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'Covington' Sweet potato

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Description:	Produces rose colored roots with orange flesh; good uniformity. Resistant to fusarium wilt and moderately resistant to Streptomyces soil rot and southern root-knot nematode.
Days To Maturity:	105-115
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 10/10/2011 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
This variety produced well. The shape is a bit more rotund than I like in a baking potato, but grow very crowded on the main root. I would prefer a longer skinnier shape. Vines are large , attractive and bloom profusely.

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