The first small potato harvest in KVANN’s (Norwegian Seed Savers) vegetable sanctuary at Væres Venner Community garden.
I planted 10 varieties of potatoes in the spring…these were virus-free mini-seed potatoes offered to members. They were planted close at about 15 cm apart to produce full size seed potatoes for the 2019 season!
The varieties were a mixture of old Norwegian heirlooms and modern day varieties. The following Norwegian page gives the background for all the varieties seen here: http://www.norwegianseedsavers.no/potet-bestilling/
Left to right in rows (from top left): Peik, Sarpo Mira, Raudar Islandkar, Sverre, Abundance, Blå Kongo, Buddhisten fra Snåsa, Eggeplomme, Rød Gulløye, Troll (see http://www.norwegianseedsavers.no/potet-bestilling for more information (in Norwegian) on the different varieties
Rød gulløye is a variant of Gulløye (Golden eye), a popular variety in the far north of Norway
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