Potato 'Yukon Gold'

The last few in the bag I bought at the grocery store started to go bad. I threw them in the compost pile. This was in Oct. About 3 we...Read Moreeks later they began to send up shoots. Continued to throw my garden waste around them being sure not to smother them, watered about once or twice a week and they thrived. I'm sure they loved the compost. Unfortunately, a frost in Dec. killed them before they had a chance to mature. Still got some fantastic "new" potatoes. Very flavorful and great texture and color.

A favorite among gardeners, consumers and chefs. Bred and selected by AgCanada and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture in 1966. Excellent...Read More producer and a great keeper. 80-90 days.

This is amazingly easy to grow, and I dug up my first new baby potatoes about 4 weeks after planting (just a few to taste). I bought the...Read More potatoes with eyes from a local nursery, cut them into pieces (with an eye on each piece) and 3 potatoes have turned into about 12 plants that are currently overgrowing my tiny backyard garden. They receive only an hour of sun in the morning, and two hours of afternoon sun, but are still flourishing. Since tasting my first Yukon Gold, I have never bought another kind!! They have a great texture, add a wonderful flavor to potato salad, and make the sweetest BEST flavored mashed potatoes ever!!

Yukon Gold was an excellent producer in southwest Virginia. It is also an excellent all purpose potato.

I Grow Yukon Gold in ZONE 4A Burk's Falls,Ontario, Canada Yield Approx 5-6 Bushels for 260 Ft of Row, I plant May 15-May 20 harvest Aug 1...Read More0 - Oct 10, Apply Fungusaide 4-5 times
during season - Store well until Mid April