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Located in the foothills of Maine, the LaCourse Family Farm, home of The Maine Potato Lady,™ has been in operation for more than 25 years. Our 100-acre piece was once part of a 560-acre farm that dates back to the 1600s. Our custom-designed and hand-built log home crowns our hill-top farm. We gathered stones from field edges and milled our own lumber to finish the building, which has sheltered our family for many years. We are pleased to live "off the grid," with a solar system to provide electricity. Our south-facing fields are rich with fertile, well-drained silt loam. Our sugar bush produces fabulous maple syrup, and our cedar bog is a special habitat with sphagnum moss and rare pitcher plants. We are privileged to work and live in this rural environment, where deer, moose, turkey, ravens, eagles, and a variety of beautiful trees, plants, and birds are all around us. As a family, we have produced all our own vegeta- ! bles for many years. Each member of the family is Welcome involved in the planning, the everyday work, the HELLO! Welcome to the eleventh annual seed catalog from The Maine Potato Lady.™ In almost decisions, and the rewards. Each one of us is an twenty-five years' work with seed potatoes, I have become known to many of you as "The Potato integral part of this farm; everyone's participation Lady," helping you to select the right varieties for your garden, and offering growing hints drawn from makes it all possible and brings joy to all we do. my own experience as a successful organic farmer. In these uncertain times, growing our own food or partaking of locally grown foods has become more important than ever. We work in our gardens Please see "About Our Certified Seed" on page 4 and farms, feel the soil and plants, and reap the bounty that feeds our bodies and our souls. In this to learn about the seed growers whose products catalog, I am pleased to offer you a wide variety of certified seed potatoes, onion sets and onion and we are pleased to offer in this catalog. leek transplants, Dutch shallots, "potato onions," sweet potato slips, cover crops, soil inoculants, fertil- izers, and fall-planted garlic. Much of our seed, and many of our plants and products, are also certified If you have questions or suggestions, please call organic or approved for organic production. I have grown and eaten – and enjoyed! – just about all or write. Your ideas and experiences are always the varieties I offer. They are truly a feast for the eye and palate. of interest. Revel in the beauty and fruitfulness NEW THIS SEASON! Every year we look for new varieties and garden products that will appeal to of our earth. you. For 2017, we are delighted to offer eight new potato varieties, a collection of potatoes in a variety of colors, new onion and leek transplants, and another garlic variety, all to support your ongoing quest The LaCourse Family: for the healthy and productive garden. Roseanna, Paul, Alison, Lucien, with Billie Jean and Lucy Photography, art, and design by Roseanna LaCourse The Maine Potato Lady™ The Maine Potato Lady™ is a certified organic handler (#0706) through MOFGA Certification Services, LLC. All our seed is untreated. We do not knowingly use or sell any genetically modified plants or organisms (GMOs). Certificate is available on our website. Visit our website for inventory updates, more new products, and growing instructions. www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 4  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 5 About Our Certified Seed Sweet Potatoes Most of the seed we offer is produced at family farms with whom we have good working relationships, We are pleased to offer certified organic sweet O'HENRY (95 days) A relative of Beauregard some for almost twenty-five years. All our potato seed meets the State of Maine's seed certification potato slips, small plants that sprout from the roots. with creamy skin and white flesh. Good eating, requirements that establish acceptable tolerances for seed quality. (For more information about certified We have chosen four varieties that have been grown good yielder. Roots grow in a cluster under the successfully in our northern climate. Sweet potatoes plant. Green, mainly heart-shaped leaves on a seed, see "Coming to Terms" on page 20, or download from our website.) Many of our varieties are require 90-120 frost-free days to mature. Please vining plant. Limited supply. also certified organic. All our garlic seed has been tested free of the garlic bloat nematode, white rot, download "Growing Sweet Potatoes Successfully" 1008OH O'HENRY Organic and botrytis. Excellent farming practices, attention to detail, and scrupulous adherence to seed certifica- from our website for more information. 1 small package (6 slips) ½# $ 8.00 tion guidelines (when applicable) set good seed growers apart from the rest. All the farms from which 1 large package (12 slips) 1# $13.25 BEAUREGARD (95 days) A great choice for we obtain seed meet our stringent requirements. It is an honor to work with these farmers, and it is a northern growers with short growing seasons. We ship sweet potato slips according to the zone privilege to supply you with their seed. Rose skin and moist orange flesh. Fat and heavy chart below. All orders that include Covington will roots have good flavor and store well. Vigorous, ship in the week of June 5, 2017. Please note that high-producing plants have heart-shaped leaves orders are filled on a first come, first served basis. Our Promise to You and prolific blooms. If we can't fill your order in the weeks of May 15, The Maine Potato Lady Guarantees Your Satisfaction. At The Maine Potato Lady,™ we 1001BG BEAUREGARD Organic May 22, or May 30, we will do our best to fill it in take pride in the quality of our products and our service. Our goal is to provide you with quality products 1 small package (6 slips) ½# $ 8.00 the week of June 5. We make our best effort to fill for a healthy garden. If you like our products and our service, please tell your friends! If you are not 1 large package (12 slips) 1# $13.25 every order, but due to unpredictable weather and slip production, demand sometimes exceeds supply. pleased with our products or our service, please call or e-mail right away to let us know. Smooth, rose-colored COVINGTON (95 days) We reserve the right to substitute Covington for skin with deep orange flesh. Yields and cooking Our Guarantee. We promise that our products are of the highest quality and are sound when they Beauregard as needed. Please see "Availability of qualities are comparable to Beauregard. Malty leave our warehouse. Our certified seed potatoes meet the inspection standards established by the State Live Plant Material" on page 30 for more informa- sweet when baked. Another good choice for north- of Maine. Live plant materials, including potato seed, onion sets and onion and leek transplants, sweet tion. Handling and growing instructions are included ern growers. with each order. potato slips, and garlic, are perishable products which can be damaged by improper handling and storage. 1005CV COVINGTON Organic With every order, we provide instructions for immediate inspection and for proper handling, storage, and 1 small package (6 slips) ½# $ 8.00 Sweet potato shipping Schedule planting. Failure to inspect your order upon receipt, or failure to follow these instructions or to follow 1 large package (12 slips) 1# $13.25 accepted good farming practices may void our guarantee. Good crops also depend on good weather, 100 slips (8#) $90.00 Week Variety States AL, AR, AZ, FL, good soil, and good growing practices. Because we cannot control these conditions, our liability is limited 500 slips (40#) $250.00 Beauregard Week of GA, LA, MS, NC, Japanese Red to the refund of the purchase price or replacement of the product. If you are not satisfied with a product, May 15, 2017 NM, OK, SC, JAPANESE RED (105 days) Bred for the O'Henry or if a product is unsound or defective when you receive it, please notify us within 7 days of receipt in Asian market, these roots have rich red skin and TN, TX order to qualify for a refund or replacement. Items to be returned with prior approval are eligible for a Beauregard CO, KS, KY, MD, light cream-colored flesh. Sweet and dry taste. Week of Japanese Red MO, NV, UT, refund (excluding shipping costs). Replacement products may not be available. When you purchase our 1007JR JAPANESE RED Organic May 22, 2017 O'Henry VA, WV products, you accept these conditions and limitations. 1 small package (6 slips) ½# $ 8.00 Beauregard DE, DC, IA, ID, IL, 1 large package (12 slips) 1# $13.25 Week of Knowledgeable Customer Service. We have many years' experience growing potatoes, onions, Japanese Red IN, NE, NJ, OH, May 30, 2017 shallots, garlic, and cover crops. We are happy to answer your questions or help you in any way we can O'Henry OR, PA, WA, WY CT, MA, ME, MI, so you can get the most from your garden! Beauregard Week of MN, MT, NH, Japanese Red June 5, 2017 ND, NY, RI, SD, Our Privacy Policy. We respect your privacy. We will never share your personal information or use O'Henry it for any purpose other than to receive and fill your orders, to provide information on how to use our VT, WI Week of All states except products, and to send you our catalogs. Our web site, www.mainepotatolady.com, is set up for secure, Covington private transactions. June 5, 2017 AK, CA, HI www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 6  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 7 PEANUT Also known as Swedish Peanut or Almond, this is a teardrop or peanut-shaped heir- Fingerling Potatoes loom fingerling with nice pale golden skin and dark Prized for their interesting colors and exquisite flavors, fingerling potatoes are highly sought after. They are yellow flesh. Waxy, peanutty flavor with a texture prolific producers and fairly resistant to disease. All are suitable for use in potato "grow bags" as they will perfect for roasting. Good in soups and salads, too! continue to set tubers throughout the season. Produces a heavy set of tubers with excellent stor- age. Medium spreading plant with white flowers. ROSE FINN APPLE Rose-blushed beige skin A golden crescent- LARATTE From France comes this special finger- and deep yellow flesh with occasional airplanes or 527PE PEANUT Organic 1# $6.75, 3# $14.00, shaped fingerling with deep yellow flesh. The waxy ling. In appearance Laratte is similar to Banana, second growth distinguish this very fine fingerling. and firm texture is delicious for salads or roasting. 