Our seed potatoes are harvested around the first of October each year and are available to ship to you at that time in the smaller bag sizes. After Harvest, potato tubers must go through a dormancy period before they will sprout and grow. This dormancy will last 4-10 weeks. For planting after December 1, the dormancy concern is a non-issue because our potatoes have completed their rest period here and will easily sprout and grow when warmed to room temperature. 20 and 50 pound bags are shipped starting November 1st, to allow for the skins to thicken sufficiently to be cleaned on our brushing equipment.
Seed Potatoes: After Harvest, potato tubers must go through a dormancy period before they will sprout and grow. This dormancy will last 4-10 weeks. For planting after December 1, the dormancy concern is a non-issue because our potatoes have completed their rest period here and will easily sprout and grow when warmed to room temperature.
Yukon Gem is a mid season potato great for boiling and baking. Its father is Yukon Gold and mother is a Scottish variety from which it gets blight resistance. Higher yielding than Yukon Gold, with light yellow flesh.
Reviews
Write a reviewNot good in the extreme heat
Jun 14, 2018 | By Terri Aragon
I live in Phoenix. I have grown Wood Prairies yukon gold for 10yrs or more. This year I tried the yukon gem. The plants grew well, but small potatoes. The plants did not do well in our extreme heat. Once the temps got to 100 they started to wither, 1 day of 120 and they were all dead by the end of the day. Yukon Golds hold up much better in the heat. I will stick with those for now on. The gems are also a longer growing potato which probably explains why they did not do well here.
Outstanding
Feb 10, 2017 | By Nita Sembrowich
I tried these last summer in a grow bag and despite heat and drought they were outstanding. Excellent yield of medium to large tubers. Taste is fabulous--as good as Yukon Gold. I am ordering more this year.
