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Robyn Adair Potato

No scientific name recorded

Also known as Robin Adair potato (en) epicure (en)

A variety of red potato

How to sow Robyn Adair potato: Direct seed outdoors after last frost. Each piece must have one eye.

Sun requirement for Robyn Adair potato: Plant in Full Sun

Early commercial variety. Now an heirloom potato, dating from the 1920s-1930s in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A little irregular rose pink skin with white eyes, beautiful-looking, doesn't fall apart when cooked

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Growstuff is a free, community-run site for people who grow food. Keep track of what you plant and harvest, find seeds to swap, and see what is growing near you. Join to record your own Robyn Adair potatoes.

Robyn adair potato facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

20 weeks median lifespan

First harvest expected

20 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

18 weeks after planting

Grown for

tuber harvested 5 times

How members grow Robyn Adair potatoes

Sunniness

Planted from

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Plant Robyn Adair potatoes with

eggplant

marjoram

Photos

Robyn adair potato plantings

Robyn adair potato flower

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Potatoes

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Robyn adair potatoes

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Robyn adair potato harvests

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Robyn adair potato seeds

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saved potatoes for next year

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Where Robyn Adair potatoes grow

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What people are saying about Robyn Adair potatoes

The year of the potatoes

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Potatoes and taewa

This year i grew ELEVEN types of potato over summer..

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Tales of the Robyn Adair potato

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Tales of the Robyn Adair potato

"Another potato favourite is Robin Adair, It was popular in New Zealand during the 20s-40s, and was all but lost, really, and I can't remember where I got the seed from but someone gave it to me and they have taken off here. They are b…

Robyn Adair potatoes

Heirloom potatoes in "The Home Garden" from 1953

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"The Home Garden" from 1953 mentions the following Riwai/taewa

In the home garden potatoes for early planting should first be set to sprout in a light, frost free airy position. Well-sprouted tubers can be planted shallowl…