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Whats your favorite potato to grow #8643015
07/29/26 06:43 PM
07/29/26 06:43 PM
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Gary Benson Offline OP
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Very SE Nebraska
I've always liked Cobbler, Yukon Gold, and Red Pontiac.
This year I couldn't find Cobbler or Red Pontiac so I went with Red Norlund, Kennnebec, and Yukon Gold.
Grubs got into the Red Norlund and they were real poor. Yukon Gold were okay but not great. Kennebecs were really big, awesome potatoes.
What's your go-to potato to grow?


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643022
07/29/26 07:28 PM
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Craigmont, Idaho
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I’m most fond of Yukon Gold. Couldn’t find any seed potatoes this year so planted some of my holdovers that were sprouting. We’ll see how they do. I did find seed potatoes for Pontiac Reds. Those are the two I grow.


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: marty weatherup] #8643025
07/29/26 07:35 PM
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Tug Hill, NY
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Tug Hill, NY
Kennebecs , pontiac, and norlund. I have enough left over each spring to plant a new crop each year.

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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643027
07/29/26 07:36 PM
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Georgia
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Georgia
Kennebec is my tried and true reliable. Norland are my choice for reds and Yukon Gold is really good as well for me.


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643028
07/29/26 07:38 PM
07/29/26 07:38 PM
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Killingly, CT
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Killingly, CT
Red norlunds and russet this year. Norlunds were good last year, first year trying the russet.

Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643029
07/29/26 07:41 PM
07/29/26 07:41 PM
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Midland, MI.
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Midland, MI.
Onaway Whites in my area proven for many decades though there may be newer varieties that have replaced them!

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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643030
07/29/26 07:43 PM
07/29/26 07:43 PM
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
kennebecs grow best for me where I am


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643033
07/29/26 07:56 PM
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IL
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IL
Yukon gold here

Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643037
07/29/26 08:11 PM
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Volunteer, all others need a bug babysitter.
Would love to try you guys hold over seed.





Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643041
07/29/26 08:19 PM
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Pa.
Pontiacs

Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643042
07/29/26 08:19 PM
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williams,mn
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Chieftain, is my favorite, shallow eyed,high dry matter content. Red Norlands or Irish Cobbler for an early potato. Pontiacs grow well, huge, a quite often are hollow.


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643060
07/29/26 09:00 PM
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Very SE Nebraska
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Hmm. Maybe Ill give Norlunds another chance in different soil.


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643092
07/29/26 10:32 PM
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lewis county,new york
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lewis county,new york
Chieftains are my favorite, they store well, nice and white flesh.

Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643093
07/29/26 10:32 PM
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Oregon
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Oregon
Don't know the name but I've been trading blueberries at our farmers market for an elongated medium size red potato with yellow flesh. Really really good!


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643099
07/29/26 10:56 PM
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Asheville, NC
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Grew up eating Red Bliss.

Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643200
07/30/26 08:15 AM
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pontiac reds or yukon gold.


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643225
07/30/26 10:11 AM
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Wisconsin
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Pontiac Reds. Also had Yukon Golds last year but got started way too late this year and could not find any.

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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643235
07/30/26 10:34 AM
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EC Indiana
Kennebec, huge without being hollow and consistent heavy yields. Big fan of rose apple fingerlings. not fond of red potatoes, more texture than flavor. Usually grow 7-800 pounds. mikec

Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643245
07/30/26 11:10 AM
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I don't know about growing them, but my favorite to eat is Yukon Gold by far.


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Re: Whats your favorite potato to grow [Re: Gary Benson] #8643314
07/30/26 05:03 PM
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East-Central Wisconsin
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I used to raise Yukons, Kennebecs, Pontiacs, Russets and Norlands. The last 3 years I just raise Pontiacs. I take some early and they are like baby reds. They store well at 50-60 degrees for me and I use them for baked, mashed and boiled (all with skins on. I also use 20 lbs per year to make lefse and I also make hash browns, the lefse and hash browns I freeze. That stores potoatoes a bit longer too.
This is my 3rd year using my own spuds as seed. It has been working out very well.
Bryce

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