Description
We’ve now completed Potato Harvest. Now that the crew is out of the field we are beginning to catch up on shipping orders.
Yukon Gem is a mid season potato great for boiling and baking. It’s father is Yukon Gold and mother is a Scottish variety from which it gets blight resistance. Higher yielding than Yukon Gold, with a light yellow flesh.
| Variety Characteristics | Yukon Gem |
| Maturity | Late |
| Size of Plant | Medium-large |
| Color of Skin | Golden |
| Color of Flesh | Golden |
| Eating Quality | Good |
| Tuber Shape | Oval |
| Size of Tubers | Medium-large |
| Tuber Set | Moderate |
| Yield | Medium-heavy |
| Dormancy | Medium |
| Color of Flower | Lavender |
| Tuber Late Blight Tolerance | Medium-high |
| Scab Resistance | Mod-high |
| Suggested In-Row Spacing | 10″ |
| Ease of Growing |  |
