Portage Potatoes are oval with light-buff skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. No longer in commercial production as of 2006. History Notes Portage Potatoes were developed jointly by the Campbell Institute for Research and Technology (Camden, New Jersey) and the University of Maine from a cross between Raritan…
American Potatoes
Potomac Potatoes
Potomac Potatoes are round, with smooth, buff skin, and white flesh. They are promoted as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Late harvest. History Notes Potomac Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Maryland from a cross between Rural New York and Katahdin potatoes. Released 1945.
Prestile Potatoes
Prestile Potatoes are round with light-buff skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Late harvest. No longer grown commercially as of 2006. History Notes Prestile Potatoes were developed jointly by the Campbell Institute for Research and Technology (Camden, New Jersey) and the University of Maine from a cross between two potatoes…
Pride Potatoes
Pride Potatoes are round, with pale-buff skin and white flesh. They are promoted as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Probably extinct. History Notes Pride Potatoes were developed by a Dr Arthur J. Pratt (1905 – 1994) of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from a cross between Sebago potatoes and…
Progress Potatoes
Progress Potatoes are small to medium-sized potatoes with red skin. They are promoted as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Progress Potatoes were developed at the Agricultural Experimental Station in Lincoln, Nebraska from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “USDA 0183” and “Minnesota 5-10-3-8.” Released 1949.
Pungo Potatoes
Pungo are oval, buff-skinned potatoes with some skin flaking, and white flesh inside. They are promoted as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales, but if anything they are slightly on the floury side. History Notes Pungo Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1940 at its Experimental Stations in Norfolk,…
Quaggy Joe Potatoes
Quaggy Joe Potatoes are round, with light-buff skin. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Quaggy Joe Potatoes were developed at the University of Maine by the University of Maine potato breeding programme from a cross between Portage potatoes and a potato referred to as “CS7589-8.” During development, the potato…
Ranger Russet Potatoes
Ranger Russet Potatoes are long, slightly-flattened potatoes with russetted brown skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) History Notes Ranger Russet Potatoes were developed by a J.J. Pavek in Aberdeen, Idaho, for the United States Department of…
Raritan Potatoes
Raritan Potatoes are oblong, with some russetting on the skin, and white flesh. They were meant for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) They are no longer grown commercially (as of 2006.) History Notes Raritan Potatoes were developed at Rutgers University in New Jersey from a cross between two potatoes referred to…
Red Beauty Potatoes
Red Beauty Potatoes have smooth, bright-red skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Red Beauty Potatoes were developed at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin from a cross between Cayuga potatoes and a potato referred to as “NDI.” Released 1955.
Red Cloud Potatoes
Red Cloud Potatoes are oval, with dark red skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Storage Hints Stores well. Skin colour stays during storage. History Notes Red Cloud Potatoes were developed at the University of Nebraska from a cross between Superior potatoes and a potato referred to as…
Red Dale Potatoes
Red Dale are round, somewhat flattened but uniformly-shaped potatoes with bright red skin and white flesh. They have mild flavour. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. High yields. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Red Dale Potatoes were developed at the University of Minnesota from a cross between Chieftain and Erik…
Red LaSoda Potatoes
Red LaSoda Potatoes are round, somewhat oblong potatoes with smooth, bright red skin and white flesh. When first harvested, they are waxy and good for boiling. After a time in storage, when some of the sugar has been converted to starch, the potato becomes somewhat more suitable for baking and mash. Almost half the red…
Red Norland Potatoes
Red Norland are medium to large-sized potatoes with smooth, thin dark red skin, and pale yellow or off-white flesh, with good flavour. These are waxy potatoes. Early harvest. Storage Hints Stores well, but red colour of skin fades in storage. History Notes Red Norland Potatoes are a sport of Norland potatoes. They were developed at…
Red Pontiac Potatoes
Red Pontiac Potatoes have thin, red skin with deep eyes and white flesh. The skin is occasionally russeted. The plant does well in clay and muck soils. They are promoted to home gardeners. High yields. Harvest a week or two after vines die back to allow skim to firm. Cooking Tips Good for baking, boiling,…
Red Ruby Potatoes
Red Ruby Potatoes are oblong with bright red skin and pale yellow flesh. These are waxy potatoes, with a somewhat sweet taste. They are marketed for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Red Ruby Potatoes wered developed by a Dr. Lauer at the University of Minnesota from a cross…
Red Warba Potatoes
Red Warba are round to oval, uniformly-sized but lumpy potatoes with red skin and white flesh. Very good flavour. Very early harvest. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Red Warba Potatoes were developed in 1939 at the Minnesota Agricultural Experimental Station in Saint Paul, Minnesota from a sport from Warba potatoes.
Redbake Potatoes
Redbake Potatoes are round, with red skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) Possibly extinct. History Notes Redbake Potatoes were developed at the University of Nebraska from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “Nebraska 10.42-1” and “Nebraska 1.41-2.”…
Redburt Potatoes
Redburt Potatoes are an all-purpose potato with smooth red skin. High yields. History Notes Redburt Potatoes were developed jointly by the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minnesota and by a man named Obert Grover in Glyndon, Minnesota from a sport of Satapa potatoes. Released 1953.
Redglo Potatoes
Redglo are medium-sized potatoes with dark red skin. History Notes Redglo Potatoes were developed at the Nebraska Agricultural Experimental Station in Lincoln, Nebraska from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “North Dakota cross 176” and “Nebr. 49.40-2.” Released 1954.
Redkote Potatoes
Redkote are uniformly-sized potatoes with red, smooth skin. History Notes Redkote Potatoes were developed by a Ben Picha in Grand Forks, North Dakota from a cross between Pontiac potatoes and a potato referred to as “116-10.”
Redsen Potatoes
Redsen Potatoes are round, with smooth, thin dark-red skin, and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Despite that, these are actually floury potatoes, okay for serving as a boiled potato, but not great. Storage Hints Doesn’t store very long, but for that short time, will maintain its colour. History…
Reliance Potatoes
High yields. History Notes Reliance Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Early Gem and Tawa potatoes. During development, the potato was referred to as “F29-1.” Released in 1963.
Rhinered Potatoes
Rhinered Potatoes are round with red skin. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Not being grown commercially as of 2006. History Notes Rhinered Potatoes were developed at the University of Wisconsin from a cross between Norchief potatoes and a potato referred to as “W639.” During development, the potato was referred to…