Potato 'Kennebec'

I discovered the Kennebec potatoe 3 years ago. I got fantastic results despite my lack of knowledge about gardening. The city I live in i...Read Mores classified as zone 3b in Canada. I have a boxed garden, and last year’s crop grown in a 12’ x 4’ box was enough to last me and my spouse 9 months. I kept the potatoes in my basement without any issues. They still tasted great in March. The tubers were large. I’ve grown other types of potatoes, but this is the very best so far. This summer was not as good because of a draught, no rain for 3 months. Watering with city water didn’t work as well as the rain.

This is a wonderful main crop potato. Reminiscent of old-fashioned earthiness, the potato is white with a golden tan skin soft when new, ...Read Moreand then the skins are a bit thicker and harder as they keep. First grown in 1948, they are a firmly popular addition to the garden. The plant has a high and dependable yield of large potatoes, and it resists blight and other diseases well, and the potatoes winter for a long storage time.They can be prepared many ways, but mashed is my favourite way to make them; with plenty of butter, of course. The Russets from the grocery store pale in comparison!

We LOVED this potato! My husband said it's the best he's ever had. I grew one in a potato bag, and we're going to do more bags next year....Read More The skins are really thin, and the "meat" is just luscious! You can't go wrong with this one!

I have grown this potato in my backyard garden here in the Kennebec Valley in Maine. I chose this potato out of many varieties of white ...Read Morepotatoes because of the name. I grew up on the banks of the Kennebec River. It turned out to be a very nice white potato that grows well in my heavy soil.