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| 'Cowhorn' Potatoes |
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Late Season
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Late-season. Fingerling tubers with pointed tips, dark-purple skin and dry, mealy, white flesh. Good storage. Excellent resistant to common scab and late bright.
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(4.0 Stars) 
Taste:
(1.5 Stars)
Yield:
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Number of Reviews: 2
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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 , Aug 26, 2007
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Reviewer:
groebel from WI
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| I havent had great luck with these, their a great looking tater. i grew them once and had poor yield, but want to grow them again and cant find the seed. |
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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 , Mar 19, 2005
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Reviewer:
skiman from Franklin County, NY
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| Cowhorn is also known under the synonyms Purple Cowhorn, Purple Cow Horn and Seneca Cowhorn. Though listed as a fingerling in most databases, its name comes from its general appearance. It is oblong, thickest at the far (apical) end and curved to a narrow end at the stem attachment. Skin is dark purple. Flesh is cream colored. Eyes are shallow and few in number. It has large spreading plants. It is valued as a 'quick bake' baking potato. Specific gravity is 1.069. Maturity is mid-to-late and it is low yielding. It is a heritage variety with uncertain origins. It has been grown in New York state since before 1853. There is some speculation that it might have been developed in Vermont. There is further speculation that it might be identical to La Crotte d'Ours (Bear Poop), a Canadian heritage variety, thought to have roots to Scotland.
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