Yukon Gold Test Box Potatoes

**Durgan** · 09-11-2010, 11:14 PM

11 September 2010 Yukon Gold Test Box Potatoes 11 September 2010 Yukon Gold Test Box Potatoes

Yukon Gold Potatoes were harvested today. A total weight of 23.5 pounds was harvested from the 4 by 4 foot test area. The quality is excellent. Another plant could probably be placed in the center of the area without crowding. The average weight per plant was 5.9 pounds. From my experience anything over 4 pounds is acceptable.

For reference.
19 May 2010. Test to determine quantity by weight of four Yukon Gold potatoes. 19 May 2010. Test to determine quantity by weight of four Yukon Gold potatoes.

A box 4 by 4 feet by 11 inches high was made in ideal soil and location to determine the quantity of potatoes by weight that can be produced. Each plant has about a foot on each side to insure minimum crowding of the root system. The seed potato was planted just below ground level and covered with soil about two inches on top.

Soil was placed in the corners for the first hilling. After the first hilling the growing plant will be covered adequately with bedding wood chips until the end of the season.

This test is to establish by weight the quantity, and size quality of potatoes that can be grown in a small space.

26 June 2010 Yukon Gold Potato Growth in 4 by 4 foot Test Box 26 June 2010 Yukon Gold Potato Growth in 4 by 4 foot Test Box
The potatoes were hilled once and heavily mulched. A string was tied around the vegetation to keep upright. The premise being that the more vegetation exposed to the sun feeds the new tubers. This opposed to deep hilling and hiding the vegetation.

**brenda67** · 09-12-2010, 06:19 PM

I really enjoy anything you post.. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us..Did you have enough to store for this coming Winter?

**Durgan** · 09-12-2010, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by brenda67

I really enjoy anything you post.. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us..Did you have enough to store for this coming Winter?

The Yukon Gold will be given away, since I don't care for them. Maybe the color. I only need about 50 pounds for the Winter and have four more rows to dig, which will be given away. I enjoy the Russian Blue and some of the Reds the most.

**Josephhgoins** · 09-13-2010, 04:31 PM

Those are some really beautiful potato plants!

How do you store your potatoes?

**Durgan** · 09-13-2010, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Josephhgoins

Those are some really beautiful potato plants!

How do you store your potatoes?

I built a cold room in the basement and bring in outside air, which keeps s room cool to some degree. The potatoes, garlic, onions are kept in those milk cartoons for some ventilation and keep reasonably well. Not perfect since the temperature is probably not cool enough, but reasonable without using mechanical devices.