10# $41.00, 25# $85.00, 50# $125.00 though a fine net to the tan skin and a nutty fla- Though not as easy to grow as Banana, this This variety is also known as Kipfel – German for vor to the dark yellow flesh set it apart. Smooth "croissant" – hence the lovely name "Austrian RED THUMB Dug as small "babies," these bright potato's exquisite flavor and cooking qualities set and firm texture. The babies (½"-1") truly melt in red-skinned thumbs of delicacy have beautiful dark it apart. Tubers set near the surface, so hill well to Crescent." This variety is so similar to Banana your mouth. Fine chefs love this gourmet morsel, that the two varieties are almost impossible to tell pink flesh. Pleasing flavor and firm flesh is perfect for prevent greening and frost damage. Maintain fertil- and the demand is high. Matures about ten days apart. High yield; good storage. roasting with olive oil and rosemary, then caramel- ity and water carefully. Matures mid- to late season. later than Banana. Resistant to scab and viruses. 509AU AUSTRIAN CRESCENT Organic 1# $6.25, izing. Serve with your favorite steak and salad. An A medium-spreading plant. White flowers top medium-sized plants. 3# $12.50, 10# $37.00, 25# $75.00, 50# $117.00 interesting fingerling for the specialty market. Very 530RF Rose Finn Apple Organic 1# $6.25, 522LA LARATTE Organic 1# $6.25, 3# $12.50, productive small- to medium-sized plant. 3# $12.50, 10# $37.00, 25# $75.00, 50# $117.00 BANANA With tan skin and dark yellow flesh, 10# $37.00, 25# $75.00, 50# $117.00 191TU RED THUMB Sustainable 1# $5.50, 190RF Rose Finn Apple Conventional Banana is one of our best-known fingerlings. Matures 3# $10.75, 10# $31.00, 25# $68.00, 50# $100.00 50# $100.00 around 85 days with respectable yields. Absolutely MAGIC MOLLY I do love this name. It conjures delectable steamed and tossed with butter and up images of beauty and magic, right out of the parsley or in your favorite salad. Resistant to scab, garden. And when these beauties emerge from the but susceptible to rhizoctonia and late blight. White earth, it is like magic. Dark purple skin and purple, flowers on medium spreading plant. almost black flesh are quite vivid. Long tubers are firm and slightly waxy, with an earthy flavor. Good Potato Assortments 510BA BANANA Organic 1# $6.75, 3# $14.00, yields and some field resistance to late blight. A 10# $41.00, 25# $85.00, 50# $125.00 COLORS COLLECTIONS We've assembled two And yes, TASTE TEST THEM! Submit your results seedling of Red Beauty developed by Bill Campbell 170BAC Banana Conventional 50# $100.00 collections with which you may sample the beauty and receive a $10 discount on your next order. of Alaska. and culinary qualities of our red or blue potatoes. A collection contains 5 tubers each of Harvest FRENCH FINGERLING Though plumper than 525ML MAGIC MOLLY Organic 1# $6.25, most, this potato (also known as "Nosebag") is 3# $12.50, 10# $37.00, 25# $75.00, 50# $117.00 Choose Rosy Reds to enjoy Red Thumb Fingerling, Moon, Huckleberry Gold, Masquerade, Pinto Gold, still considered a fingerling. Radiant rose-red skin 177ML MAGIC MOLLY Conventional Mountain Rose, and . Try Royal Purple Sun, and Purple Viking, plus a Trial Recording and deep yellow flesh with an occasional red 50# $100.00 Blues to sample Magic Molly Fingerling, All Blue, Form and SASE. Please read the description for each ring make this potato stand out. Creamy, smooth and Purple Majesty. We reserve the right to sub- variety for more information. Plants 30 row feet. texture with exceptional flavor lends itself well to PAPA CACHO In a field trial, tall, robust plants stitute other varieties as necessary. Each collection 1270PR PURPLE AND RED TRIAL COLLECTION salad with thinly-sliced red onions and chunks of with obvious resistance to late blight were still going contains enough seed pieces for fifteen hills. 6# $25.00 crisp cucumbers. Abundant, long, plump tubers strong (alongside our German Butterballs) well 1260RR ROSY REDS 5# $19.00 after most of our other varieties had succumbed 1262BB ROYAL BLUES 5# $19.00 TOWERING TATER MEDLEY This collection is seem to tumble out of the earth. Tall plants with the perfect choice for those of you using grow bags red veining fill the row. to the change of season. What a pleasure to dig when lots of long, bright red fingerlings came up NEW! PURPLE AND RED TRIAL COLLEC- or towers or growing in a small space. Each med- 519FFO FRENCH FINGERLING Organic with the fork! Most of the tubers in the hill were TION Sometimes it's just too hard to choose, ley contains three varieties: one fingerling and two 1# $6.25, 3# $12.50, 10# $37.00, 25# $75.00, 6"-10" long. White flesh occasionally tinged with and you want to plant them all! We've chosen for late-season varieties. We will choose the varieties 50# $117.00 pink. Fabulous broiled or roasted. A landrace variety you, a collection of six varieties that have a mid- for you. Enough to plant approximately four con- 175FFC FRENCH FINGERLING Conventional originating in Peru. season maturity, similar color profiles, and excep- 50# $100.00 tainers with three seed pieces each, or 12 row ft. 180PA PAPA CACHO Conventional tional eating qualities. So plant them all! Watch 1265TT TOWERING TATER MEDLEY (approx. 12 1# $5.50, 3# $10.75, 10# $31.00, 25# $68.00, them grow! Record their growing characteristics. tubers) 3# $11.00 50# $100.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 8  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 9 COBBLER Many years ago on a summer eve (55-70 DAYS) while visiting one of our family seed potato grow- Early Potatoes ers, we were served freshly-dug Cobblers, golf NEW! AC CHALEUR A really nice early white BORA VALLEY A beautiful dark purple potato ball size, boiled and tossed with butter, salt, and variety released from Canada in 1993. I was with mostly purple flesh gives us another uniquely- parsley. Oh, scrumptious! The potatoes were good introduced to this variety almost 20 years ago and colored potato. Long, oval smooth-skinned tubers and so was the company, making for a memorable was enchanted with the smooth round white tubers mature early, with high yields. Grows well under meal. A selection from Early Rose believed to have and the suave creaminess of its eating quality. I diverse conditions. Great for roasting and steam- been discovered by an Irish shoemaker in the late NEW! KING HARRY A decades-long breeding remember eating them steamed with butter, salt, ing, it retains its color beautifully. Resistant to 1800s, Cobbler has round, buff-skinned tubers with project resulting in a hybrid cross with the wild spe- and some rosemary. High yielding with resistance soft rot and leaf blight. Good storage. Medium white flesh that's a little mealy, perfect for soaking cies S. berthaultti that exhibits sticky hairs on the to common scab. Vines are medium-spreading with spreading plant with profuse light purple flowers. up plenty of butter. Early maturing and exceptional leaves that repel and trap insects such as leafhop- white flowers. 532AV BORA VALLEY Organic 2.5# $7.75, eating qualities keep this variety in the seed trade. pers, aphids and Colorado Potato Beetles. This is not 205AC AC CHALEUR Conventional 2.5# $5.25, 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 Resistant to blackleg and fusarium storage rot; GMO or genetic engineering, but classical breeding. 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $22.00, 50# $38.00 219RV BORA VALLEY Conventional 50# $40.00 immune to wart. Medium-spreading plant with lilac, Mostly round tubers have white skin and white flesh. white-tipped flowers. Culinary qualities are quite good; these spuds can be ANUSCHKA A new German variety with very I've been a happy customer for 226CB COBBLER used in many ways. King Harry has a much improved early maturity, perfect for those first golden orbs on years. Thanks for your excellent Conventional 2.5# $4.50, flavor over its predecessor, Prince Hairy. Resistant to your market table. Oval with smooth yellow skin and potatoes and service! 5# $7.60, 10# $11.70, golden nematode, Potato virus Y and pink rot; sus- deep yellow flesh. Outstanding salad potato for your - RK, Northfield Falls, VT 20# $16.10, 50# $24.50 ceptible to common scab; may exhibit hollow heart. favorite recipe. Very resistant to common scab and Tall upright plants with white flowers. leaf blight, some resistance to rhizoctonia. CARIBE Developed in Canada, Caribe is very early, COLORADO ROSE With Cherry Red as one of 551KH KING HARRY Organic 2.5# $10.75, 208AA ANUSCHKA Conventional 2.5# $5.25, ready to be dug in just 70 days. An elegant potato its parents, Colorado Rose was bred for high yield 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $98.00 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $22.00, 50# $38.00 with brilliant dark blue skin. Superb creamy-white and early bulking. Attractive oval red tubers with flesh makes the fluffiest mashed potatoes. My white flesh are great for those early summer sal- MOUNTAIN ROSE With red skin and red friend Linda uses Caribe in her secret recipe for ads or roasting. Resistant to hollow heart, second flesh, this recent release from Colorado joins Needhams, and they are really good! Purplish blue growth, and bruising. Medium semi-erect plant with Purple Majesty in being very high in antioxidants. flowers top this medium-sized plant. purple flowers. Developed from All Red and a white-fleshed chip- 535BC Caribe Organic 2.5# $10.75, 5# $16.00, 230CD COLORADO ROSE Sustainable ping variety, Mountain Rose has become a specialty 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $98.00 2.5# $5.75, 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $22.00, variety for chefs and market gardeners. A moist but 50# $41.00 not waxy texture makes it suitable for most uses. CHIEFTAN Always popular, this early-to-mid- Early to medium maturity and high yields. Resistant season red-skinned variety offers high yields and DARK Easy to grow with consis- to second growth, hollow heart, shatter bruise, good eating qualities. Expect a large set of round, tent yields of beautiful round red tubers from large to and some viruses. Susceptible to fusarium dry rot. bright red tubers with nice white flesh. Stores well. small. Steam or boil some of these babies for those Semi-erect plants with reddish-purple flowers. Resistant to scab and tuber net necrosis; field first early meals straight from the garden. Resistant 552MR mountain rose Organic 2.5# $6.25, BLAZER RUSSET An early-maturing russet with resistant to late blight. Medium-spreading plant to scab, growth cracks, hollow heart, early blight, and 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $34.00, 50# $58.00 attractive smooth skin and excellent culinary quali- with large, light violet flowers. rhizoctonia (black scurf); fair storage. Purplish-blue ties. Plants emerge quickly and set 9-11 tubers in 538CHO CHIEFTAN Organic 2.5# $10.75, flowers on a medium-sized plant. the middle of the hill. Resistant to common and 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $90.00 548DRO DARK RED NORLAND Organic powdery scab, hollow heart, and growth cracks. 224CHC CHIEFTAN Conventional 20# $16.10, 2.5# $7.75, 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, Moderately resistant to early blight and late blight. A 50# $24.50 50# $70.00 large root system gives the plant some drought toler- 231DRC DARK RED NORLAND Conventional ance. Large, upright vine with few white flowers. 20# $16.10, 50# $24.50 215BZ BLAZER RUSSET Conventional 2.5# $5.25,

