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Catalog Products: Sweet Potato Plants
| A.) About Sweet Potatoes |  | | |
| | | We are extremely pleased to team up this year with one of the top sweet potato plant producers in the country. A family farm in Tennessee, they are known for their outstanding customer service, healthy plant production and wide range of varieties. All plants will be shipped directly from the grower starting about April 1. 2010. They will be shipped at the proper time for planting in your area and will be shipped with a Growers Planting Guide, recipes and storage instructions. Please note that there are ordering limits to some varieties. | | Return to top |
| A.) Sweet Potato Collection 1 |  | | |
| | | 12 Plants each of Beauregard, Georgia Jets, Centennial and Carolina Ruby. Please see individual listings for variety descriptions. | | Return to top |
| A.) Sweet Potato Collection 2 |  | | |
| | | 12 Plants each of Bunch Porto Rico, White Triumphs, Covington, Vardaman. Please see individual listings for variety descriptions. | | Return to top |
| Beauregard |  | | |
| | | Developed at Louisiana Agri Exp. Station. Has a copper skin, moderately orange flesh, and is consistent in shape. Tolerant to Soil Pox. Out yields all other Sweet Potatoes. Does not crack open. Will yield 400-500 bushels per acre. Good cash crop. Resistant to white grubs and soil rot. Susceptible to root knot nematode. 80-90 days. (Vine type) | | Return to top |
| Bunch Porto Rico |  | | |
| | | Light yellow to gold colored skin at harvest time. Cream to orange meat. Good eating,
baking, and cooking potato. Plants have purple stems. Ideal for gardens with small
space. 90-100 days. (Bush type) | | Return to top |
| Carolina Ruby |  | | |
| | | Developed by Dr. Wanda Collins at N.C.S.U. Red skin like the old Rose Centennial. Dark orange meat.
Resists fusarium wilt, soil rot, suseptible to root knot Nematode. Great for northern states. 80-90
days. (Vine type) | | Return to top |
| Centennial |  | | |
| | | Bred at Louisiana Exp. Station at Baton Rouge 1962. Orange, smooth skin, yields heavy in normal
year. Great for farmer’s markets and roadside stands. Good grade of potatoes. Also has tolerance to fusarium wilt and
internal cork. Stores well. About 90 days. (Vine type) Limit 12 plants per order. | | Return to top |
| Covington |  | | |
| | | Released by N.C. 2005. Rose color. Orange flesh. Blocky shape and fusiform. Resists fusarium wilt,
soil rot, nematodes. Sweet taste. Produces many baking size. Matures 105 days. (Vine type) | | Return to top |
| Georgia Jets |  | | |
| | | Remarkable hardiness. Great for our northern neighbors. Has rose petal skin that
truly stands out in the field. Light orange meat. Excellent baker. Great for farmer’s markets
and roadside stands. Matures about 80-90 days with normal rainfall. (Vine type) | | Return to top |
| Nancy Hall |  | | |
| | | An old standby. Has cream flesh, cream/yellow inside. Delicious after being cured in
storage. Sweet and tasty. White milk flows after slicing open. A real old-time favorite. Normal maturity around 110 days. Keeps very well. Ol’ timey flavor. (Vine type) Limit 12 plants per order. | | Return to top |
| Vardaman |  | | |
| | | Very delicious eating potato, has light orange skin and dark meat inside, no strings. Ideal for garden
and small space. Vines good for small gardens. About 90 days. (Bush type). Limit 12 plants per order. | | Return to top |
| White Triumphs |  | | |
| | | Tan skin and snow-white meat; smooth outside shaped nicely. Cooks very
well. 90-120 days maturity. (Vine type) | | Return to top |
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