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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Feb 25, 2008

a friend of mine in michigan used to grow these potatos but can't seem to find them anymore. anyone know where he can order them from. thanks

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glendalekid Tuscaloosa, AL(Zone 7b) Feb 25, 2008

Herbie,

Couldn't find anything specifically called "Beltsville potato".

Could this be the one? It was developed in Beltsville MD.

http://www.spudseed.com/pages/varieties/var_atlantic.html


Karen

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Feb 26, 2008

thank you karen. i will pass it along to my friend.

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CompostR south central, PA(Zone 6b) Feb 26, 2008

The above site is for "Atlantic" - although developed at Beltsville, MD, it's not the "Beltsville" potato.

I was interested because I think Beltsville was a pretty popular spud around here and now I cannot find it anywhere and I wondered what happened. I am from Maryland and was familiar with the Beltsville station.

As far as I can tell Beltsville was released as Castile in 1991 by the USDA and NY State Agriculture Experiment Station. It's a cross between Peconic and F107-30. So, I guess Beltsville is now known as Castile. I think some also call it the California Long White.

This is confusing to me, because I did think the original Beltsville potato was from the Beltsville station in Maryland.

I guess the bottom line is, look for Castile or California Long White and it will be the same potato.

It's a nice main season potato (but possibly may not last 6 or 7 months in storage making it possible to save the "seed"). Hope this helps.

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Feb 27, 2008

thank you very much. i will pass this along to my friend.

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phicks Lakeland, FL(Zone 9b) Mar 01, 2008

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4069/is_200605/ai_n17183119

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HERBIE43 Rutland , MA(Zone 5b) Mar 03, 2008

thanks phicks. will pass it on to him.

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