Potatoes

Varieties:Russet Burbank (95% processing), Russet Norkota (60% fresh market)
Planting Dates:April through May
Spacing:34" row spacing, 10 - 14" plant spacing (12" is most common), Usually planted 8" deep.
Plant Density:13,200 - 18,450 plants per acre
Bloom Date:Variable, May through June
Harvest Date:End of August through October
Irrigation Types:Rill, Sprinkler (95% center pivot): 32 inches of water from Irrigation.
Cultural Practices:Planted in Spring, drag off with a spike tooth harrow just after sprout initiation occurs.
Cultivation/hilling up at emergence.
Occasionally the vines are rolled or sprayed with Diquat as a harvest aid to promote skin set.
Potatoes are then dug with 2, 3, or 4 row potato diggers.
Most of the crop is processed.
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