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'Early Rose' Potatoes
 
Sub-Category: Early Season
 
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Description: Early-season American heirloom. Plants produce smooth, pinkish-red tubers with red-streaked, white flesh.
Days To Maturity: 60-75
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Reviewed on 05/23/2008 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

A very popular cultivar in the early 1900's in Virginia. Still used when a red potato was desired when I was young. It is earlier than most of its contemporaries and give fair yield under good conditions. It is not competitive with newer cultivars.
 




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