Blue Mac – Eagle Creek Seed Potatoes

Bluemac

Shepody Plant

Blue Mac
Organic Seed Potatoes

Blue Mac is our smallest purple skin white-fleshed potato. Great either boiled or baked. These tubers are also resistant to potato wart

Variety Details

Skin Colour – Purple
Flesh Colour – White
Maturity – Late 90+ Days
Storage – Excellent Winter Storage
Scab – Moderate resistance
Cooking – Boiling, baking and Roasting,

Bulk Orders

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Orders over $750 qualify for a Discount

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Canada Post

We use Canada Post to deliver orders from our farm to your door. Shipping rates are calculated on weight and destination. Price per kg drops as you increase the weight of potatoes ordered.

Delivery or Pickup

We are able to ship Canada wide through Canada Post or by truck for larger orders.
Live nearby? Choose “On Farm Pickup” at checkout for farm pickups Mid March-Mid May.

Potato Growing Instructions

Step #1 Open Bag
Remove your Potatoes from the bag they were shipped in
If you leave your potatoes in the bag your potatoes may produce long white fragile sprouts
Step #2 Green Sprouting
Skip this step if your garden is ready for planting

Place your potatoes in a well lit area between 15-20 degrees C, full sun is not recommended

Instead of growing long white sprouts, the potatoes will grow a small rosette of leaves not much bigger that a quarter

Green Sprouted potatoes can sometimes be ready for harvest up to 10 days earlier than non sprouted potatoes
Step #3 Fertilize
Nutrition is key to a healthy potato plant and a fantastic harvest of potatoes

Nutrition can be applied in spring, fall & through the growing season and can come from incorporating a cover crop grown the previous year, adding compost or through organic or non organic fertilizers
Step #4 Planting
When growing in a garden we recommend allowing for 2-3 feet square per plant

Dig a hole only 3 inches deep, place the potato in the hole and cover with only 1 inch of soil, you want the potatoes leaves to reach the surface as soon as possible

Once the leaves are 3-5 inches out of the ground you can start to hill up dirt around the stem, it is ok to cover the leaves in dirt, they will push though the soil again. Continue to mound the dirt up as the potatoes grow until your mound is 6-10 inches tall and 12-18 inches wide

This mound of dirt will be where your potatoes will form
Step #5 Water and Monitor
Potatoes produce lots of leaves and require lots of water

You don’t want soggy wet soil, however if you let the ground dry out completely between watering, your harvest may be less than expected
Step #6 Harvest
There are many rules of thumb which may or may not work, such as “wait until the potato has flowered before harvesting” Unfortunately not all potato varieties will flower

We recommend digging in the side of your potato hill with your hand periodically to see how large the potatoes are getting. If you like big potatoes, leave them until the first frost

If you like small potatoes keep a close eye on them as potatoes can double in size each week