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Chieftain Organic (Red)

Chieftain Organic (Red)

A mid-season variety, CERTIFIED ORGANIC Chieftain potatoes have oval to oblong tubers with smooth bright red skin, shallow eyes and white flesh. Its seed potatoes are a high-yielding variety that is widely adapted and stores well. Chieftain is also good for boiling, baking and making french fries.

Mderately resistant to late blight, common scab, rhizoctonia, silver scurf, stem-end browning, tuber net necrosis, and verticillium wilt. Susceptible to black leg, fusarium dry rot, leaf roll, phoma rot, PVX, and PVY.

PLEASE NOTE: Potatoes are shipped separately in March unless you ask for your seeds to ship together.
Order now for March/April 2012 Shipping.

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Item No Product Weight Est.Seed Ct Price Qty.
PT603A Chieftain Organic (Red) (Order now for March 2012 shipping) 1000 g 1 7.95  
PT603B Chieftain Organic (Red) (Order now for March 2012 shipping) 2500 g 1 14.95  
PT603C Chieftain Organic (Red) (Order now for March 2012 shipping) 22700 g 1 110.00  
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scab-resistant
Submitted by NinetyDaySummer on June 11, 2010
Overall Rating :
5 out of 5 (Overall Rating)

Not only does the red skin make this potato highly visible in the soil at harvest, it has shown no sign of scab, in spite of being grown in the same bed as other varieties that have gotten scab either mildly or rather badly.
Reviewer Information
Location: Bralorne
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening: Small Garden
Gardening skill: Beginner
Types of plants: Vegetables
Gardening experience: 1-5 years