5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $22.00, 50# $38.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 10  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 11 YUKON GOLD In the U.S., Yukon Gold is as synonymous with yellow-fleshed potatoes as Silver (70-90 DAYS) Queen is with white sweet corn. Deservedly known Mid-Season Potatoes as a nice potato, with great flavor and excellent Several years ago I trialed ALL BLUE An heirloom variety more than 100 storage. Very popular with growers and consumers Adirondack Blue and was impressed with the years old with many colorful names such as Blue alike. Oval tubers with finely flaked buff skin, dis- results. Round to oblong, slightly flattened tubers Marker, Fenton Blue, and River John Blue. With tinctive pink eyes, and light yellow flesh. Medium have glistening blue skin enclosing deep blue flesh deep blue skin and blue flesh sporting a white ring, upright plant with light violet flowers. without the white vascular ring. The moist, flavorful tubers are oblong with deep eyes. Excellent flavor RED GOLD Always one of my favorites. Boiled or 559YGO YUKON GOLD Organic 2.5# $7.25, flesh is superb for mashing or salads; it's a favorite used any way – sautéed, steamed, or mashed. steamed and tossed with butter, salt, and parsley, 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 in taste tests. Flesh color holds well, especially Moderate resistance to late blight, hollow heart, these will melt in your mouth. Rose red skin wraps 260YGC YUKON GOLD Conventional when roasted. Very high in antioxidants. Spreading second growth, and common scab. Very drought- around deep yellow flesh. Because it's very early at 20# $16.10, 50# $24.50 plants with tinges of blue have clusters of pure tolerant and may not do well in a wet year. Look 70 days, Red Gold is perfect for the market grower. white flowers. Allow 3 weeks for adequate skin for blue blossoms and blue-veined stems on this NEW! YUKON NUGGET Uniform nuggets of set, and handle carefully to minimize bruising and tall, robust medium-spreading plant. Expect a huge set of 2"-3" babies under each gold are a treasure; enjoy them steamed whole or injuries. Very susceptible to fusarium and bacterial 571AB ALL BLUE Organic 2.5# $7.25, 5# $11.75, plant. Short dormancy, occasionally sprouting in the chunked, then tossed with balsamic vinegar, butter soft rot. Very resistant to foliar late blight strain 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 ground; may be suitable for double cropping. Dark and salt, and a touch of dill. This recent release US-23. Moderate storage with short dormancy. purple flowers on medium spreading plant. has Rose Gold as one of its parents. A large set of 562DBO ADIRONDACK BLUE Organic Your seed is always great! 555RG RED GOLD Organic 2.5# $6.65, 5# $11.10, small- to medium-sized golden tubers with small 2.5# $10.75, 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $50.00, - MS, Chittenango, NY 10# $22.00, 20# $35.00, 50# $58.00 red eyes, 4-5 more per plant than Yukon Gold. 50# $98.00 241RG RED GOLD Conventional 20# $22.00, Has resistance to common scab and hollow heart. 50# $38.00 Vigorous semi-erect vine with purple-violet flowers. Adirondack red An easy-to-grow variety CAROLA Just about everyone grows this golden SANGRE A beautiful potato with smooth, thick, 560NY YUKON NUGGET Organic 2.5# $7.25, with oblong, slightly flattened tubers having lightly yellow tuber. The color of its sunny flesh is red skin and white flesh, having wonderful boiling 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 netted purplish-red skin and pink-red flesh; flavorful reminiscent of butter from cows fresh on pasture. and baking qualities. Stores well, maintaining good and moist. So tasty for roasting and salads! Plants The creamy texture and exquisite flavor is a skin color. Bulks up quickly, so it's good for early have a heavy set high in the hill. Early maturity and pleasure, whether steamed, boiled, baked, or new potatoes. Resistant to hollow heart; moder- How Much Seed good storage. Contains naturally-occurring anthocy- fried. Originally from Germany, Carola has made ately resistant to scab. Expect few lavender flowers Potato Do I Need? anin, a powerful antioxidant. Spreading plant with a name for itself here with home gardeners, mar- on these large spreading plants. purple-red flowers sporting red anthers. ket farmers, and consumers alike. White flowers; 556SA SANGRE Organic 2.5# $6.25, 5# $10.25, 567ARO ADIRONDACK RED Organic 2.5# $8.35, medium-spreading plant. 10# $18.00, 20# $34.00, 50# $58.00 1# will plant 5-8 ft of row 5# $12.50, 10# $24.00, 20# $40.00, 50# $78.00 578CAO CAROLA Organic 2.5# $7.25, 5# $11.75, 247SAS SANGRE Sustainable 50# $40.00 274ARC ADIRONDACK RED Conventional 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 2.5# will plant 12-20 ft of row 50# $55.00 284CA CAROLA Sustainable 50# $41.00 SATINA Oh yes, the satiny yellow skin and yellow flesh of these oval-round tubers make for 5# will plant 25 ft of row an exceptional eating experience! With a smooth 20# will plant 100 ft of row texture and a great flavor, Satina's eating qualities are comparable to Carola. An early- to mid-season For fingerlings, use half these German variety with high yields and resistance to rhizoctonia, black leg, scab, and hollow heart. Field amounts for the same row footage. resistance to late blight; good resistance to tarnished plant bugs and leafhoppers. Very good storage. 557STO SATINA Organic 2.5# $6.95, 5# $11.50, 10# $22.00, 20# $35.00, 50# $63.00 250ST SATINA Conventional 50# $40.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 12  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 13 EVA Another excellent variety released from the NEW! MASQUERADE What masquerade is this PURPLE MAJESTY Majestic purple flesh inside Cornell breeding program. The outstanding appear- specialty spud trying to play with its shiny purple satiny purple skin beautifully describes this newly- ance of the round-oval tubers convinced me to skin splashed with large yellow spots? Is it purple released variety from Colorado. All Blue crossed offer this variety. Bright white skin and white flesh or yellow? Under the mask is delectable dark yel- with a white fleshed chipping variety has produced with a slightly mealy texture make these tubers NEW! HUCKLEBERRY GOLD We were quite low flesh that is excellent roasted or baked. I can't a royal potato exceptionally high in anthocyanin, ideal for mashing, baking, and home-made chips! pleased with these purple beauties we dug from wait to plant this trickster in my trials plot. Large an antioxidant. Oblong tubers make stunning chips Excellent storage. Resistant to golden nematode, our trials plot. Dark purple skin on round to oval vigorous plant matures at mid-season. (This variety or fries. Resistant to most viruses, susceptible to common scab, viruses, early blight and hollow tubers. Dark yellow flesh is fluffy when baked, is included in our Purple and Red Trial Collection, fusarium dry rot. Ideal for early market or summer heart. Medium, semi-erect plant with white flowers. delectable when roasted. Medium yielding with listed on page 7.) eating; good for short-term storage only. 285EV EVA Conventional 2.5# $4.50, 5# $7.60, a long dormancy. High in antioxidants. Some 588MQ MASQUERADE Organic 2.5# $6.65, 609PM PURPLE MAJESTY Organic 2.5# $6.65, 10# $11.70, 20# $16.10, 50# $24.50 resistance to scab and verticillium wilt. Medium 5# $11.10, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $58.00 5# $11.10, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $58.00 312PM PURPLE MAJESTY Conventional GOLDRUSH Released in 1992 by North Dakota, semi-erect plant with violet white tipped flowers. NICOLA When I trialed Nicola, I was impressed 50# $42.00 Goldrush is a welcome addition to the russet reper- (This variety is included in our Purple and Red Trial by the generous yields of huge potatoes, all golden- toire. Attractive oblong-to-long tubers with smooth Collection, listed on page 7.) skinned and golden-fleshed. Eating them was PURPLE SUN (a.k.a Peter Wilcox) Bred at russeted skin and extremely white flesh are espe- 584UG HUCKLEBERRY GOLD Organic another delight! Home fries with onions, salt, and USDA/Beltsville for high levels of vitamin C (40% cially delicious for baking and fries. Mid-season 2.5# $10.75, 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, butter were scrumptious. Nicola has a lower glyce- of RDA per serving) and the antioxidant carotenoid maturity, high yields, resistance to hollow heart, 50# $98.00 mic index than most varieties. Consistency makes it (15% higher than Yukon Gold). Round to oblong common scab, verticillium wilt, and drought have KENNEBEC Released by the USDA in 1948, a good choice for the market grower. Developed in tubers have brilliant purple skin and dark yellow made this variety popular. Large vigorous upright Kennebec is still one of the top ten varieties grown the Netherlands and Germany. Immune to viruses; flesh, occasionally streaked with purple. Large set of vine has light lavender flowers. in Maine. And no wonder! It's very dependable resistant to blight. 