GemStar Russet potato
Solanum tuberosum 'GemStar Russet'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall8 to 12 inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'GemStar Russet' potato (Solanum tuberosum 'GemStar Russet') is a vegetable grown for its russet tubers in a food garden or a container. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rabbits tend to pass it by. This heirloom matures in 80 days and resists common scab, powdery scab, and potato virus X.
Pairs well with Scarlet runner, Kent Beauty oregano, and Okra.