![]() Hill plants when they are 1 foot tall, by hoeing up 6-8 inches of soil around the plant.Įarly potatoes can be dug when tubers reach a usable size. Maintain even moisture as interruptions in moisture will cause irregular growth spurts resulting in rough, knobby, malformed or cracked tubers. Lime should also be avoided at planting time. Fresh manure will promote development of scab organism. Apply plentiful amounts of compost and well-rotted manure. Potatoes are heavy feeders and require deep fertile soil with good drainage. Grow in full sun with soil pH of 5.5-6.5. Closer plantings can result in better yields, but with smaller potatoes. Leave 10-12 inches between plants in rows 2-3 feet apart. Seed pieces can be planted immediately after cutting, but will generally sprout and show better resistance to decay if, after cutting, are left in a cool, moist room with good ventilation for 3 days. Larger tubers can be cut into pieces weighing about 2 ounces each having at least 1-3 eyes. ![]() Small tubers (golf ball size) may be planted whole. Remove tubers from storage and warm to a temperature of 50-60 degrees F, to enhance sprout formation. If you make a purple potato creation I’d love to hear about it and see it too! Please leave a comment below and take a pic and tag it on Instagram with #chefdanielagerson.Tolerant of cool soil and frost, potatoes can be planted in late spring. They are versatile generally, have a medium starch content and hold their shape quite well. Just like other potatoes, the skins are completely edible and filled with nutrients.īest methods for cooking purple potatoes include boil, bake, braise, mash, grill, roast, fry and smash. smashed potatoes in the making! How to Cook Purple PotatoesĬook purple potatoes in all the same ways you’d cook non-purple potatoes! They are dry and mealy when baked and best for mashing and other cooked potato dishes. Purple Potatoes are available year-round, with peak season in the fall.Īll Blue is the most commonly marketed purple potato and the one you’ll most likely find at the supermarket. Vines of this purple potato produce large, oblong potatoes with purple skin and flesh, with a light-colored layer just inside the skin. They may have been rare in the past, but these day you can find purple potatoes at most major supermarkets and of course, my preferred place to shop for produce, the farmers markets! Purple potatoes are similar to the Russet potato in calories, protein, and carbs.Įating purple potatoes can be a very healthy addition to your diet and is a wonderful way to boost your antioxidant intake and reduce inflammation! purple fingerlings Purple Potato Season & Availability Potatoes often get a bad rap because of their high starch content, but they contain loads of important nutrients and all potatoes are naturally high in potassium. The extra antioxidants make the potassium even more useful and effective than in other potato varieties. the purple wedges are the healthiest wedges! It is precisely this high antioxidant content that’s the significant health difference between purple and other potatoes: purple potatoes contain about 4 times as many antioxidants as Russet potatoes! And there’s a slew of health benefits that result from these antioxidants. The natural plant pigment that gives potatoes their purple color, anthocyanin, also acts as an antioxidant! all the pretty potato colors! Why are Purple Potatoes more Nutritious than other Potatoes? Their texture is less starchy and moister, and their flavor is slightly nuttier and earthier. Purple potatoes taste similar to a regular russet potato. Purple potatoes are sometimes referred to as blue potatoes. Really stoked on my purple potatoes! This variety is called Magic Molly. Today, purple potatoes are commercially cultivated in South America, North America, and Europe. Like other members of the potato family ( Solanum tuberosum), purple potatoes come from a tuber plant native to the Andes mountain region in South America. They are native to Peru and Bolivia spread to Europe in the 16 th century via Spanish sailors and were introduced in the US in the mid 1980’s. Their purple color ranges from deep, saturated, solid purple to a blue-purple, a violet-purple and a more marbled white-purple appearance. Purple potatoes is a general all-encompassing name that refers to all potato varieties that are… purple!!! This includes conventional, hybrid and heirloom varieties. Learn all about these brightly colored purple-licious spuds and enjoy tons of images celebrating their beauty! little purple potatoes cut intro rounds What are Purple Potatoes & Where are They From? Purple potatoes really are a MORE NUTRITIOUS POTATO packed with antioxidants!
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