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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 14, 2021 9:36:44 GMT -6
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 14, 2021 9:45:33 GMT -6
www.gardeners.com/how-to/how-to-cook-potatoes/7376.htmlEarly or Late — Determinate or Indeterminate? The time it takes a potato plant to produce mature tubers varies from 70 days to 140 days. As you'd expect, cultivars that produce quickly are referred to as “early” and those that take their time are called “late”. Early potato varieties are ready to be harvested in 70 to 90 days. Like determinate tomatoes, these plants grow quickly, produce their crop and then die back. Get an early start with an early potato variety, and you'll have ?new? potatoes for summer salads or on the grill. Some readily available early potato varieties are Yukon Gold, Cranberry Red, Reddale, Caribe, Russet Norkotah, Mountain Rose and Onaway. Midseason potato varieties mature in 90 to 110 days. Popular varieties include Chieftain, Russet Burbank, Red Pontiac, Red Norland, Red Cloud, Desiree, Sangre, Yellow Finn and RoseGold. Late potato varieties are ready to harvest in 105 to 135 days. Most fingerlings fall into the “late” category. Other late varieties include Elba, Bintje, Carola, German Butterball, Nicola, Butte and All-Blue.
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 14, 2021 9:47:41 GMT -6
www.thegardenacademy.com/vegetables/potatoes-irish/Variety Skin Color Flesh Color Type Days to Maturity Group Habit Dark Red Norland Deep rose White Round/Oblong 70-90 Early Determinate Norland Red brown White Round/Oblong 70-90 Early Determinate Purple Majesty Purple Purple Oblong 85+ Mid-Season Determinate Red LaSoda Red to pink red White to cream Round/Oblong 85-95 Mid-Season Determinate Red Norland Red White Round/Oblong 70-90 Early Determinate Red Pontiac Dark red White Round 90+ Mid-Season Determinate Russet Norkotah Brown russeted White Oblong 95+ Mid-Season Determinate Russian Banana Straw colored White to cream Fingerling 90+ Mid-Season Determinate White Kennebec Buff White Round/Oblong 80+ Mid-Season Determinate Yukon Gold Yellow/White Yellow Flattened oval 70-90 Early to Mid-Season Determinate
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 14, 2021 9:54:38 GMT -6
www.gardeners.com/how-to/potato-varieties/7556.htmlDid You Know? A daily diet consisting of eight pounds of potatoes and one gallon of vitamin D-fortified milk supplies all the calories and nutrients the average human body needs, with the exception of the mineral molybdenum. Potatoes exposed to bright light will turn green; the green area contains solanine, which can cause cramps, headache, diarrhea, and fever if ingested in large quantities. Simply cut away any discolored areas and the rest of the potato is completely safe to eat. There have been no reported cases of potato-related solanine poisoning in the U.S. in at least the last 50 years. The average American consumes about 126 pounds of potatoes each year. Out of those 126 pounds, only 44 pounds are purchased fresh; the rest are frozen, dehydrated or in a snack food, like chips. For comparison, the average person in Belarus consumes almost 400 pounds of potatoes each year, the highest annual per capita consumption in the world. One medium-sized, unadorned, skin-on potato contains just 110 calories per serving, has more potassium than a banana, provides almost half the daily value of vitamin C and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol. Although placing uncooked peeled potatoes in cold water prevents discoloration, it also leaches water-soluble nutrients and can lead to a soggy final dish. What we call potato chips, the British call potato crisps. What we call French fries, they call chips, as in fish and chips. Don't refrigerate potatoes; doing so causes some of the starches to convert to sugars, giving them an odd flavor. Yellow-fleshed potatoes contain more vitamin C than white fleshed potatoes. Blue potatoes contain anthocyanin, thought to be an antioxidant. 2008 was the International Year of the Potato. Some vodkas are made from potatoes.
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 14, 2021 10:03:26 GMT -6
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 14, 2021 11:54:11 GMT -6
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