Potato Red Norland | Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.

Red Norland Potato

Colorful Early Variety

Thin red skins and small eyes
White flesh is tasty fried and in potato pancakes
Produces extra-large tubers
Early season variety
Shows good resistance to disease
Certified seed potatoes

Red Norland's compact plants make it an ideal potato variety for smaller gardens. Enjoy early yields of extra-large tubers with thin red skins and white, fine-quality flesh. The small eyes and thin skins make peeling easy! An excellent potato for boiling and salads. This early maturing variety is ready in just 70 days! Shows good resistance to bothersome scab. Did you know that Gurney's offers whole seed potatoes? These seed potato sets may be stored several weeks longer prior to planting and will produce up to 20% more than precut potatoes. Potatoes grow best in well-drained, sandy loam soil. Red Norland Potato does not do well in soggy soil.

Product Details

Botanical Name: Solanum tuberosum 'Red Norland'; Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)
Height: 20 - 25 inches.
Spacing: 12 to 15 inches.
Depth: 3 to 5 inches between plants and 30 to 36 inches between rows.
Spread: 18 - 24 inches.
Light Required: Full sun.
Yield: 100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Blooms: Summer
Fruit: Smooth, round with shallow eyes, nearly round, thin red skin with white fine quality flesh.
Zone: 3 - 9 annual.

Form: Annual, Upright.
Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained sandy loam soli. pH 4.8 - 5.4. Will grow in higher pH, sometimes become scabby.
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
Seed Count: 2 lbs. of seed potatoes. If a seed potato is over 1 inch in diameter, you can cut them into pieces, leaving 1 - 2 eyes per piece. 2 lbs. of seed potatoes will make approximately 10 - 15 potato sets when cut and will plant a 10 - 15 foot row.
Comments: Compact plants, ideal for small gardens. Top quality cooking spuds. Very disease resistant. Heavy yields. Earliest maturing. Does not do well in soggy areas. Fertilize at planting time. Mound soil over row as plants emerge to protect tubers from turning green in sun. Harvest after tops turn yellow. Can be stored at 40 - 50 degrees F. (cooler temps turn starch to sugar and warmer temps may cause them to sprout).* SPRINKLE A TABLESPOON OF 10-10-10 FERTILIZER IN THE SPACE BETWEEN EACH POTATO PIECE. DO NOT APPLY THE FERTLIZER DIRECTLY TO THE POTATOES AS IT CAN BURN THE TUBERS. AFTER PLANTS ARE 8 - 10 INCHES TALL, USE A HOE AND PILE SEVERAL INCHES OF SOIL UP AROUND THE STEMS; THIS IS CALLED HILLING. THIS PREVENTS EXPOSURE OT THE SUN WHICH CAUSES TUBERS TO BECOME GREEN AND INEDIBLE.Unable to ship to: AE, AK, GU, HI, ID, MT, PR.

Shipping

Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Potatoes
1A-4A	3/23/20 - 6/12/20
4B	3/23/20 - 6/12/20
5A	3/2/20 - 6/12/20
5B	3/2/20 - 6/12/20
6A	3/2/20 - 6/12/20
6B	3/2/20 - 6/12/20
7A	2/24/20 - 6/12/20
7B	2/24/20 - 6/12/20
8A & B	2/17/20 - 6/12/20
9A & B	2/10/20 - 6/12/20
10A & B	2/10/20 - 6/12/20
Last Order Date	6/8/20

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.