2"-3" tubers set high in the hill. Very tasty; excellent 582GRO GOLDRUSH Organic 2.5# $7.75, under most growing conditions, with high yields of 597NIO NICOLA Organic 2.5# $6.65, 5# $10.25, for roasting or boiling. Excellent storage. Exceptional 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 large, buff-skinned, white-fleshed tubers. Good field 10# $18.00, 20# $34.00, 50# $58.00 nutritional values and market appeal make it a 292GO GOLDRUSH Conventional 50# $24.50 resistance to late blight. You can cook Kennebec any 311NIS NICOLA Sustainable 50# $41.00 good choice. Spreading plant with mauve flowers. (This variety is included in our Purple and Red Trial I love fall for its way – boil, mash, or bake – and enjoy a superb NEW! HARVEST MOON Collection, listed on page 7.) gorgeous foliage and cooler days – and for digging meal every time. Excellent storage. Loads of white The Nicolas have amazing eating 610PSO PURPLE SUN Organic 2.5# $7.75, the potatoes! Forking up these shining purple flowers cover this large plant. qualities - definitely a favorite! 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 potatoes as the harvest moon comes up over the 586KEO KENNEBEC Organic 2.5# $8.35, - DM, Ancram, NY 314PSC PURPLE SUN Conventional 50# $38.00 trees is a special experience. Round purple tubers 5# $12.50, 10# $24.00, 20# $40.00, 50# $78.00 with dark yellow flesh are absolutely delicious in 300KEC KENNEBEC Conventional 20# $16.10, PINTO GOLD A new specialty variety just PURPLE VIKING Truly a beautiful potato, with hot potato salad served with roasted turkey. Yum! 50# $24.50 released from the Maine Breeding Program. An deep purple skin dappled with pink splashes and (This variety is included in our Purple and Red Trial KEUKA GOLD Expect high uniform yields from interesting skin color pattern of red and yellow stripes. Bright white and creamy-good, the flesh Collection, listed on page 7.) Keuka Gold, a recent release from the Cornell led to the "pinto" name. Small fingerling type has bakes or mashes perfectly. This variety produces what 583HM HARVEST breeding program. Part of the Public Seed Initiative dark yellow flesh. Exceptional culinary qualities for we call "lunkers," large oversized potatoes, so plant MOON Organic in 2004, Keuka performed well under organic roasting, steaming, or frying. High-yielding. If the close (8"-10") to control size. An acceptable substi- 2.5# $6.65, 5# $11.10, growing conditions. Though not as early as Yukon colors don't get you, the taste of these beauties tute for Caribe as it bulks quickly, has beautiful color- 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, Gold, it may be a good substitute. Buff skin and will. (This variety is included in our Purple and Red ing and delicious eating qualities. Small-to-medium 50# $58.00 light yellow flesh with eating qualities similar to Trial Collection, listed on page 7.) spreading plant has some resistance to leafhoppers. Yukon Gold. Resistant to scab and golden nema- 309TO PINTO GOLD Conventional 2.5# $6.25, (This variety is included in our Purple and Red Trial tode. White flowers on a strong vine. 5# $11.00, 10# $20.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $75.00 Collection, listed on page 7.) 587KU KEUKA GOLD Organic 2.5# $7.75, 615PVO PURPLE VIKING Organic 2.5# $6.65, 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $34.00, 50# $58.00 305KUC KEUKA GOLD Conventional 50# $24.50 318PVS PURPLE VIKING Sustainable 50# $41.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 14  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 15 REDDALE Finally we have a nice supply of NEW! YELLOW FINN When you taste Yellow these marvelous bright red tubers that are a cross Finn you will truly understand why in Europe it bred from Chieftan and Erik, released from the is considered a gourmet potato. The dark yellow University of Minnesota in 1984. Round, blocky flesh is moist with a little mealiness, excellent for spuds with smooth skin and nice white flesh. Plant baking, mashing, or frying. Butter? Sour cream, Potato-Leek Soup close at 6"-9" as they bulk quickly and can easily anyone? Distinctly pear-shaped flat round tubers become oversized. Excellent cooking and eating will set close and far from the plant. Have the Potato-leek soup is really all about the , hence the equal proportion of leek to potato in this classic qualities with a moist texture best used for boiling, children help you dig these. recipe. I make this with chicken stock, but it's also tasty with stock, and some cooks prefer soups, and salads. Very resistant to common scab 319YF YELLOW FINN Sustainable 2.5# $5.75, plain water. To make the classic French vichyssoise, peel the potatoes before cooking, purée the soup to and verticillium wilt. Medium-to-large plant with 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $22.00, 50# $41.00 a velvety smoothness before adding the cream, use white peppercorns instead of black, and chill before pink flowers. YELLOW HAZE (a.k.a. Oneida Gold) A serving. Garnish with roughly-chopped fresh crisp parsley. 617RD REDDALE Organic 2.5# $10.75, newly-released yellow-fleshed variety from the 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $98.00 3-4 cups thinly sliced leeks Salt and freshly-ground pepper Wisconsin breeding program. Bred from Satina and NEW! ROSE GOLD We are pleased to offer another seedling, these high-yielding, round-oblong 3-4 cups white potatoes (AC Chaleur or King Harry) Milk or heavy cream to taste (optional) Rose Gold in response to many requests. Selected tubers have bright yellow skin with light netting. Chicken or vegetable stock, water, Fresh parsley to garnish, roughly chopped from a 1970 cross made in Ontario of Abenaki and Delicious roasted, mashed, or baked. High scab or a combination G6521-4RY, the male parent of Red Gold. Pink-red resistance; good storage. As with any new variety skin encloses bright yellow flesh with outstanding we offer, your feedback is highly valuable in our Clean the leeks carefully and slice them thinly, using all the white eating qualities. Great for soups or dishes such determining its continued availability. and the tender light green portions. Scrub and quarter the potatoes, as scalloped potatoes. Yields of large round-oval 685HZ YELLOW HAZE Organic 2.5# $7.75, and add them with the leeks to a 3-4 quart saucepan or Dutch oven. tubers are comparable to Kennebec. Resistant to 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 Add enough stock or water to cover the . If you use plain viruses, rhizoctonia (black scurf) and silver scurf; water or unsalted stock, add 1 teaspoon of salt now. Bring to a boil; An improvement to Yukon Gold? moderately resistant to scab. Fair storage, so use YUKON GEM then reduce the heat to simmer, cover, and cook until the vegetables Very possible. Round oblong tubers have bright them soon after harvest. Medium-sized, semi-erect are tender, 20-30 minutes. Do not drain. If you'd like a rustic chunky gold skin with pink eyes and appealing yellow plant with numerous lavender flowers. texture, use a potato masher or immersion blender to blend the soup flesh. Very high yield potential. Resistant to scab; 642RE ROSE GOLD Organic 2.5# $10.75, in the pot. For a smoother texture, puree the soup in small quantities moderately resistant to late blight, growth cracks, 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $98.00 in a blender or food processor and return it all to the pot. If you like, second growth, and hollow heart. add milk, cream, or a combination, adding a half cup at a time until 690KM YUKON GEM Organic 2.5# $7.75, the soup has the consistency you like. Taste, add salt if needed, and be 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 generous with the freshly-ground pepper. Leftovers re-heat well.

Ask Alison: Hollow Heart and Brown Center Q. Why is the center of some of my potatoes hollow or brown? A. Hollow Heart and Brown Center are not diseases; they are actually physiological disorders. These conditions develop when tuber growth is rapid after a period of environmental stress, such as when a drought is followed by heavy rain or watering. The tuber pith dies or pulls apart, leaving a space and/or a brown center. Growth cracks and second growth or 'airplanes' are other examples. Different varieties are more or less susceptible to these disorders; some have more resistance. See descriptions for more information. Q. Are they safe to eat? A. Yes. These potatoes are not diseased. Just trim away the brown material and edges of the hollow space. 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Huckleberry Gold NEW! Masquerade Purple Majesty Purple Sun Purple Viking RED-SKINNED Adirondack Red Chieftan Colorado Rose Dark Red Norland Desiree Mountain Rose Red Cloud Red Gold Red Maria Goldrush Butte Yellow Finn NEW! Yellow RUSSE T Blazer Russet Satina Pinto Gold King Harry NEW! Nicola Kennebec Lehigh Katahdin Keuka Gold Green Mountain German Butterball Eva Carola Elba Cobbler YE LLOW Anuschka BUFF-SKINNED AC Chaleur NEW! Strawberry Paw Nugget NEW! Yukon Sangre Gold Yukon Rose Gold NEW! Gem Yukon Reddale Haze Yellow V www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 18  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 19 KATAHDIN Still very popular here in the Thanks for offering such an Northeast, this old standard has been around Late-Season Potatoes (90-110 DAYS) interesting selection! since 1932. Flat to round tubers with smooth buff - EB, New Tripoli, PA BINTJE A classic Dutch variety released in 1910, ELBA Developed at Cornell University and released skin and white flesh. High-yielding and drought- Bintje (pronounced "benjee") is still widely grown in 1985, Elba has proven to be a top choice for resistant; adaptable to many growing conditions. RED MARIA I've grown this variety in my trials in Europe. Oblong tubers have smooth yellow skin market growers and home gardeners alike. Large One of the best for any of your winter soups. several times and was always impressed with the and creamy golden flesh. Yummy for corn chowder round tubers with buff, flaky skin and white flesh Excellent storage. Numerous light purple flowers yield and uniformity of these large, round tubers. made with locally-grown bacon and your own corn. are excellent for boiling. Hot potato salad with peas on large spreading plants. Bright red skin is lightly textured and holds color Produces a large tuber set, so space the plants at and dill? Delicious! Great for the organic grower, 330KAC KATAHDIN Conventional 2.5# $4.50, well in storage. Few pick-outs and internal defects. 