Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 02/10/2005 by Nancy W - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I have not grown other varieties to compare, but this grows well for me, producing some very large tubers (about 2 pounds). Dry flesh, not especially sweet but a rich flavor. Last fall I got several other varieties - White Hayman, Jewel, Hernandez, & Beauregard - from a local farmers' market and my family had a taste test; we all liked Yellow Jersey best. It is an heirloom variety which was grown in New Jersey before 1780, and is said to prefer sandy soil, although it does fine in both my gardens (one exceedingly well-drained loam, the other clay loam).