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'Purple Peruvian' Potatoes |
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Late Season
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Very-late season. Fingerling tubers with purple skin and dry, earthy, bright-purple flesh. Good storage. High resistance to scab.
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.8 Stars)
Taste: (3.3 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.7 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/16/2007 by
starflakes
- An experienced gardener
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Roberts, South Dakota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I have been growing potatoes in trials for survival type living and Peruvian like the fingerlings genus does remarkably well in extreme conditions which turns varieties like Lumpers into marble sized potatoes.
This variety took high heat, drought and some insect and produced a crop.
It would be wonderful to trial it like others in areas where rains produced plants that sprawled, but this one impressed me and I look forward to future years with it.......I can do that because it survived the bad year to give me seed for the future. Most varieties won't do that. |
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Reviewed on 02/17/2007 by
spedoodle
- A novice gardener
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Kent, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| lots of purple/blue fingerling potatoes. they even took over half my garden the following year because i missed some. the taist was ok (nothing special) my kids refused to eat them because of the color, which fades away when boiled. |
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Reviewed on 01/06/2007 by
Quaker Hill
- An intermediate gardener
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Dutchess, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Yield and vigor was great, but its texture is a little mealy. Allow plenty of room for this one. It sends runners around like crazy. This didn't keep very well and should be used soon after picking. |
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Reviewed on 09/27/2006 by
NWL
- An experienced gardener
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Oxford, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This variety appears to be the most adapted to this climate of all potatoes that I have grown. They overwinter well and are very disease and insect resistant. The vigorous vines have the potential to become a weed. They go into dormancy late October to early November. The earlier they are planted, the larger the crop. We plant them as soon as the ground can be worked. The plants should be hilled as the tubers often poke out of the ground. Tubers range in size, but are often 4-8 inches long. Not bland and tasteless like a lot of potatoes, they are good boiled, baked, or fried. |
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Reviewed on 05/30/2006 by
pajohnso
- An experienced gardener
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Marquette, Michigan, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This variety produced the most potatoes by far, than the other heirloom varieties I planted. The taste is somewhat similar to a regular store potato but is a very beautiful color. Looks good mixed with other colored heirlooms fried up in a pan. |
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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
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| Interesting and colorful tuber, average yields for a fingerling type. However, the flavor was poor [earthy and bitter]. |
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