16"-18". Good choice for grow bags or towers. with an impressive list of resistances including scab, 5# $7.60, 10# $11.70, 20# $16.10, 50# $24.50 Resistant to golden nematode and common scab; Resistant to viruses, but can be susceptible to scab early blight, and late blight. Elba has proven to be showed some resistance to leafhoppers and tar- Released jointly in 2007 by Cornell, and late blight. Compact medium plant with small more resistant to late blight than any other com- LEHIGH nished plant bugs. Red-purple flowers on a dark Penn. State, and the University of Maine. It is white flowers. mercial variety to date. Good storage. Light purple green, upright plant. named for Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, where, in 322BJ BINTJE Sustainable 2.5# $5.75, flowers on large vigorous plants. 765RM RED MARIA Organic 2.5# $10.75, extensive trials, potato growers found that Lehigh 5# $10.25, 10# $16.00, 20# $22.00, 50# $41.00 734EL ELBA Organic 2.5# $10.75, 5# $16.00, 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $90.00 offered consistently high yields across very diverse 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $90.00 339RM RED MARIA Conventional 50# $38.00 BUTTE Though not widely grown on a commercial growing regions. These round to oblong, slightly scale, Butte has gained popularity as a fine late- GERMAN BUTTERBALL This is my favorite potato, flattened tubers with appealing yellow flesh provide RED PONTIAC I've always liked this potato maturing russet with excellent baking and frying a round to oblong tuber with lightly netted golden skin good flavor for soups, mashing, or fries. Resistant for mashing, due to its especially good flavor and qualities. Long, lightly-russeted tubers are higher that wraps around deep yellow flesh. Slightly mealy, to blackspot bruise; tolerant to scab. Semi-erect texture. Dark red smooth skin on oblong to round in Vitamin C and protein than other varieties. Try this beauty is superb for everything – frying, baking, plant with white flowers. tubers with white flesh. Though Red Pontiac is them baked with sour cream and ! Resistant mashing, soups – you name it. Resistant to scab and 332LH LEHIGH Conventional 2.5# $4.50, susceptible to second growth and hollow heart, to common scab and hollow heart; field resistance viruses; some field resistance to late blight, but sus- 5# $7.60, 10# $11.70, 20# $16.10, 50# $26.00 the yield and storage qualities still make it a to late blight. Medium upright spreading plant with ceptible to rhizoctonia. Large upright vigorous plant good choice. With its large set and early bulking, The most popular main crop light purple flowers. with white blossoms. MARIS PIPER some growers may find this variety useful for new potato variety grown in the U.K. Renowned for its 717BU BUTTE Organic 2.5# $10.75, 5# $16.00, 740GBO GERMAN BUTTERBALL Organic potatoes. These spuds get huge; plant a little closer starring role in the Brits' famous "fish and chips." 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $98.00 2.5# $7.75, 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, (8"-10") to control size. Large spreading plant has Oval tubers with cream skin and flesh have a floury 50# $70.00 light purple flowers with white tips. DESIREE Released by the Netherlands in 1962, texture and are best used for fries and baking. High 325GBS GERMAN BUTTERBALL Sustainable 340RP RED PONTIAC Conventional 2.5# $4.50, Desiree has become quite popular in England and yields, with a large set per plant. Very resistant to 50# $41.00 5# $7.60, 10# $11.70, 20# $16.10, 50# $24.50 Europe. Excellent for salads, boiling, or mashing. golden nematode, moderately resistant to blackleg Good drought tolerance, moderate resistance to GREEN MOUNTAIN Famous for its marvel- and tuber late blight. Slightly susceptible to pow- STRAWBERRY PAW (a.k.a. NY 136) Late- scab, and good storage. Upright plant with lots of ous flavor and exceptional baking qualities. An dery scab, fusarium dry rot, and common scab. maturing round flattened tuber with dark red skin red-violet flowers. Long, oval tubers with beautiful heirloom released in 1885, bred in the Green Red-violet flowers on tall plants. and white flesh. Moist texture is great for boiling, rosy skin and creamy yellow flesh. Mountains of Vermont. Produces a high yield of 335MP MARIS PIPER Sustainable 2.5# $5.75, salads, and mashing. Vigorous plant with high 732DS DESIREE Organic 2.5# $6.65, 5# $10.25, light tan-skinned, white-fleshed tubers that store 5# $10.25, 10# $18.00, 20# $22.00, 50# $41.00 yields. Resistant to common scab and late blight. 10# $18.00, 20# $34.00, 50# $58.00 exceedingly well. Resistant to verticillium, black- 770WP STRAWBERRY PAW Organic RED CLOUD Truly a pleasure to dig! Red Cloud's leg, and fusarium storage rot, but susceptible to 2.5# $10.75, 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $38.00, small-to-medium-sized plants produce lots of deep scab and viruses. Large spreading plant with big, 50# $90.00 red, round tubers. The snow-white flesh is not quite as white flowers. moist as most reds. Great in soup made with ground 741MT green mountain Organic 2.5# $7.75, beef, broccoli, and kale. Resistant to scab, early blight, 5# $11.75, 10# $22.00, 20# $38.00, 50# $70.00 heat stress and drought. Lovely dark violet flowers. 326GMC green mountain Conventional 745OU Red Cloud Organic 2.5# $10.75, 50# $24.50 5# $16.00, 10# $30.00, 20# $48.00, 50# $98.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 20  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 21 Coming to Terms All onions, leeks, shallots, and garlic belong to the AILSA CRAIG ONION TRANSPLANT This Organic or Certified Organic Both of these production practices; and the way in which family. Each type produces (single or is the onion to exhibit at your local fair for those terms refer only to products that have been produced the farm contributes to, and is integrated in, divided into cloves) or sets. Alliums are shipped in prize-winning huge onions! It's a yellow Spanish on a farm that meets the standards established by the the community. Natural and renewable inputs the spring or fall depending on planting times for type with mild flavor, known for early yields and National Organic Program of the U.S. Department of are used as much as possible, with synthetic inputs each type. (Please note: We are unable to ship any cool weather tolerance. Short-term storage. Agriculture. The farm must comply with USDA/NOP used very little or not at all. Alliums to Idaho.) 1134AC AILSA CRAIG – SPRING SHIP – regulations and pass an inspection by an approved Organic 1# (1 bunch of 60-75 plants) $23.00 accredited certifying agency. Production practices Certified Potato Seed A rigorous certification and ONION SETS inspection process (distinct from organic certification) CORTLAND ONION TRANSPLANT From the must enhance the health of the farm. No synthetic RED BARON ONION SETS A really nice red breeder of Copra, Cortland is considered an improve- inputs are allowed. ensures that seed potato meets standards for freedom from diseases or pests. All the potato seed sold by The onion with flavor not too pungent. Great fresh in ment with wider adaptability and very long storage. Conventional In conventional agriculture, syn- Maine Potato Lady is certified by the state in which it salads and sandwiches. Though not as large or high- Quickly becoming the standard as Copra is no longer thetic inputs (fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, and is grown. Our products must also meet the certifica- yielding as Stuttgarter, Red Baron is a nice addition available. Thick copper skins and thin necks that herbicides) are used to produce the highest yields tion requirements of the State of Maine Department to your onion bin. I've experienced good storage, dry well. Large round uniform globes. Tolerant to and maximize profits. There are good conventional of Agriculture. During the growing season, each lot easily into May. Keep them fed and weeded; they fusarium and pink root. growers who use crop rotation and integrated pest is field inspected three times for specific pests and don't like competition. Approx. 200 sets per pound. 1106CO CORTLAND – SPRING SHIP – management to minimize their use of synthetic diseases. A 400-tuber sample, taken at harvest time, 115RB RED BARON – SPRING SHIP – Organic 1# (1 bunch of 60-75 plants) $23.00 inputs. The Maine Potato Lady offers products from is grown out in Florida during the winter, then visually ½# $4.50, 1# $5.75, 3# $15.10, Conventional some carefully-selected conventional growers. inspected for viruses and for variety purity. In order NEW! KING RICHARD LEEK TRANSPLANT 10# $49.00, 25# $93.00 A fast-maturing leek great for northern areas. Can to be designated as Certified Seed, the sample must produce long shafts up to 12 inches with a sweet Sustainable Sustainability is a principle by which show 5% or less total virus. Certification is not com- STUTTGARTER ONION SETS The old standby mild flavor. Leeks can take a while to mature and can farmers use sound farming practices to meet their plete until the winter grow-out inspection has been for yellow storage onions from sets. 2"-3" diameter withstand cold weather in the fall so be patient; read needs in the present while consciously sustaining finalized (usually at the end of January). Certification bulbs are flat-bottomed and have a nice strong fla- the growing instructions. Can be pulled anytime from and preserving resources for future generations. represents only that the seed potatoes were inspected vor. Excellent storage into June. For the best yields, pencil thickness on. Can be used anywhere onions Sustainability encompasses three areas: land and- and certified in accordance with the state regulations. plant as soon as the ground can be worked. Onions natural resources stewardship; plant and animal are picky; feed well and keep them weeded. are called for. Especially leek and potato soup! Approx. 200 sets per pound. 