Late potatoes ripen for a long time and form the end of the potato season with their harvest between September and October. We introduce the best late potato varieties and give tips on growing late potatoes.
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) differ in their appearance, taste and cooking properties as well as in their maturation times. In addition, late potatoes herald the end of the potato season with their late harvest.
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- Late potatoes: what is it actually?
- The most delicious late potato varieties
- Plant late potatoes
- Harvest late potatoes
Late potatoes: what is it actually?
The late potatoes include all varieties that need a cultivation time of more than 140 days between planting and harvest. Very late varieties can take up to 180 days to grow and should therefore be planted early enough and driven forward if possible.
What is the difference between new potatoes and late potatoes? All varieties that require less than 140 days of cultivation are counted among the new potatoes. New potatoes can be harvested as early as June, while the harvest of late potatoes does not begin until September, when the leaves have completely died off. While late-ripening potatoes can be stored for significantly longer, the early-ripening varieties seem less often of
Potato diseases, again Late blight and tuber blight (Phytophthora infestans) to be concerned.
The most delicious late potato varieties
The late varieties of potatoes come in a wide variety of shapes and colors. We give an overview of different types of late potatoes.
‘Agria’: High-yield, mainly waxy potato variety from Germany from 1985. It forms large, round to long-oval shaped tubers with deep yellow flesh and an aromatic taste.
‘Bamberg croissant’: Popular old potato variety from the Bamberg area, originated around 1870. The elongated tubers with the deep yellow, firm-boiling meat have a spicy taste and are ideal as fried and jacket potatoes.
‘Blue Anneliese’: Very late, waxy potato variety with deep purple tubers. The meat is extremely dark, the skin looks almost black. The strong, spicy taste comes into its own especially in potato salad or as fried and baked potatoes.
‘Carolus’: Floury-boiling, oval-shaped potatoes with striking red eyes on the beige skin. The Dutch variety brings a high yield and is only slightly susceptible to late blight.
'Granola': Old potato variety with a spicy taste and classic yellow-brown, rough skin and yellow flesh. The predominantly waxy variety forms large, round-oval tubers.
‘Heiderot’: Long oval shaped red potato variety with an aromatic and slightly buttery taste. The tubers, which are deep red to magenta colored both inside and out, are firm and ideal as fried and jacket potatoes or in a colorful potato salad.
‘Pink pine cones’: Cone-shaped, waxy potato variety with a good, spicy taste. The skin is pink-brown in color, the flesh light yellow. This old variety was bred in England as early as 1850.
‘Sarpo Mira’: Mainly waxy potato variety from Hungary with an attractive, light red skin and deep yellow flesh. It forms pale pink flowers and has a somewhat fruity taste.
‘Vitelotte’: Old French, slightly knobbly potato variety with rather small tubers. The skin is dark purple, the meat is usually light yellow and marbled purple.
Plant late potatoes
Late potatoes are placed in the ground between late March and early May. At the Planting potatoes the floor should already be 8 to 10 ° C warm. Do you want to Plant potatoes in the pot, the planter should hold at least 10 liters of soil. A nutrient-rich potting soil, like our peat-free one Plantura organic tomato & vegetable soil, provides the potatoes with the necessary supply of nutrients for the first few weeks after planting. The high compost content supports a loose, well-rooted soil structure and serves to store water. The tubers are placed about 10 cm deep and lightly piled up outdoors. Water vigorously once, if the soil should be dry, and water regularly throughout the season if potted.
Harvest late potatoes
Late potatoes are ready for harvest as soon as the potato plant has completely died above ground. This happens between September and the end of October. Now the tubers can be freed of soil with a digging fork and stored dry and cool. Detailed instructions for the Harvesting potatoes can be found in our special article.
In summer lays the right one Caring for the potato the foundation for a good yield. We give tips on water and fertilizer requirements as well as other maintenance measures.
