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On Dec 3, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Hélène Dessureault wrote:

> Yukon Gold seem to be more demanding in soil fertilizer and in some  
> situations it develops a hollow centre jagged in appearance and  
> looking kind of rotty... yes. There are seed potatoe catalogues  
> where you can order different types of yellow flesh potatoes that  
> may do better in your soil.... We have a good kind this year, but I  
> have lend out my catalogue to someone at the moment and cannot tell  
> you the name... But yes, Yukon Gold potatoes are somewhat difficult.  
> I believe they grow better in heavier soils... we have sandy soil...

Not in all heavier soils. I could never even get my seed back from  
Yukon Gold: if I planted 10 lb of seed I was likely to get 5 lb of  
harvest. I switched to Carola, which does much better for me.

Yukon Gold is notorious for this; it does grow beautifully for some  
people, but won't produce in many locations where other varieties do  
fine, even though it may do well on other farms in the same general  
area.

> Hélène, zone 3-4
>
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>
> > Anyone have trouble with these potatoes having spots inside, not  
> > visible from outside: spots that appear hollow and kind of rotty  
> > looking?

Hollow heart maybe?

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