Potato Varieties For Pearson Farms Inc.

Atlantic is a determinate variety, is mid-season in maturity and has a medium to large vine. Due to its high yield and high specific gravity, measures dry matter content mostly starch, it is the major chip potato variety in North America.

The GemStar Russet is a high-yielding, medium to late-season potato variety with russet-brown skin and white flesh.

Russet Norkotah is an early to medium maturing (95-110 days from planting), determinate potato variety. Some key management characteristics are: medium-sized upright vine resulting in about 85% row closure.

Snowden is oval, slightly-flattened potatoes with smooth, light-buff skin with some netting, and white flesh. Late harvest. Snowden is a crisping potato.

Excellent mashed, baked and chipped. Some consider Superior a standard for baked potatoes. Also good scalloped, steamed, fried, roasted.