SUPREME. Organic Sarpo Shona Certified Seed Potatoes
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Color: Golden -
Texture: Waxy Moist -
Maturity: Late Season -
Easy to Grow
WE SHIP SEED POTATOES DAILY YEAR-ROUND! RARE GOLD FROM HUNGARY! SUPREME. Wood Prairie Exclusive! Our NEW and third revolutionary SARPO introduction! Organic Sarpo Shona has delicious “Mealy Dry” Golden-flesh, making it perfect for Mashing, Baking, Frying and Chipping. Our SARPO family represents the Next-Generation of Organic Seed: varieties specifically bred for Organic growing success. SARPO lines trace back a century to legendary Russian potato breeder Nikolai Vavilov. Vavilov developed resilient potatoes which displayed minimal reliance on inputs and stood up well to tough production challenges. Organic Sarpo Shona is Disease-Resistant, a work horse and Late Season. Very Limited Supply available this year. Please Order Early! We are continuing to multiply up seed stocks and have will have larger quantities to offer in Fall 2026. Under special agreement with the Sarvari Research Trust, Wood Prairie Family Farm has imported four exceptional Next-Generation SARPO Potato varieties. The pioneering Sarvari Potato (“Sarpo””) breeding program in Hungary, traces back to the collection of legendary potato breeder Nikolai Vavilov. After going through USDA quarantine and subsequent official approval, we are in the process of continuing to multiply up our seed stocks of all four SARPO varieties. We will be making additional SARPO introductions available in the future.
| Variety Characteristics | Sarpo Shona |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Late |
| Size of Plant | Medium |
| Color of Skin | Golden |
| Color of Flesh | Golden |
| Tuber Shape | Oblong |
| Eating Quality | Excellent |
| Tuber Set | Mod-Heavy |
| Yield | Med-Heavy |
| Dormancy | Medium |
| Color of Flower | White |
| Tuber Late Blight Tolerance | High |
| Scab Resistance | Moderate |
| Suggested In-Row Spacing | 10"-12" |
| Ease of Growing | Average |