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Seed Potatoes & Onion Sets   We carry a wonderful selection of seed potato and onion sets.   Planting Potatoes:      Plant in May, two weeks after the last killer frost.  Plant tubers 4 in. (10 cm.) deep and cover with soil.  Plant 8 - 12 in. (20-30 cm.) apart.   Potato Scab:       Common scab, Russet Scab, and Acid Scab are unsightly diseases of potato tubers that can adversely affect the grade and cooking quality.  Scab can survive indefinitely on decaying plant residue in the soil, on roots of living plants, and in animal manure.  Scab can spread by rain, wind-blown soil, and infected tubers.  Scab is generally more sever in light, sandy or gravel soils that dry quickly.       Prevention depends on a combination of practices: Avoid planting infected tubers Increase the time between successive potato crops Maintain high soil moisture levels during and after tuber sets - 4 - 9 weeks Avoid over-liming of soil, which increases soil pH Soil treatments include sulphur and acidic fertilizers to increase the soil's acidity   Not all of the varieties that we carry are listed here.  Some varieties listed here may not be available.

POTATOES                   Variety Maturing Flesh Colour Size Yield Storage Boiling Baking Frying Comments Red Skinned:                   All Red Mid Red             Red skin and flesh Cecile Mid-Late Yellow Fingerling High Good Excellent Good   Easy to peel Mozart (organic) Late Yellow Medium Good Good Good Good   Excellent table quality NorDonna Mid White Large Med-High Good Good Fair     Norland Early White Large High Good Good Fair Good Good tasting, oblong Red Pontiac Mid-Late White Large High Excellent Fair Fair Fair Best for mashing Sangre   Mid   White   Large   Very High   Good   Excellent   Excellent     An improved Norland.  High levels of Vitamin C White Skinned:                   Eramosa Early White     Good Good       Kennebec Mid-Late White Very Large Very High Excellent Good Good Good Large Ptarmigan N/A Early White Large High   Yes Yes Yes   Shepody Mid White       Good Good   New variety. Promising Warba   Very Early White   Large   High   No   Good   Good       Earliest maturing   Yellow Skinned:                   Banana Late Yellow Fingerling High Good Good Good   Buttery flavour Bintje Late Yellow Medium High Fair Excellent Excellent Excellent Popular European variety Carlita (organic) Early Yellow Very Large Very High Excellent         Dakota Pearl   Mid   Creamy Yellow Medium   High   Excellent   Yes   Yes   Yes   Great for chips   French Fingerling Mid-Late Yellow Fingerling Good Good Good Good   Flesh marbled with red Nicola (Low GI)   Early   Yellow   Medium   Good   Good   Good   Good     Rated low on the glycemic index Satina N/A Mid Golden Medium Very High Good Good       Seiglinde Early Yellow Medium Very High Fair Good Good   Creamy taste Yukon Gold Mid Yellow Medium High Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Large, oval Russet Skinned (Netted-Types):                   Russet Burbank Late Off-white Large Good Excellent Good Excellent Excellent Netted Gem-type. High yielder Russet Norkotah Mid Off-white Large   Good Yes Yes Yes An improved Netted Gem Purple Skinned:                   Caribe   Early   White   Very Large   Very High   No   Yes   Yes   Yes   Great for chips, good table quality Russian Blue Late Purple Medium High Good Yes No No   Variety Maturing Flesh Colour Size Yield Storage Boiling Baking Frying Comments

ONIONS         Variety Maturing Finished Product Winter Storing Use Red 8-12 weeks Large Good Great for fresh and cooked dishes White 8-12 weeks Large Excellent Great for cooking Yellow 8-12 weeks Large Excellent Great for cooking Spanish (Globe) 8-12 weeks Large, round, sweet Excellent Great for fresh and cooked dishes Multipliers (Green Onions) 16-20 weeks   Cluster of medium size   Good   Produces green onions, and bulblets excellent for pickling Walla Walla 12 weeks Jumbo, super sweet   Raw, frying Gourmet Shallots   16-20 weeks   Cluster of medium size   Excellent   Excellent flavour for cooking, milder than onions