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Russian Banana Potato
Easy to grow
Russian Banana Potato
Easy to grow
- 4-6" fingerling potatoes
- Great baked, boiled or steamed
- Good disease resistance
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Product Description
Baked, boiled or steamed, these 4-in to 6-in. fingerling potatoes have great flavor. Very popular with specialty markets and chefs who search out this amazing variety. Very easy to grow, these fingerlings produce enormous yields and show good disease resistance.
Product Details
- Botanical Name: Solanum tuberosum 'Russian Banana'
- Season: Spring
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun
- Height: 24 - 36
- Spacing: 8 - 12 inches apart with 30 - 36 inches between rows.
- Zone: 3-9
- Spread: 18 - 24 inches.
- Foliage:Dark green foliage.
- Depth:3 to 5 inches.
- Blooms:Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, All Summer
- Yield: 100 lbs. per 100 foot row.
- Fruit: Deep gold skin, yellow flesh, fingerling shape.
- Soil Preference: Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
- Form: Vegetable, potato.
- Seed Count: One lb of seed potatoes will yield 5 - 8 sets and will plant a 5 - 8 ft row.
- Size: 1 Lb Whole Potatoes
Shipping Information
Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.
Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Sweet Potatoes | Potatoes | Tomatoes & Peppers |
| 1A-4A | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 4B | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/23/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 5A & B | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/16/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 6A | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 6B | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/10/22 | 5/9/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 7A | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 7B | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 8A | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/17/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 8B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| 9A - 10B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/10/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 6/6/2022 | 5/30/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Tender Annuals | Fruit Trees | Onion Plants |
| 1A-4A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 4/4/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 4B | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 5A | 5/6/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 5B | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 6A | 4/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 6B | 4/25/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 7A | 4/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 7B | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 8A & B | 4/4/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/24/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 9A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
| 10A & B | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 1/3/22 - 5/6/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/30/2022 | 1A-6B: 5/30/2022 7A-7B: 5/20/2022 8A-10B: 5/9/2022 |
5/2/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Bareroot Roses | All other Perennials & Potted Plants | Dormant Trees & Hedges |
| 1A-4A | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 5/2/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 4B | 4/11/22 - 5/27/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/3/22 | 5/2/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 5A | 3/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/3/22 | 4/18/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 5B | 3/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/28/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 6A | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 3/14/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/14/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 6B | 2/28/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/28/22 - 6/3/22 | 3/7/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 7A | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/24/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/28/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 7B | 2/21/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/21/22 - 6/3/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 8A | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/17/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/21/22 - 5/20/22 |
| 8B | 2/14/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/14/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/14/22 - 4/29/22 |
| 9A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/14/22 - 4/29/22 |
| 10A & B | 1/17/22 - 5/27/22 | 2/7/22 - 5/13/22 | 2/7/22 - 4/29/22 |
| Last Order Date | 5/23/2022 | 1A-7B: 6/3/2022 8A-10B: 5/9/2022 |
1A-7B: 5/16/2022 8A-10B: 4/25/2022 |
| Spring 2022 Shipping Schedule | |||
| Zones | Nematodes | Encapsulated Compost Worms | Select Spring Items |
| 1A - 2A | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/9/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 2B - 3B | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 4A - 5A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/6/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 5B | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 5/2/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 6A | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/25/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 6B - 7A | 4/4/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/4/22 -10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 7B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/18/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 8A - 8B | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 3/7/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
| 9A - 10B | 2/21/22 -10/28/22 | 2/21/22 - 10/28/22 | 4/11/22 - 6/4/22 |
| Last Order Date | 10/24/2022 | 10/24/2022 | 5/31/2022 |
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.
