Kennebec Potato: Growing Tips

Key facts

Seed company

SASA

Listed for

United Kingdom

Overview

Kennebec is a white potato maturing medium to late, bred by the USDA and selected at Presque Isle, Maine, in 1941. It crops heavily and keeps well in store, making it a sensible choice for gardeners who want potatoes through winter. Common scab and late blight of the tubers can affect it, so watch the weather in late summer.

Kennebec traits

• White potato from the USDA, selected in 1941
• High-yielding
• Keeps well in store
• Prone to common scab and late blight in the tubers

Good for

• Winter storage
• General cooking

Kennebec FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every potato variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Potato growing guide
• Seed Potatoes: Chitting, Cutting and Drying Before Planting
• When and How to Plant Potatoes: Depth, Spacing and Soil
• Earthing Up Potatoes and How Many Shoots to Keep
• Potato Growing Calendar: Spring and Late Summer Crops
• Potato Problems: Blight, Scab and Green Potatoes
• When to Harvest Potatoes and How to Store Them
• All 20 potato varieties

Source

Source: APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.