9 Blue and Purple Potato Varieties to Try This Growing Season (2024)

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9 Blue and Purple Potato Varieties to Try This Growing Season? ›

All Blue. Also called 'Purple Marker,' 'All Blue' is a medium-sized potato with blue skin and blue flesh. An extra-late maturing potato, this high-yielding plant has beautiful blue flowers.

All Blue. Also called 'Purple Marker,' 'All Blue' is a medium-sized potato with blue skin and blue flesh. An extra-late maturing potato, this high-yielding plant has beautiful blue flowers.

Galler. All Blue is the most used purple variety for commercial production in the United States and Europe. Purple potatoes are generally all-purpose cultivars favored in cooked preparations as a filling, starchy ingredient.

The best planting time is February. But I think of potatoes as having two seasons here — one is August into early September for a late fall or early winter harvest, and the other is February for a late spring harvest.

Highest yielding cultivars were the late season varieties Belmonda and MonDak Gold. A contributing factor to this may have been that later varieties were able to “weather” the long-term drought and heat effects of the season.

Blue potatoes just may be the perfect food: The tubers are a great source of healthy nutrients. Not only are they safe to eat, but consuming the spuds are study-proven to protect you against diseases like diabetes. And they're simple enough to grow in a container garden right in your backyard with a few easy steps.

Purple and blue potatoes originate from South America. This color comes from the anthocyanin pigments in both the skin and flesh. Anthocyanins are the same compounds that give color to eggplant, red cabbage, blackberry, concord grapes, and other fruits and vegetables.

The Yukon Gold potato is one of the most popular potato varieties because it falls into the all-purpose category. Yukon Golds have thin gold skin that doesn't need to be peeled before mashing, and their creamy flesh has a sweet, buttery flavor.

All potatoes can fit into a healthy diet, but purple potatoes, red potatoes, and sweet potatoes—which are often grouped with potatoes—stand out due to their high amounts of protective plant compounds and essential nutrients.

I like to wait for the soil to warm up a little at which point they emerge quickly and grow steadily without stress. Late March to early May is a good time to plant potatoes in the northern states. In the warmer areas of the South they can be planted in late fall or early winter.

How long to harvest blue potatoes? ›

'Adirondack Blue' is a midseason-maturing variety under Florida growing conditions. Season length was on average 87 days from planting to harvest, depending on growing conditions during the season. Tubers should be harvested two weeks after vine kill to improve tuber maturation and skin set.

This indicator is to plant potatoes in the dark of the moon. Any crop that is underground is to be planted when the moon is waning. Above ground crops, for example corn and beans are planted in the light of the moon/when it is waxing.

Potatoes can be classed as first earlies, second earlies, or maincrop. Look for varieties of 'first early' potatoes, which are the quickest growing of the lot. These can be ready as soon as 10 to 12 weeks after planting.

The Le Bonnotte potato, cultivated exclusively on the Ile De Noirmoutier island in France, is sold for a staggering ₹40,000-50,000 per kilogram, making it the world's most expensive potato. The Le Bonnotte potato is special as it is grown only on 50 square meters of sandy land.

Potato plants can't withstand hard frost and plants wither and die once temperatures are consistently over 100 degrees. Additionally, potato plants fail to set many tubers when nighttime temperatures remain over 55 degree.

Excellent for both mashing and baking. Purple Viking is a certified seed potato and performs best in full sun, loamy and sandy soils, producing high yields of 2 lb. potatoes.

Certified Seed Potato Royal Blue (Solanum tuberosum) is an oval-shaped potato with dusky purple skin and yellow flesh. Royal Blue has a slightly sweet nutty flavour and is a good all round potato, performing well for salads, boiling, mashing, roasting, and chips.

If you want to add a pop of color to your dinner plate, the bright Adirondack blue potato is a perfect choice. Michelin Guide suggests pairing them with other vivid vegetables, like bright green broccoli, or even romanesco for a colorful and texturally interesting dish.

Because anthocyanins are peach sensitive, when you add in a acid, it'll turn more pink, and when you add in something that's more basic, it'll turn blue.