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West Townshend
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Potato : German Butterball

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This is my favorite potato, a round to oblong tuber with lightly netted golden skin that wraps around deep yellow flesh. Slightly mealy, this beauty is superb for everything – frying, baking, mashing, soups – you name it. Resistant to scab and viruses; some field resistance to late blight, but susceptible to rhizoctonia. Large upright vigorous plant with white blossoms.

Solanaceae Solanum tuberosum
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Aphids

Aphids

Blister Beetle

Blister Beetle

Colorado Potato Beetle

Colorado Potato Beetle

Gophers

Gophers

Leafhoppers

Leafhoppers

Armyworms

Armyworms

Cutworms

Cutworms

European Corn Borer

European Corn Borer

Flea Beetle

Flea Beetle

Nematodes

Nematodes

Whiteflies

Whiteflies

Wireworm

Wireworm

Symphylans

Symphylans

Tricia shows you two of the many ways to plant and grow potatoes. Learn how to plant potatoes in containers and in the garden soil.

Hugelkultur is a german permaculture method that is great for growing squash, melons, and potatoes and other heavy feeders. Tricia shows an adapted method for growing potatoes.

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