 varieties of potatoes www grandtetonorganics com ph 208-313-7303 I was so impressed with owner John Hoggan and his potatoes that I ordered eight varieties They ranged from old standbys like Norkotah Russets and German Butter Ball to new varieties like Raspberry with deep red flesh and dark red skin “My wife and I ended up with those three as well as Baby Red another bright red tuber inside and out and the size of golf balls We also grew Purple Majesty and Purple Viking the former a dark purple throughout and the latter with reddish-purple skin and white flesh “Baby Lou was a new first-time variety from Hoggan It was described as setting up to 40 1 to 2-in tubers per hill While we didn’t max out on the number ours were larger and very tasty Grand Duke was another new offering It produced good-sized yellow flesh tubers that looked and tasted great “Hoggan described Purple Viking as the earliest maturing of any available variety and great for short seasons or early markets Although I was a little late getting them planted I was picking them by July 1st We’ll definitely be planting them again “While most of the others were mid to late-season maturing I couldn’t wait to try them It was too tempting to slip into the soil and pull out a few of each As a result we had a patriotic potato salad on July 4th with a mix of Raspberry Grand Duke and Purple Majesty tubers “Hoggan is a great resource and quick to respond to emails with any information requested His potatoes were in good shape when they arrived and aside from Purple Majesty disease-free throughout the season It seemed to have a little scab making peeling desirable I highly recommend Grand Teton Organics as a source for 2024 potatoes Our only problem will be limiting the number of varieties ”
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