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'Superior' Potatoes |
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Early-season. Medium, erect to spreading plants yield smooth, oval tubers with buff skin and white flesh. Good for long storage. Resistant to heat and drought and scab. Susceptible to blackleg, fusarium PVLR, PVX, PVY, verticillium wilt, pressure bruise, late blight.
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (3.7 Stars)
Yield: (3.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 12/19/2010 by
nmiller16
- An experienced gardener
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Ohio, 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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| This white potato doesn't produce like kennebec but stores much better for us. I was able to harvest these early one summer, store them in the basement, and was still eating them the following spring. The taste was nothing special, but improved the longer they were stored. They did not bake well shortly after harvest but were ok after time in storage. |
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Reviewed on 08/01/2009 by
YorkerJenny
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| I chose Superior, because it's said "early mid season" and "excellent" boiling and baking variety. I think potato is one the easiest vegetables to grow. I planted them on May 12. started to harvest July 31. I was thinking to get earlier crop. Maybe too much rain and cool weather was the problem.
The ones that close to All Blue potatoes are very resistant to late blight and still in ok shape (green leaves and alive). But the ones that close to Russet Norkotah and Yukon Gold were eventually affected by late blight, after them, most of them died, some have yellow leaves.
I gave 4 stars for yield, I assume they would do better in dryer climate, although I planted 5pd and harvested 30pd.
I gave 3 stars to taste, because it doesn't have any special taste, no character, just a simple potato taste.
I gave 3 stars overall rating, because I'm looking for the best ever taste and texture. If all you want is lots of big and some normal size potatoes, this is for you. If you are looking for the best taste, this variety is not gourmet.
Some potatoes are very far from the stem/center, so be careful not to miss any of them. Some of them even goes very deep.
I got the seeds from americanseedco.com I think it's one of the best kept secret on the internet. |
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Reviewed on 12/28/2004 by
skiman
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Superior must be rated as one of the most successful varieties of all time. It was released by Gustav H. Rieman of Wisconsin in 1961 and has been very popular as a chipping and all-purpose table potato ever since.
Superior is often the standard reference variety for early-season, round white fresh market potatoes and for early season chippers. Tubers size up early and are not subject to internal defects. It can be grown in the South where it tolerates moderate temperatures if planted early.
It cooks up fairly firm and dry, though it may slough after boiling. It is moderately dry when baked, even so, some consider Superior a standard for baked potatoes. Superior mashed, excellent for potato salads. Also good scalloped, steamed, fried, roasted.
For his superlative efforts in potato breeding, Gustav Rieman has a street named after him in Madison, Wisc. |
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