Bintje

Not available for the 2024 growing season – Originating in 1910 Bintje has pale yellow skin on a long oval tuber with a yellow flesh. This variety is heavy setting and the thick skin makes it a good winter storage potato. Excellent for boiling, baking, french frying, and chipping! all-purpose potato with fairly dry texture. Bintje is susceptible to common scab.

Description

Yellow Flesh & Pale Yellow Skin

Late Maturity

Good Winter Storage

Susceptible to Scab

Highly Susceptible to Late Blight

Available in 14kg bags

Cooking – Good for boiling, baking, french fries, and chipping.

Planting – Place potatoes 4-5” deep and 12-16” apart with at least 3 feet between rows.  Cover potatoes with 2-3” of soil. Larger potatoes can be cut prior to planting. Ensure there is an equal number of eyes on each cut piece.

Growing – Hill plants once they begin to emerge from the soil.  Continue to pull dirt up around the plants as they grow.  Keep the soil moist, but not overly saturated during the growing season.  Containers may need daily watering.

Harvest –  Flowering is often an indicator young potatoes are almost ready to harvest.  For winter storage, potatoes should remain in the ground until light frosts or natural maturity dry down the leaves and stems.

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