1140LK KING RICHARD LEEK – SPRING SHIP – 110ST STUTTGARTER – SPRING SHIP – Organic 1# (1 bunch of 60-75 plants) $23.00 Conventional ½# $4.00, 1# $5.00, 3# $14.10, NEW! NY EARLY ONION TRANSPLANT A Heirloom Potatoes 10# $41.00, 25# $77.00 superior open-pollinated strain of Early Yellow Globe selected and maintained by the Orange County, NY "Heirloom" can mean different things to different VARIETY PG VARIETY PG ONION AND LEEK TRANSPLANTS black dirt farmers. Medium sized yellow onions with FINGERLING MID SEASON people. Here is a list of potatoes we offer that We are excited to offer locally-grown, certified a mild flavor are early and dependable. Stores quite meet our criteria for "heirloom." These varieties... Austrian Crescent 6 All Blue 11 well. Perfect choice for those of you who find the Carola 11 organic onion and leek transplants provided by our Banana 6 hard yellow storage onions too strongly-flavored. 1. Are at least 50 years old. French Fingerling 6 Kennebec 12 young farmer neighbor. We have chosen four long Laratte 6 Nicola 13 day onion varieties (bulbs form with 14-15 hours 1138NE NEW YORK EARLY – SPRING SHIP – 2. Were bred and released before 1965 and Papa Cacho 6 Purple Viking 13 of daylight) and one leek variety that should do Organic 1# (1 bunch of 60-75 plants) $23.00 Peanut 7 Yellow Finn 14 well for you. They are offered in bunches of 60-75 are still in commercial production primarily for Rose Finn Apple 7 LATE SEASON REDWING ONION TRANSPLANT Everyone's bare-rooted plants. We will ship on Mondays from favorite red storage onion. Large, uniform, deep-red home gardeners and market farmers. EARLY SEASON Bintje 18 April 3, 2017 until May 8, 2017. Please specify Cobbler 9 German Butterball 18 globes store well into May. Deep red color in the 3. Have been saved and maintained by fami- your preferred shipping date on the order form. The rings and a nice juicy onion flavor is perfect for Green Mountain 18 recommended transplant time is 2-4 weeks before Katahdin 19 sandwiches and sautéing. lies and passed down through the generations. your last frost. Check with your local extension Maris Piper 19 1123RW REDWING – SPRING SHIP – Red Pontiac 19 agency for information on frost dates for your area. Organic 1# (1 bunch of 60-75 plants) $23.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 22  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 23 SHALLOTS & POTATO ONIONS POTATO ONIONS Similar to shallots, as they EGYPTIAN WALKING ONIONS divide into clusters. Why are they called "potato How Much Onion or NEW! BIZTRO DUTCH SHALLOTS A new, onions"? I've wondered that myself. When harvest- EGYPTIAN WALKING ONIONS A hardy Garlic Seed Do I Need? improved with rich, red-brown skin and crisp pink- ing, though, I noticed that the bulbs were clustered perennial onion that may be enjoyed in several tinged flesh. Mild flavored bulbs are great for fresh use in underneath each other like a hill of potatoes. Another different ways. Plant the bulbs or bulblets in the 1# Onion Sets salads or sautéed veggies. Stores well after harvest. Easy to allium with great storage qualities well into June or fall. Harvest the green sprouts anytime during (approx. 200 sets per pound) grow. Approx. 15-20 sets per pound. July. Flavor is strong and smooth; not as pungent as the season. Use the bulblets, the small onions will plant 100 ft of row. that form in a cluster at the top of the stalk, at 124BZ BIZTRO – SPRING SHIP – Conventional Stuttgarter. Clusters of 10-12 bulbs have a large size range from ½" to 3". Approx. 15-20 sets per pound. any time. And the bulbs themselves can be dug 1# $7.50, 3# $17.30, 10# $57.00, 25# $102.00 1# Shallots or Potato Onions 405PO POTATO ONIONS – SPRING SHIP – and eaten anytime from midsummer through fall. (15-20 sets per pound) YELLOW MOON DUTCH SHALLOTS High- Organic 1# $15.00, 3# $40.00, 10# $140.00, Because this is a perennial plant, the bulbs should will plant 7-10 ft of row. quality golden-skinned, round bulbs produce heavily 25# $290.00 be planted in the fall or left in the ground, as stor- and mature early. Bulbs have a sweet delicate flavor age is poor. Or you may leave them on the stalk; 1# Garlic and aroma. Stores well. Approx. 15-20 sets per pound. they will fall over and "walk" to a new place to set (30-90 cloves per pound) down roots! Very prolific, hardy, and fun! 401YMO YELLOW MOON – SPRING SHIP – will plant 15-50 ft of row 824EO EGYPTIAN WALKING ONION – FALL SHIP – Organic 1# $14.25, 3# $35.00, 10# $140.00, depending on the variety. 25# $235.00 Sustainable 25 sets $10.00 128YM YELLOW MOON – SPRING SHIP – Conventional 10# $57.00, 25# $102.00 Alison’s Alliums™ ONION VARIETY PG TYPE SKIN COLOR FLESH COLOR STORAGE FLAVOR COMMENTS Single Ailsa Craig 21 single bulb yellow white fair mild for the fair Cortland 21 single bulb copper white excellent strong adaptable King Richard Leek NEW! 21 single stalk white white good delicate long stalks New York Early NEW! 21 single bulb yellow white good mild not too strong Red Baron 21 single bulb red purple/white excellent not too pungent dependable Redwing 21 single bulb red purple/white good medium strong salads with color Stuttgarter 21 single bulb yellow white excellent strong dependable

Multiplier Onion Biztro Dutch Shallot NEW! 22 cluster of bulbs red-brown pink-tinged excellent mild easy to grow Egyptian Walking Onion 23 large plant w/bulbs & topsets yellow white poor medium sweet perennial, prolific Potato Onion 22 cluster of bulbs yellow white excellent strong heirloom Yellow Moon Dutch Shallot 22 cluster of bulbs golden white excellent sweet prolific

GARLIC VARIETY PG TYPE BULB COLOR CLOVE COLOR STORAGE FLAVOR COMMENTS Porcelain-hardneck Georgian Fire 24 bulb w/cloves white maroon-streaked tan very good fiery swirly scapes German Extra-Hardy 24 bulb w/cloves white dark red very good robust winter hardy Italian Red 24 bulb w/cloves purple-striped white tan very good pungent spicy winter hardy Music NEW! 25 bulb w/cloves hint of pink tan very good sweet, pungent tall, majestic Rocambole-hardneck German Red 24 bulb w/cloves white/pinkish-red pinkish-red tinge very good medium fire loves winter Russian Red 25 bulb w/cloves copper-purple/white brown good strong-sweet large bulbs Artichoke-softneck Inchelium Red 24 bulb w/cloves white tan very good very mild ideal for braiding www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 24  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 25 NEW! MUSIC Beautiful porcelain hard-neck type RUSSIAN RED A popular rocambole grown Garlic Seed for Fall Planting having 4-7 huge, uniform cloves with a sweet, for its large copper-veined, purple-blotched bulbs. pungent flavor. Bulbs have a hint of pink and can Strong flavor with a sweet aftertaste. Brought to the This year, we offer six stiffneck varieties and one softneck variety; all are certified organic and grown here easily grow to 2"-3". Tall majestic plant. Stores up Northwest by Russian Doukhobor immigrants in the in Maine. All garlic is tested free of garlic bloat nematode, white mold, and Botrytis, and all are hardy to nine months. Approx. 35 cloves per lb. Limited 1900s. Expect 8-13 brown cloves per bulb. Doubles and productive in our northern climate. 2" minimum bulbs. Order now and we will ship in the fall starting supply; order early. are common. Very winter-hardy. Stores well. Approx. in late September 2017. Planting instructions will be sent with your order. You may also download the 816MU MUSIC Organic ½# $12.00, 1# $23.00, 75 cloves per lb. instructions at www.mainepotatolady.com. Please note: We cannot ship garlic to Idaho. 5# $93.00 819RR RUSSIAN RED Organic ½# $11.00, 1# $20.00, 5# $88.00, 20# $240.00 Alison's garlic sampleR Here's an GERMAN RED The standard rocambole that opportunity to try some different types and variet- we all love. This was one of the first stiff-necked ies of garlic. Alison's Garlic Sampler offers four varieties to become widely popular. White wrappers half-pound packages of different varieties. Each 2# with a slight pinkish-red tinge over flattened bulbs. sampler may contain varieties we are increasing for Its eight to fifteen brown-skinned cloves peel easily. future offerings and will include at least two different You'll love the spicy, rich garlic flavor with a little types; we will choose for you. fire. Loves the cold, northern winters and stores into 801AS ALISON'S GARLIC SAMPLER Organic the spring. Approx. 80 cloves per lb. 2# (Four ½# packets) $48.50 809GR GERMAN RED Organic ½# $12.00, 1# $23.00, 5# $93.00, 20# $240.00 Georgian fire We chose this porcelain hard- neck garlic for its large bulbs and beautiful, papery white skins. And of course, we love the fiery flavor. Its cloves (4-7 tall, fat ones) are a glistening tan Soils Are Alive! streaked with maroon. Tall, majestic plants have Our soils are alive! At LaCourse Family Farm, we have grown our own food for many years. We see and swirly scapes and are very hardy. Stores well. feel the fullness and life in our soil. We know that the healthy soil needed to support us now and in the Approx. 35 cloves per lb. future must be balanced in nutrients, humus, and healthy soil organisms. We are pleased to offer a selec- 807GF GEORGIAN FIRE Organic ½# $12.00, tion of cover crops, fertilizers, and microorganisms to help you develop a rich, healthy soil in which to grow 1# $22.00, 5# $90.00, 20# $240.00 INCHELIUM RED A popular "artichoke" garlic nutritious crops. that has a soft neck ideal for braiding. These bulbs Also called German German extra-hardy easily grow to 3" with 9-20 cloves each! The mild Stiffneck, German White, or Northern White. Very Cover Crops & flavor is great for roasting and general use. Feed, winter-hardy porcelain variety having a large root Green Manures BUCKWHEAT With its wide, heart-shaped leaves water, and weed well for the best yield and bulb system to help withstand the freezing and thawing and rapid growth, buckwheat is the best green size. Stores easily for 6-9 months. Approx. 80 We incorporate cover crops and green manures into cycle that heaves the bulbs out of the ground. Very manure crop for weed suppression. Buckwheat is cloves per lb. our farm plan and rotations to build beneficial lev- white wrappers over 3-5 dark red cloves. Large well- also widely used for building worn-out soils, as it 812NR INCHELIUM RED Organic ½# $11.00, els of organic matter and humus in our soil. Green formed heads have a strong and robust flavor. Stores accumulates phosphorous, potassium, calcium, and 1# $21.00, 5# $88.00, 20# $235.00 manure or "plow down" crops can add substantial well. Approx. 