Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 08/26/2007 by Luffa Zar - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Dane, Wisconsin, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
I havent had great luck with these, their a great looking tater. i grew them once and had poor yield, but want to grow them again and cant find the seed.

Reviewed on 03/19/2005 by skiman - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Franklin, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Cowhorn is also known under the synonyms Purple Cowhorn, Purple Cow Horn and Seneca Cowhorn, but is apparently separate from and different than a variety called Seneca Horn. Though often listed as a fingerling in most databases, Cowhorn is not a true fingerling potato. Its name comes from its shape being similar to a cow's horn. The tuber is oblong, thickest at the far (apical) end, and curved as a cow's horn, to a narrow end at the stem attachment. Skin is dark purple; flesh is cream-colored. Eyes are shallow and few in number. It has large spreading plants. It is valued as a 'quick bake' baking potato. Specific gravity is 1.069, making it moist (waxy) when baked. Maturity is mid-to-late, and it is low yielding. Cowhorn is a heritage variety with uncertain origins. It has been grown in New York state since before 1848. There is some speculation that it might have been developed in Vermont. There is further speculation that it might be identical to La Crotte d\'Ours (Bear Poop), a Canadian heritage variety thought to have roots to Scotland. La Crotte d\'Ours tubers may well have flesh streaked with purple making them quite distinct from Cowhorn. DNA analysis may be required to straighten this out.