Red Norland Potato
Red Norland Potato is a hybrid root vegetable. Germination takes 14-21 days and fruit ripens from about day 60-80. Skin runs to red skin with white flesh. Water need is 1-2 inches per week, reduce watering as harvest approaches. Suits zones 2-11. It will crop in a container. As a hybrid it will not breed true; saving seed from it is not worth the space.
Sowing
Plant seed potatoes 4 inches deep, 2 weeks before last frost. Hill soil around plants as they grow to prevent greening.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-2 inches per week, reduce watering as harvest approaches
- Soil
- Loose, well-drained, slightly acidic soil rich in organic matter
- Soil pH
- 5.0-6.0
- Spacing
- 12-15 inches
- Height
- 12-24 inches
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Red skin with white flesh
- Size
- 2-4 inches diameter
- Shape
- Round to oval
- Flavour
- Mild, buttery, slightly sweet with waxy texture
In the kitchen
Boiling, steaming, roasting, potato salad, new potatoes. Thin skin doesn't require peeling.
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Colorado potato beetle, wireworms, potato flea beetle
- Diseases
- Late blight, early blight, potato scab, bacterial soft rot
- Resistance
- Good resistance to scab and moderate resistance to late blight
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | July – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 41
- Protein (g)
- 0.93
- Fat (g)
- 0.24
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 9.58
- Fibre (g)
- 2.8
- Sugars (g)
- 4.74
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 835
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 5.9
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.66
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 13.2
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.138
- Folate (µg)
- 19
- Calcium (mg)
- 33
- Iron (mg)
- 0.3
- Magnesium (mg)
- 12
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 35
- Potassium (mg)
- 320
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.24
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.1
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Red Norland Potato?
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Similar varieties
Other root vegetables with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Red Norland Potato suits these too.
- All Seasons White Daikon 60 days
- White Spear 65 days
- Thumbelina Carrot 65 days
- Long Black Spanish Radish 55 days
- Chantenay Red Core Carrot 65 days
- Summer Cross No. 3 55 days