30 cloves per lb. nitrogen, making all these nutrients available to the amounts of enriching biomass or organic matter to next crop. Its fibrous root system improves soil aera- 805GX GERMAN EXTRA-HARDY Organic ITALIAN RED A porcelain variety with purplish the soil. Legumes provide essential nitrogen. As this tion and friability, encouraging earthworm activity. ½# $13.50, 1# $24.00, 5# $95.00, 20# $260.00 striped white wrappers and tan flesh. Bulbs can matter feeds the soil organisms, they in turn break easily reach 3" in diameter, with 4-6 cloves per Plant after danger of frost, or plant as a late summer down the organic matter and release a wealth of bulb. Winter-hardy here in the Northeast. Nice or fall cover crop 40-60 days before the first frost; 8 large cloves on the German nutrients to feed the next crop. Cover crops protect Extra Hardy, never seen any- pungent spicy flavor. Stores well. Approx. 35 cloves leave it to winterkill, then plant directly into it in the thing like it. Phenomenal! per pound. against erosion, holding together all that precious spring. Or as Erica says, "Just let the pigs in!" Seed topsoil that we have worked hard to build up. Here at 45-90#/acre or 2#/1000 sq. ft. - JD, Dingmans Ferry, PA 815AR ITALIAN RED Organic ½# $12.00, 1# $23.00, 5# $93.00, 20# $250.00 is a selection of the basic green manure crops that 902BK BUcKWHEat Organic 2# $5.50, 5# $11.00, we use. 25# $46.00, 50# $75.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 26  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 27 DEEP TILL RADISH One of the brassica family, OATS Very fast growing, oats smother weeds BELL BEANS Also known as fava bean or horse forage or daikon radish is becoming popular as a almost as effectively as buckwheat, especially when bean, this is the small-seeded variety used for cover crop, primarily for its ability to break up hard- planted with bell beans or field peas. Oats provide green manure crops. A cool season annual that pan and improve water infiltration with its large roots. large amounts of organic matter while the legumes originated in the Mediterranean, this plant has won- With rapid fall growth, the radish plant is excellent provide nitrogen. Oats are excellent as a nurse crop derfully lush, fleshy leaves on thick straight stalks, at scavenging nitrogen and releasing it quickly in for legumes and grasses, providing weed control 2-5 feet tall. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Will the spring upon decomposition. Quick emergence and winter protection. Because they winterkill, they fix 70-220#/acre of nitrogen and provides loads and fast ground cover helps smother weeds. Will are great for gardeners; the plant residue may be of organic matter. A densely planted crop provides winterkill below 25˚F. Seed at 15-20#/acre or worked into the soil easily, or other crops can be good weed control. Bell beans do well intercropped with oats or barley, and provide the legume green ½#/1000 sq. ft. planted directly into it. Sow oats any time, from spring (as soon as the soil can be worked) right manure crop to rotate with garden peas and beans, 905DR DEEP TILL RADISH Organic ½# $8.00, up until the end of September. Plant at a rate of as they are not from the same family. Turn under 2# $14.50, 10# $74.00, 25# $166.00, 50# $255.00 MEDIUM RED CLOVER A versatile short-lived 100#/acre or 3#/1000 sq. ft. when plants first flower, or cut first, allow to wilt, perennial clover that makes nutritious hay or pas- then till under. Hardy to 25˚F. Seed at 125-200#/ 915OT OATS Organic 2# $4.00, 5# $6.00, ture and can be used as a cover or green manure acre or 5#/1000 sq. ft. 25# $25.00, 48# $42.00 crop, providing the nitrogen for the next season’s 935BB BELL BEANS Conventional 2# $6.50, crop. Plant in late summer – either sowing with WINTER RYE We always plant rye for winter 5# $12.25, 25# $47.00, 50# $78.00 cover after the potatoes are harvested, as well as a small grain or broadcast into a vegetable crop in any other field that is open. Rye is very hardy after last cultivation – or frost seed in early spring and winters over consistently, germinating and (February or March) to provide up to 100#/ growing at 40˚F and surviving down to -33˚F. Rye FIELD PEAS We like to plant this legume with acre of nitrogen and cover through the summer. MUSTARD When incorporated into the soil, mus- is an excellent catch crop as it has an extensive root oats for a real soil-building crop. The grains provide Tolerates shade and dry conditions when getting tards release chemical agents called glucosalinates system and is very efficient at taking up soluble ample biomass, as well as stalks for the peas to established; forms taproots that help prevent soil which suppress soil-borne pathogens and pests (fungi, nutrients left by previous crops. Rye provides a large climb, and the peas provide nitrogen. Field pea compaction. Does better in acidic soils than alfalfa. amount of organic matter and has alleopathic effects nematodes, and some weeds). Fast-growing, it can residues decompose rapidly, contributing up to 1.7 Red clover supports beneficial insects including lady produce up to 8,000 lb. of biomass per acre. With on weeds. Seed from mid-August to mid-October alone or with hairy vetch at 90-160#/acre or tons of dry matter and 100 pounds of nitrogen per beetles, green lacewing larvae, and hover flies. a 2-6 foot taproot, mustard is an efficient nutrient acre. Field peas like cool moist growing conditions And the deer relish it! Seed at 10#/acre alone or recycler, bringing nitrogen and other nutrients up into 4#/1000 sq. ft. and are frost-tolerant once established. Seed at 6#/acre mixed with oats. Frost seed at 15-20#/ the top several feet of the soil profile. We are pleased 926RY WINTER RYE Organic 2# $4.00, 70-160#/acre or 4#/1000 sq. ft. acre or ½#/1000 sq. ft. Pre-inoculated with N-Tex to offer two Mighty Mustard® varieties: IdaGold 5# $6.25, 25# $28.00, 56# $48.00 (OMRI). (actively suppresses weeds) and Pacific Gold (active 948FP FIELD PEAS Organic 2# $6.00, 5# $8.00, against insects, nematodes, and fungal pathogens). 25# $32.00, 50# $58.00 955MR MEDIUM RED CLOVER Organic ½# $7.00, 2# $14.25, 10# $70.00, 25# $138.00, They are sustainably grown by the Pacific Northwest A hardy legume that we usually HAIRY VETCH 50# $205.00 Farmers Cooperative and are verified non-GMO by the plant with rye to overwinter and plow in the spring Non-GMO Project (www.nongmoproject.org). Plant in before we plant potatoes. Vigorous growth sup- September for late October incorporation, or in the presses weeds, but large plants can be a problem spring as soon as you can work the soil. Mow or chop to mow or plow. Turn under when the rye is 8"-12" before incorporation to rupture cell walls and better tall or 2 weeks before planting the next crop. Vetch release the glucosalinates. Will winterkill below 25˚F. supplies 60-140#/acre of nitrogen and 4500#/ Seed at 15-20#/acre or ½#/1000 sq. ft. acre of biomass, depending on its maturity when 907MM MIGHTY MUSTARD® IDAGOLD it is turned under. Its succulent vines decompose Sustainable – NON-GMO ½# $8.00, rapidly. And the blue flowers are just lovely in a 2# $14.50, 10# $69.00, 25# $160.00, 50# $220.00 vase on the kitchen table. Seed at 20-40#/acre 908MM MIGHTY MUSTARD® PACIFIC GOLD or 1#/1000 sq. ft. Sustainable – NON-GMO ½# $8.00, 951HV HAIRY VETCH Organic 1# $7.00, 2# $14.50, 10# $69.00, 25# $160.00, 50# $220.00 2# $12.00, 10# $45.00, 50# $180.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 28  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 29 Soil-Building Mixes Fertilizers & Inoculants PRO NUTRIWAVE POULTRY FERTILIZER MYCO SEED TREAT (MST) We've been using We often plant a mix of grains and legumes to As farmers, we need affordable and user-friendly (4-1-3 N-P-K) Dehydrated poultry litter–recycled, MST for several years to help control rhizoctonia boost production of biomass, to form more soil fertilizers to feed our crops (and, ultimately, pasteurized and pathogen-free–from our Canadian or "black scurf" and other soil diseases on our organic matter, and to suppress weeds more neighbors. Safe to use on seedlings as well as potatoes. We are now using it with Actinovate ourselves). The best fertilizers spread easily in your garden. Dry, granulated form is easy to effectively than either crop will do alone. These with standard equipment and provide the right (described above) and have seen greatly improved use. Spread and work into the soil or side-dress control. MST combines plant-friendly fungi, includ- mixed crops complement each other in other ways nutrients to enhance the health of our soil. Here as well. The grain stalks provide support for the heavy feeding crops. Apply at 5#/100 sq. ft. or ing mycorrhizae and bacteria, in a dry nutrient vine-like legumes, while the grains' roots improve is a selection of products we like, both for ease 50#/1000 sq. ft. OMRI-A. package. For use on all crops, whether in a potting topsoil crumb structure. The deep legume taproots of use and for the benefits they bring. 982NU NUTRIWAVE 5# $6.00, 50# $20.00 soil, directly with transplants, or in the planter box open the subsoil, enhancing drainage, bringing up FISH MEAL (8-3-0 N-P-K) We've used this actINoVatE® LG aND ag A biological with the seed. Recommended rate is 4#/cu. yd. in minerals, and fixing nitrogen from the air. by-product of the salmon industry for many years fungicide consisting of Streptomyces lydicus, a potting soil; 1#/500 transplants; or 4-8 oz/100# on our potato and garlic crops. It provides readily- bacterium used as a soil and seed coating applica- seed. OMRI-A. MPL™ BIODIVERSITY CROP MIX The 994MY-2 MYCO SEED TREAT 2oz $10.50 diversity of the plants above the ground directly available nitrogen as well as some phosphorous tion for the suppression and control of fusarium, 994MY-8 MYCO SEED TREAT 8oz $32.00 affects the diversity and of the biological health of and a good dose of calcium. Flows fairly well rhizoctonia, pythium, phytophthora, sclerotinia, 994MY-1 MYCO SEED TREAT 1# $57.00 the soil below. We've put together a mix of diverse through a drop spreader or spinner spreader. Mix alternaria, and other root-decay fungi. Also used as a foliar spray for control of powdery mildew, species that promotes life in the soil and increases with other pelleted amendments to improve flow- crop productivity. Use as a cover crop in rotation downy mildew, alternaria, botrytis, and other foliar BaGs ability and decrease trips on the field. Also great for fungi including phytophthora. Apply throughout the or as a companion crop between your rows of POTATO BAGS For storing or marketing those side-dressing corn or squash. Apply at 5#/200 sq. growing season. Apply at 4-6 oz per 100 gallons potatoes or corn. Includes forage pea, oats, hairy ft or 25#/1000 sq. ft. MOFGA-approved. beautiful spuds you grew! 5#, 10#, and 20# bags vetch, buckwheat, red clover, alsike white clover, of water or 1 teaspoon per 2 gallons. Please refer 970FM fish meal 5# $7.00, 50# $42.00 to the label for complete instructions. Not toxic to are plain white 2-ply paper with a mesh window for Ida Gold mustard, and deep till radish. ventilation. 