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Solanum tuberosum
Early to mid-season, red skin, white flesh.

Rounded oblong tubers with slightly netted skin that’s as red as a Fraser Chieftain’s kilt. Shallow eyes for easy peeling. Matures later and is more productive than most earlies. A Maine red-potato staple for our Aroostook growers, its floury fluffiness is complemented by heaping spoonfuls of butter, garlic and a generous pour of cream.

Medium spreading plant with lilac flowers. Resistant to scab, net necrosis, stem-end browning. Late Blight Resistant

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Quick Details

Skin Color: red
Flesh Color: white
Shape: round-oblong
Yield: high
Storage Potential: fair
Scab Resistance: high
Texture: floury, mealy
Harvest Season: early to mid-season
Lifecycle: perennial grown as an annual

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Compare with other Red Potatoes
Variety	Skin Color	Flesh Color	Shape	Yield	Storage Potential	Scab Resistance	Texture	Harvest Season	Lifecycle
Chieftain Organic	red	white	round-oblong	high	fair	high	floury, mealy	early to mid	perennial grown as an annual
Dark Red Norland Organic	red	white	oblong	high	fair	high	firm, moist	early	perennial grown as an annual
Adirondack Red Organic	red	pinkish	round	medium	good	moderate	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Baltic Rose Organic	red	yellow	oval	high	good	high	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Red Maria Organic	red	white	round	high	good	high	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Red Port Organic	bright red	white	round	medium-high	good	moderate	dry, firm	early	perennial grown as an annual
Carla Rosa	red	yellow	oblong	medium-high	fair	good	firm, moist	early	perennial grown as an annual
Chieftain	red	white	round-oblong	high	fair	high	floury, mealy	early to mid	perennial grown as an annual
Dark Red Norland	red	white	oblong	high	fair	high	firm, moist	early	perennial grown as an annual
Red Gold	pink	yellow	oval	high	fair	moderate	waxy	very early	perennial grown as an annual
Adirondack Red	red	pinkish	round	medium	good	good	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Baltic Rose	red	yellow	oval	high	good	high	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Red Maria	red	white	round	high	good	high	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Strawberry Paw	bright red	white	round	high	excellent	high	firm, moist	mid	perennial grown as an annual
Desiree	rose	yellow	long-oval	high	good	moderate	firm, moist	late	perennial grown as an annual
Red Pontiac	red	white	round	high	excellent	moderate	moist	late	perennial grown as an annual
Red Port	bright red	white	round	medium-high	good	moderate	dry, firm	early	perennial grown as an annual

Additional Information

Seed Potatoes Solanum tuberosum

One pound of seed will usually plant 5–8 row feet, depending on the variety; 10# will usually plant 50 row feet.

Early potatoes mature in 65-80 days.
Midseason potatoes mature in 80-90 days
Late potatoes mature in more than 90 days

See Growing Potatoes for more information.

Shipping

For orders placed by February 20, 2026, this item will ship on our regular shipping schedule, starting in late March with the warmest states and finishing by early May. Orders placed after February 20, 2026 will be shipped later, and in the order in which they were received. We cannot ship this item any earlier; we regret that we cannot honor any requests to do so.