Yukon Gold Potato
Solanum tuberosum
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Edibles: Tuber
Min. Temp
Tender: 36°
popular early-season potato that produces a big, great-tasting crop of yellow-fleshed spuds with thin, gold skins and shallow eyes. Its moist flesh and sweet, buttery flavor. The plants produce plenty of spuds that can be harvested at the new potato and mature stages. This sprout-resistant potato stores well too, so you can enjoy richly flavored spuds for months.
Appearance
Summer Foliage
Green
Fall Foliage
Green
Flower Color
White
Blooming Time
Mid Summer - Fall
Habit
Mounding
Height
2–3 ft
Spread
18–24 in
Form
Slicer
Characteristics
Type
Cultivar
Safety
Edible Parts
Growth Rate
Fast
Tolerance/Resistance
Cold Hardy
Attracts
Doesn't Attract Beneficials
Uses/Placement
Culinary
Optimal Growing Conditions
Sun Exposure
Full Sun: 8-12 hrs
Soil Texture
Loam
Soil Drainage
Well-drained
Soil Moisture
Average
Soil PH
Slightly Acidic: 6.0-6.5
PH Tolerance
Prefers slightly acidic soil
PH Correction
Acidifying fertilizer will be beneficial in alkaline soils.
Soil Amendment(s)
Compost
Fertilizer
Heavy Feeder
Fertilizer Formula
Rooting & Blooming
Fertilizer Timing
Early Spring
Micronutrients
Potassium (K)
Care
Care Level
Low
Behavior and Propagation
Spreading
Moderate Spreader
Propagation Method
Partially Self-Pollinating (Better with Pollinator)
Propagation Licensing
Open propagation permitted
Division Timing
Do Not Divide
Fruit and Pollination
Days to Harvest
100 Days
Fruit Size
Medium
Fruit Characteristics
Buttery
Ploidy
Diploid