50# is plain brown 3-ply paper, with bees. OMRI-A. 967BY MPL BIODIVERSITY MIX Sustainable MAINE POTATO LADY™ POTATO AND ® holes for ventilation. Shipping weights shown below. 2# $10.00, 5# $25.00, 25# $97.00, 50# $165.00 991LG ACTINOVATE LG GARLIC FERTILIZER (6-4-2 N-P-K) We have (Lawn & Garden) 2oz packet $20.00 995PB-5 5# POTATO BAGS 10 for $3.75 (1#), OATS AND FIELD PEAS 45% Oats/55% Field blended an organic fertilizer from ingredients that 992AG ACTINOVATE® AG 100 for $25.00 (9#), 500 for $105.00 (45#) Peas. Grows quickly and turns under easily. Will win- are reported to have biofumigant properties as (Agricultural) 18oz bag $123.00 996PB-10 10# POTATO BAGS 10 for $4.25 (2#), ter kill at 20˚F. Turn under or plant directly into the well as fertilizing value. Made from neem cake 100 for $30.00 (13.5#), 400 for $90.00 (50#) plant residue. Makes great straw for mulch; cut at (slow-release nitrogen that may have nematicidal LEGUME INOCULANT Use to treat field peas, vetch, and bell beans. Rhizobia bacteria enables 997PB-20 20# POTATO BAGS 10 for $5.75 (2#), milk stage. Seed at 130#/acre or 3#/1000 sq. ft. effects), mustard seed meal (slow-release nitrogen 100 for $47.00 (20#), 250 for $96.00 (50#) 961OP OATS/FIELD PEA MIX Organic the legumes to fix nitrogen on their roots. Moisten reported to have biofumigant properties toxic to 998PB-50 50# POTATO BAGS 5 for $6.25 (4#), 2# $5.00, 5# $7.50, 25# $29.00, 50# $55.00 the seed slightly, sprinkle on the inoculant, then soil-borne pathogens) and crab meal (slow-release plant immediately. Inoculants have a one-year shelf 20 for $20.00 (14#) OATS AND BELL BEANS 40% Oats/60% nitrogen that contains chitinase which promotes life. Non GMO. OMRI-A. Bell Beans. Great mix to use in rotation with your chitin-eating bacteria in the soil). This mixture 993IC-10 INOCULANT treats 10# of seeds $2.50 NEW! BURLAP BAGS These sturdy bags are garden peas. Good cool season growth. Seed at also contains fish meal to increase nitrogen and 993IC-100 INOCULANT treats 100# of seeds $5.50 of untreated burlap with beautiful whip-stitched 150#/acre or 4#/1000 sq. ft. water-soluble humic acids to aid the soil microor- edges. Holds 50#. Great for storing your spuds, 964OB OATS/BELL BEAN MIX Organic oats ganisms in converting the nitrogen into a useable or to use at your market display to help keep the and conventional bell beans 2# $7.00, 5# $11.00, form of protein. Apply at 2#/100-160 sq. ft. or produce cool and damp. 25# $38.00, 50# $66.00 20#/1000 sq. ft. MOFGA-approved. 990NB-5 BURLAP BAG 5 for $9.00 (3#) RYE AND HAIRY VETCH 70% Rye/30% 972MPF MPL FERTILIZER 5# $14.75, 10# $28.00, 990NB-10 BURLAP BAG 10 for $16.00 (6#) Hairy Vetch. The standard winter cover crop. Rye 25# $57.00, 50# $102.00 990NB-20 BURLAP BAG 20 for $30.00 (11#) grows at 40˚F and the vetch will overwinter. Allow Visit our website for 990NB-100 BURLAP BAG 100 for $140.00 (51#) MUSTARD SEED MEAL spring growth to 8"-12" tall. Till under two weeks more new products, and NEEM CAKE See our before planting the primary crop. Seed at 100#/ specials, and growing acre or 2#/1000 sq. ft. website for product description 965RV RYE/VETCH MIX Organic 2# $6.00, and pricing. instructions! 5# $12.00, 25# $45.00, 50# $75.00 www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] Page 30  2017 Catalog  The Maine Potato Lady The Maine Potato Lady  2017 Catalog  Page 31 PO Box 65, Guilford, ME 04443 Ordering and Shipping Phone: 207-717-5451 2017 Ordering and Shipping Schedule Pick-Up Option. To pick up orders at our Newport, Maine www.mainepotatolady.com facility, check the pick-up option on the order form. When Your source for quality seed potatoes [email protected] January 30 Last date to qualify for March shipment. your order is ready, we'll notify you with travel directions and February 27 March shipping begins. (See Delivery Options, p. 31) pick-up-times. 5.5% Maine sales tax applies to pick-up orders. March 10 Last date to qualify for volume discounts. (See p. 31) Payment. All orders must be prepaid. Payment may be Farm Name: ______Will you accept substitutions? March 27 Shipping begins for seed potatoes and spring allium made by check, money order, or Visa/MasterCard. There is a o YES o NO orders not scheduled for March shipment. Your Name: ______$25.00 charge for returned checks. Prices are subject to change April 3 Shipping begins for onion transplants. (Order info is on Delivery Options: without notice. Daytime Phone:______p.21; choose your shipping date on the order form) o Standard Delivery(ships after March 27) May 15 Shipping begins for sweet potato slips. (Order info and Handling and Growing Instructions are included o March Shipment(order by January 30) shipping dates are on p.5 ) E-mail:______with each order and are also available on our website, o Customer pick-up Late September Shipping begins for garlic and fall alliums. www.mainepotatolady.com. Please follow these instructions Mailing Address: ______(for catalog and mail shipments) Placing Orders. For best selection and availability, order carefully for best results. See "Our Guarantee" on page 4. Sweet Potato Ship Week (check one) The availability of ______early. Check our website for availability, especially for products Availability of Live Plant Material. TOWN state ZIP o May 15 o May 30 that have limited quantities. Please note special order and live plant material (tubers, bulbs, sets, transplants, slips, and Shipping Address: ______o May 22 ❏ June 5 shipment dates for spring and fall. We process and ship orders seeds) is subject to crop and storage conditions beyond our ( Required for UPS) (See p.5 for shipping information) in the order in which they are received. We are unable to offer control. While we make every effort to fulfill your order, the ______"rush" shipments. You may order cover crops, soil inoculants, availability of any particular item cannot be guaranteed until TOWN state ZIP Onion Transplant Ship Week (check one) and fertilizers at any time; we ship these products throughout we are ready to ship your order. We will notify you accordingly ❏ April 3 ❏ April 24 Please make checks or money orders payable to: The Maine Potato Lady the year, generally within one week of receipt when ordered and in as timely a manner as possible if your order is affected. Payment Options: ❏ April 10 ❏ May 1 separately from seed potatoes and fall alliums. Please refer to the substitution policy above. o Check Enclosed ❏ April 17 ❏ May 8 Substitutions. Because of weather and other factors Truck Shipments are available to addresses that can receive Card No. ______Exp. Date______(See p.21 for shipping information) associated with live plants, availability of specific varieties is a tractor-trailer delivery. Customer must provide a daytime o Money Order not guaranteed. When necessary, we will make substitutions phone number and be present during delivery. Contact us for o Visa or MC Signature ______as follows: For organic varieties, we'll either substitute the details. same variety, sustainably or conventionally grown, or another Item no. Description Qty Size UNIT PRICE total WEIGHt tOTAL PRICE organic variety similar in season and color. For conventional or Three Ways to Order: sustainable varieties, we'll substitute a variety similar in season Online: At our secure site www.mainepotatolady.com 265GB SAMPLE German butterball 2 50# $52.00 100# $104.00 and color. You may indicate on your order form if you do not Mail: Use the order form on page 31, or print one want substitutions. from our website. Mail to: The Maine Potato Lady, Shipping. We reserve the right to delay shipping of any P.O. Box 65, Guilford, ME 04443 orders when the weather is too cold to ship your products Phone: 207-717-5451 Mon-Fri 9AM-4PM EST. safely. We use either USPS Priority Mail or UPS depending on We may not always be able to answer the the weight of the order. Be sure we have a good address for phone in person. Please leave a message. mail and/or UPS shipments. Sorry, no fax at this time.

SHIPPING COSTS FOR ALL PRODUCTS SHIPPING ZONE 0-2# 2.5-10# 11-20# 21-30# 31-40# 41-50# 51-250# 251#+ Zone 1 (ME, NH, VT, merchandise subtotal 8.15 12.80 15.25 18.75 22.20 26.10 .51/lb MA, CT, RI, NY, PA, NJ) See Volume Discount Deadline below March 10, 2017 Volume Discount Zone 2 (All other states east of for truck 9.25 14.25 20.10 26.40 32.95 37.15 .72/lb Adjusted Subtotal the Mississippi) shipping $100 - $249 – discount 5% Zone 3 (All states west of the or contact $250 - $449 – discount 10% Maine sales Tax 5.5% 10.50 16.95 25.30 34.25 43.50 50.75 1.00/lb Mississippi except HI & AK us for $450 - $849 – discount 15% Shipping (see p. 30) weight: shipping: info HI & AK - Priority Mail Only 12.40 18.75 32.20 37.50 56.25 75.00 contact us $850 or more – discount 20%

TRUCK SHIPMENT PALLET RATES BY STATES - maximum 2000# per pallet Sales tax applies to orders shipped to Maine Grand Total addresses or picked up at our facility. ME MA, VT, NH RI, CT NY, NJ ALL OTHER STATES $100.00 $120.00 $135.00 $155.00 call for a quote Thank You! www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] www.mainepotatolady.com 207.717.5451 [email protected] ! WELCOME! POTATOES. SWEET POTATOES ALLIUMS. About Our Certified Seed About OurCertified About Us Late-Season Potatoes(90-110Days) Heirloom Potatoes. Fingerling Potatoes Early Potatoes(55-70Days) Alison's SpudSpecs™. Our PromiseTo You Shallots &PotatoOnions Onion Setsand LeekTransplants . Garlic SeedforFallPlanting Egyptian Walking Onions Alison's Alliums™ Potato Assortments Mid-Season Potatoes(70-90Days)...... Inside This Issue Inside This . Your source for quality seed potatoes .

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