Growing potatoes can be a fun, rewarding activity. Homegrown potatoes, fresh from the garden, taste better than those from a long storage. They are nutrient-dense, offering fiber, vitamin C, B6, and potassium.
Cornell Extension of Monroe County, in collaboration with Fraser’s Garlic Farm, is hosting the “Growing Potatoes 101 Virtual Workshop” on Thursday, April 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Community garden members, school garden educators, urban and suburban backyard gardeners, aspiring gardeners, and homesteaders who want to try something different are all invited to join. Expert presenter, farmer and local grower Ed Fraser, will cover key steps to successful potato growing from planting, care, pest, and disease prevention to harvesting and storage.
The cost of the workshop is $15 per person. Participants can also purchase a Potato Medley at registration. It includes four interesting and unusual varieties:
•Upstate Abundance – bright white skin and flesh, round, creamy, great in soups, stews, roasting, boiling, mashing, chips, steamer bags, and salt potatoes. As creamers, kids love to pop them straight into their mouths.
•Soraya – yellow skin and yellow flesh, disease resistant, good for organic growing
•AmaRosa Fingerling – smooth red skin with creamy red flesh that resists fading during cooking, a high-yielding variety that is great fried, roasted, boiled, steamed, or as pink chips
•Magic Molly – purple skin and unique dark purple flesh fingerling, great for roasting
Orders come in three pound bags, contain about 15 seed potatoes, and cost $12 each. Purchased orders can be picked up in person at CCE of Monroe County, 2449 St. Paul Boulevard, Rochester, on Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The supply is limited.
Find more information at https://monroe.cce.cornell.edu/events/2024/04/11/growing-potatoes-101-virtual-workshop. Register and purchase a Potato Medley at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/growingpotatoes-2_226.
For additional information, contact Jarmila Haseler, Agriculture Educator, CCE of Monroe County at http://jh954@cornell.edu.
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