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'Dark Red Norland' Potatoes
 
Sub-Category: Early Season
 
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Description: Early-season. Oblong, smooth tubers with dark-red skin and moist, firm, white flesh. Fair storage. Highly resistant to scab and resistant to leaf roll and potato viruses A and Y.
Days To Maturity: NA
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Overall: (4.6 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.4 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.3 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.6 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 01/23/2012 by Soilgeek - An experienced gardener

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Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

One of the most reliant potatoes I have ever grown. This potato has had a place in my garden for three years. I have always had great yields. The taste is pretty good and it is an easy potato to grow. My only complaint is that is has a short dormancy. I will continue to have a place for this potato in my garden but I still explore other red varieties in search for longer storage qualities.
 
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Reviewed on 10/10/2009 by lewisn - An intermediate gardener

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Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Dark red potatoes have excellent flavor and high yield. Some potatoes were larger than expected. Appearance and flavor were far better than those found in grocery stores. Blue ribbon winner at several local agricultural fairs. Storage has been quite good, and they are tolerant of sunlight.
 
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Reviewed on 06/20/2006 by ewor - A novice gardener

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Marion, Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This is the first time I have grown potatoes (Jung's) so I have no comparisons with other varieties. I only boil them and don't really need butter. Everything I expected in a new potato.
 

Reviewed on 06/04/2006 by Vince -

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Suffolk, New York, United States
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Good consistent producer. No problems with this versatile potato.
 

Reviewed on 12/29/2004 by skiman - An experienced gardener

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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

Norland Dark Red is the standard red-skinned, white-fleshed, early-season variety for North America. It ranks among the most popular of the red-skinned varieties. Small tubers are often graded out, by size, for supermarkets as "baby reds". This is an easy to grow, early-season variety, quite suitable for home gardens and for road side stands. It is a good general purpose potato.
 

Reviewed on 11/10/2004 by russell - An experienced gardener

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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Nice reliable early potato, makes excellent salt potatoes,good flavor.
 
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Reviewed on 09/28/2004 by Debby Kelly - A novice gardener

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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Would recommend on all counts. Good in our short season. Makes great oven roasted potatoes.
 




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