How to Grow Potatoes Guide 🥔

Growing Non-GMO Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes

Bury seed potatoes in loose, neutral to acidic soil in early spring. They can handle light frosts. It is best to use seed potatoes rather than cutting your own to ensure that each “seed” is disease free and has an eye that will sprout a plant. Seed potatoes are also less likely to mold or decay in the soil because they are the propper age for growth. Start by digging a trench about 6-8 inches deep. Tubers should be buried 3-4 inches deep and 12-15 inches apart. Smaller spacing can be used, but it may affect overall yields. Excess soil from digging the trench can be used throughout the season for hilling up. Not covering potatoes deep enough can result in high set tubers being exposed to sunlight and becoming green. As the plants grow, hill up the soil around them to boost yields and avoid exposed tubers.

Fertilize at the time of planting and once again when the seedlings have emerged. Water regularly throughout the early and mid-season. Once the vines begin to naturally die off (about 70 days), decrease watering and cease any fertilization. This is a signal that the potatoes are getting ready to be harvested. If your fall frost is coming and the green bush is not turning brown yet, kill them by cutting the stem down. The potatoes need 2-3 weeks in the soil after vine die off to develop a good skin for storage.

Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes in the Vegetable Garden

Potato plants are a staple for every homesteader or home gardener wishing to store away food for the winter. These beautiful bushy plants produce numerous tubers beneath the soil. When it comes time for harvest, it is like digging up buried treasure! We recommend using crop rotation practices to reduce issues with pests from season to season. Avoid growing tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and potatoes in the same location two years in a row. Using a three or more year rotation schedule is best.

Harvesting Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes

Once the potatoes have been left to cure in the soil for 2-3 weeks after the bush turns brown, carefully dig up the tubers. Use a shovel or spade 10-12 inches away from the base of the plant to loosen the soil. Remove the tubers and carefully break them off of the main plant if necessary. Hand removal is the best for avoiding punctures. Store in a cool place with high humidity (90-95%) for extended storage life.

About Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes

Yukon Gold potatoes are oval in shape with shallow eyes and beautiful golden flesh. The tubers readily grow quite large and should be monitored to not get too oversized. Oversized tubers are more susceptible to various problems and diseases. To avoid this, simply harvest at 100 days or earlier.

This variety is one of the most desirable for the perfect mashed potato. The buttery flesh becomes creamy and rich when cooked.

Yukon Gold potatoes were developed and released jointly by Agriculture Canada and the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1981. They quickly became a crowd favorite for farmers, chefs, home cooks, and home gardeners alike. They are easy to grow with good disease tolerance and perform beautifully in storage and the kitchen.

Yukon Golds specifically have variable eye development and therefore can struggle to establish new plants by simply saving and cutting a tuber. Seed potatoes are the best for ensuring a good crop each year.

Use these potatoes to make delicious mashed potatoes, roast them on a sheet pan, or thinly slice them for supreme scalloped potatoes.

Stories From Our Gardeners

"I always choose Yukon Gold for making mashed potatoes from scratch. They have the best texture that requires little alteration to make the most decadent mashed side dish."

- Lara Wadsworth, True Leaf Market Writer

Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes Seeds Per Package:

• 2 Lb - Wholesale - Approximately 10-15 Sets (when cut)
• 5 Lb - Wholesale - Approximately 30-35 Sets (when cut)
• 10 Lb - Bulk Seeds - Approximately 50-75 Sets (when cut)

Non-GMO Yukon Gold Seed Potatoes seeds are available for Fast Free Shipping on qualifying orders.