AC Belmont are mostly round potatoes, though sometimes slightly oval. The potatoes have light buff-coloured skin that cleans up easily. The flesh inside is white and waxy, making it a good table potato for boiling. The plant delivers an early harvest. Above ground, it blooms with small white flowers with yellow centres. Storage Hints Does…
Canadian Potatoes
AC Blue Pride Potatoes
AC Blue Pride are long, oval potatoes with skin that is actually more purple than blue, despite their name. The flesh is white inside. The plant blossoms with white flowers with yellow centres. Cooking Tips These are waxy potatoes, good for boiling for table use. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes AC Blue Pride Potatoes…
AC Brador Potatoes
AC Brador are round potatoes with a buff skin and yellow flesh inside. The plant provides good yields. It blooms with small white flowers with yellow centres. The tubers can be hard to harvest. Cooking Tips These are waxy potatoes for boiling. History Notes AC Brador Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at…
AC Chaleur Potatoes
AC Chaleur Potatoes can be round or oval. They have smooth, buff skin with white flesh. They are marketed as an all-purpose potato for both boiling and baking. History Notes AC Chaleur Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Station in Fredericton, New Brunswick from a cross between 2…
AC Domino Potatoes
AC Domino Potatoes have bluish purplish skin, that often tends to be quite purplish. Inside, the flesh is white. The plant produces white flowers with yellow centres, and is very productive, delivering a late season harvest. Cooking Tips These are waxy potatoes, good for boiling. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes AC Domino Potatoes were…
AC Dubuc Potatoes
AC Dubuc Potatoes are more long than they are round, though they are sometimes curved a bit. They have smooth buff skin and white white flesh. Cooking Tips Good for chipping and baking. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes AC Dubuc Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Station…
AC Glacier Chip Potatoes
AC Glacier Chip are oval potatoes, sometimes with irregular indentations.They have smooth yellowy-brown skin, with white flesh inside. The plant gives high yields. They were bred for making chips (UK: crisps) from. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes AC Glacier Chip Potatoes were developed at the University of Wisconsin in 1975, with participation by the…
AC Maple Gold Potatoes
AC Maple Gold are long, oval potatoes with smooth yellow skin and yellow flesh. They can be harvested either early or late. If they are harvested 80 days after planting, they are good for use as French Fries. If they are harvested later, they will store longer. The potatoes were developed for both the French…
AC Novachip Potatoes
AC Novachip are large, long, oval potatoes. They have smooth, buff coloured skin and white flesh. They are ready to harvest mid-season. Cooking Tips The potatoes are good for potato chips, and table use such as boiling. History Notes AC Novachip Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Station…
AC Peregrine Red Potatoes
AC Peregrine Red Potatoes are oval, with red skin. They have off-white flesh. They are marketed for general table use. Storage Hints AC Peregrine Red Potatoes store well. History Notes AC Peregrine Red Potatoes were developed in 1985 jointly by the North Dakota State University and the Government of Canada through its Agriculture Canada Research…
AC Ptarmigan Potatoes
AC Ptarmigan are oval potatoes with buff-coloured skin that is mostly smooth except for some russetting. They have off-white coloured flesh. They are good for processing into potato chips, and for table use such as boiling. History Notes AC Ptarmigan Potatoes were developed in 1972 by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research…
AC Red Island Potatoes
AC Red Island are round, sometimes oval potatoes with very bright red skin and off-white flesh. Mid-season harvest. Cooking Tips Good for boiling and French Fries. History Notes AC Red Island Potatoes were developed by Belfast, Ireland native Kenneth G. Proudfoot for the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Centre in St. John’s,…
AC Saguenor Potatoes
AC Saguenor are oval potatoes, with smooth, buff-yellow coloured skin. The potato has light yellow flesh. It was designed to be an all-purpose table potato, for both boiling and baking. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes AC Saguenor Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Centre in La Pocatière,…
AC Stampede Russet Potatoes
AC Stampede Russet Potatoes are oblong, with russetted skin, and white flesh. They were developed for the French Fry processing market, and for table use. For table use, they are marketed as a potato for both boiling and baking. History Notes AC Stampede Russet Potatoes were developed in partnership by the Texas A & M…
AC Sunbury Potatoes
AC Sunbury are oval potatoes with smooth, pale yellow skin. They have light yellow flesh. Cooking Tips This is a floury potato, best used for baking. History Notes AC Sunbury Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1978, from a cross between Raritan…
Acadia Russet Potatoes
Acadia Russet are oblong potatoes with buff skin that has some netting on it. Inside, the potatoes have off-white flesh. They are marketed as good for both boiling and baking. History Notes Acadia Russet Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1968, from…
Alta Russet Potatoes
Alta Russet Potatoes are oblong, with brown, russetted skin, and white flesh.They are marketed as being good for processing into wedge-cut French Fries. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Alta Russet Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1987, from a cross between Russet…
Avon Potatoes
Avon are oblong potatoes with smooth, buff skin and white flesh. The potato is about 3 ½ inches (8.5 cm) long, 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide, 2 ½ inches (5 cm) tall. It was designed for all-purpose table use. It is not in production anymore. History Notes Avon Potatoes were developed by Agriculture Canada in…
Batoche Potatoes
Batoche are medium-sized, round potatoes with smooth, red skin and off-white flesh. They are said to be all-purpose for table use. They are mostly grown by home gardeners. The plant delivers high yields. History Notes Batoche Potatoes were developed in 1963 by the Government of Canada at its Agriculture Canada Research Station in Fredericton, New…
Belleisle Potatoes
Belleisle Potatoes are oblong, with light buff skin with some netting. They are floury potatoes with white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for consumer use. They are also good for French Fries. Storage Hints Stores well, doesn’t bruise easily. History Notes Belleisle Potatoes were developed from a cross between two potatoes referred to as…
Blue Mac Potatoes
Blue Mac Potatoes are round and slightly-flattened, with purple skin and white flesh. They are marketed as an all-purpose potato for direct to consumer sale. They are not currently (2006) in commercial production. History Notes Blue Mac Potatoes were developed by Belfast, Ireland native Kenneth G. Proudfoot for Agriculture Canada at its St. John’s West…
Brigus Potatoes
Brigus are oval potatoes with smooth purple skin, and pale yellow flesh. They are meant for sale directly to consumers. As is common with purple-skinned potatoes, these are waxy potatoes. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Brigus Potatoes were developed by Belfast, Ireland native Kenneth G. Proudfoot for Agriculture Canada at its St. John’s West…
Canso Potatoes
These are high starch potatoes. We have found no other information to date. History Notes Canso Potatoes were developed by the Government of Canada at its Agricultural Experimental Station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada from a cross between Earlaine and Katahdin potatoes. Released 1951.
Canus Potatoes
Canus are oblong potatoes, somewhat flattened with smooth white skin, and white flesh. History Notes Canus Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Agriculture Canada in Lacombe, Alberta, from two potatoes referred to as “Greeley seedling 9-11” and “USDA seedling 24642.” Released 1949.