Chieftain

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seed potatoes
Solanum tuberosum
Red skin, white flesh. Rounded oblong tubers with slightly netted skin that’s as red as a Fraser Chieftain’s kilt. Shallow eyes for easy peeling. Matures later and is more productive than most earlies. A Maine red-potato staple for our Aroostook growers, its floury fluffiness is complemented by heaping spoonfuls of butter, garlic and a generous pour of raw cream.

Medium spreading plant with lilac flowers. Resistant to scab, net necrosis, stem-end browning. Late Blight Resistant

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7112 Chieftain

B: 2.0 lb
$4.88
sold out, sale! was $6.50
C: 10.0 lb
$10.50
sold out, sale! was $14.00
E: 45.0 lb
$21.75
sold out, sale! was $29.00
Shipping

For orders placed by February 21, 2025, this item will ship on our regular shipping schedule, starting in late March with the warmest states and finishing by early May. Orders placed after February 21, 2025 will be shipped later, and in the order in which they were received. We cannot ship this item any earlier; we regret that we cannot honor any requests to do so.

Additional Information

Seed Potatoes Solanum tuberosum

One pound of seed will usually plant 5–8 row feet, depending on the variety; 10# will usually plant 50 row feet.

  • Early potatoes mature in 65-80 days.
  • Midseason potatoes mature in 80-90 days
  • Late potatoes mature in more than 90 days

See Growing Potatoes for more information.