Seed Potatoes Needed

[nh8260]

Just wondering if anyone on here might have several varieties of seed potatoes I could purchase?? I lost a lot of mine when Hurricane Helene came through. I have found these on several websites but dang I can't afford over $150-200 for 50 lbs. of seed per variety. I would like to get at least 25 pounds of each variety or could take less. Below is what I need, anyone that might have any please let me know.

Green Mountain
Russet's
Huckleberry Gold
Dakota Pearl

 

[Absent Minded Farmer]

Did you try Maine Potato Lady?

Mike

 

[Richard G.]

Just wondering if anyone on here might have several varieties of seed potatoes I could purchase?? I lost a lot of mine when Hurricane Helene came through. I have found these on several websites but dang I can't afford over $150-200 for 50 lbs. of seed per variety. I would like to get at least 25 pounds of each variety or could take less. Below is what I need, anyone that might have any please let me know.

Green Mountain
Russet's
Huckleberry Gold
Dakota Pearl

Stores here in NW SC have plenty of potatoes.
I don't know what varieties they have
Bought mine for about $25 for 50 pounds.
They are Red Pontiac.

 

[psimmer]

Stores here in NW SC have plenty of potatoes.
I don't know what varieties they have
Bought mine for about $25 for 50 pounds.
They are Red Pontiac.

We traditionally have planted Red Pontiac. The last couple of years we have had trouble finding them here in Northern Lower Michigan. No idea why. I called a local feed supply store yesterday where we used to always get them about this. They expect to get some, didn’t know how many, and took my name and number to call when they come in. Years past it seemed everyone locally had them.

 

[rrman61]

Probably a dumb question: can a half or third of a sprouted eating potatoe be planted with acceptable results if you have some from last year?

 

[used red MN]

Probably a dumb question: can a half or third of a sprouted eating potatoe be planted with acceptable results if you have some from last year?

Yep, and it doesn’t have to be sprouted, that’s how my folks and extended family did it for our gardens in Kansas all the time. Cut the potatoes up one “eye” to each wedge and chuck them in the spade hole or lister trench.

 

[rustred]

Probably a dumb question: can a half or third of a sprouted eating potatoe be planted with acceptable results if you have some from last year?

Definitely. Been using the same seed potatoes year after year here for over 100 years. Brought over from Europe. King Edward potatoes. On the forth generation with same seed potatoes. People are spoiled now, gotta buy seed potatoes from the store.

 

[Mule Meat]

Green Mountain
Russet's
Huckleberry Gold
Dakota Pearl

Some rather rare and expensive verities on your wish list. May need to settle on buying organic or heirloom of what you can afford of each verity. Plant it and use what you grow for seed next year. $150-$200 for 50 lb of seed is about the going rate and you may be hard pressed to find it cheaper. Russets are the most common on your list and you should be able to find them at a good feed and seed store. Thing is potato planting season is here for most of the US. So seed potatoes may be hard to find right now.

 

[Welding man]

In my neck of the woods I have never seen anyone plant anything but Kennebec's.

 

[nh8260]

Definitely. Been using the same seed potatoes year after year here for over 100 years. Brought over from Europe. King Edward potatoes. On the forth generation with same seed potatoes. People are spoiled now, gotta buy seed potatoes from the store.

Rustred, I found a few Huckleberry Gold, I'll have to do a few this year and build up for years to come. I've never heard of King Edward Potatoes, do you by chance have a few I could buy some from you? I'd like to try those for sure

 

[john in la]

All that is planted in my area is red Pontiac potatoes

Red LaSoda is considered an improved version with shallow eyes. It handles heat and drought better.
Red Pontiac is superior if you have heavy soil like clay.

I only grow Red LaSoda. Plants are over a foot tall right now.

 

[rustred]

Rustred, I found a few Huckleberry Gold, I'll have to do a few this year and build up for years to come. I've never heard of King Edward Potatoes, do you by chance have a few I could buy some from you? I'd like to try those for sure

they came from the ukraine in the early 1900's when the relatives came here. they are a very good firm good tasting potatoe. been using the same seed every year. i dont have much for seed as last year the heat went out and lots froze. might have a few.

 

[MSD]

I have been watching a channel on You Tube about a potato farmer in Idaho. He is cleaning out his storage cellars and just hauling them to be spread on his fields for fertilizer. Buyers won't take them because they have so many on contract. These he did not have contracted as they were to small but still plenty good. He figured it was of more value as fertilizer than what he could get waiting to sell them. He was talking millions of pound of them. He said he could keep them for seed but didn't want to because they are more susceptible to disease among other reasons so he wasn't going to use them.

 

[rustred]

Where u located ?

 

[nh8260]

Where u located ?

Western NC, I'll be glad to pay the shipping and for the potatoes. Whatever extra amount you have would be great, it would be enough to get me started with that variety. You can contact me at wildberryfarmsnc at yahoo dot com

 

[Northvale PA]

I buy certified seed potatoes for the garden every year but I almost always put a row of last year’s in too, to round out the space. We get better results with the certified. Less bugs, more yield and generally the last year plants are always smaller. Maybe it’s our soil, who knows. But it’s a consistent result. If we were actually growing for sale, the lower yield might be offset by zero expense of using leftovers. Maybe. We rotate the garden rows but realistically they are adjacent to the last year, every year. Interesting thing is I watch those rows specifically for potato bug hatch and that will alert me early to check all the rows immediately.

 

[Jim.ME]

Western NC, I'll be glad to pay the shipping and for the potatoes. Whatever extra amount you have would be great, it would be enough to get me started with that variety. You can contact me at wildberryfarmsnc at yahoo dot com

Shipping seed potatoes from Canada to NC could require some permitting.

 

[john in la]

Shipping seed potatoes from Canada to NC could require some permitting.

Could require is the wrong words.
Nothing organic be it food; plants and even firewood legally moves across state lines without certification it is free of bugs and diseases.

Arizona is the worst.
I don't know about today as it has been years since I was out there but in the past they stopped every car at the state line and confiscate anything organic.

 

[rustred]

Could require is the wrong words.
Nothing organic be it food; plants and even firewood legally moves across state lines without certification it is free of bugs and diseases.

Arizona is the worst.
I don't know about today as it has been years since I was out there but in the past they stopped every car at the state line and confiscate anything organic.

i wondered about that.

 

[Jim.ME]

Could require is the wrong words.
Nothing organic be it food; plants and even firewood legally moves across state lines without certification it is free of bugs and diseases.

Arizona is the worst.
I don't know about today as it has been years since I was out there but in the past they stopped every car at the state line and confiscate anything organic.

I know that, just wanted to let them have a bit of hope.