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Red Pontiac Potato

Name: Red Pontiac Potato
Brand: Gurneys
SKU: 74019
Price: 12.99 USD
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Tops for mashing
White flesh and thin, red skins
Performs well in heavy soils
Customer favorite year after year
Main season variety
Certified seed potatoes

Top-notch mashing potato! Red Pontiac Potato produces solid tubers with thin red skins, shallow eyes and a crisp white flesh. They're also very attractive and flavorful at the new potato stage, so you may want to harvest a few then. Red Pontiac is one of the better performing potato varieties in heavy soils. It's no wonder this potato is a favorite among home gardeners year after year. This main season variety also stores well, so you can enjoy spuds into the cool months of fall and winter.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
24 - 36 inches.
Spacing
12 to 15 inches apart and 30 to 36 inches between rows.
Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.

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Zone
3-9
Light
Full Sun
Height
24 - 36 inches.
Spacing
12 to 15 inches apart and 30 to 36 inches between rows.
Growth Rate
Moderate growth rate.

Botanical NameSolanum tuberosum 'Red Pontiac'

FoliageGreen foliage.

FormVegetable, Potato

Height24 - 36 inches.

Seed Count2 lbs. of seed potatoes. If a seed potato is over 1 inch in diameter, you can cut them into pieces, leaving 1 - 2 eyes per piece. 2 lbs. of seed potatoes will make approximately 10 - 15 potato sets when cut and will plant a 10 - 15 foot row.

SizePremium

Spread18 - 24 inches.

Hardiness Zone3-9
Days To Maturity80 - 100 Days

Depth3 to 5 inches deep

Flower FormSmall white flowers.

Growth RateModerate growth rate.

LightFull Sun

PruningNone needed.

Soil RequirementsLoamy Soil

Spacing12 to 15 inches apart and 30 to 36 inches between rows.
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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2025 Spring Shipping Schedule

Potatoes

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 4B	3/24/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
5A - 6A	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
6B - 7A	2/24/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
7B	2/17/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
8A	2/13/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
8B	2/10/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
9A - 10B	2/5/25 - 6/8/25	6/2/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

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Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.

2025 Spring Shipping Schedule

Potatoes

Zones	Shipping Dates	Last Order Date
3A - 4B	3/24/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
5A - 6A	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
6B - 7A	2/24/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
7B	2/17/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
8A	2/13/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
8B	2/10/25 - 6/6/25	6/2/25
9A - 10B	2/5/25 - 6/8/25	6/2/25

Shipping Information

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping time frames outlined in the table. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on
weight.

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Offce boxes.