From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
mid-season, buff skin, white fleshThe quintessential Maine potato. Very adaptable to various soil and growing conditions, rugged, but sweet on the inside, just like a true Mainer.
A surprise winner for best French fry among several varieties that customer Tim Cunningham cooked up in a vat of olive oil at our 2017 spring Tree Sale (insert nostalgic sigh here).
Large uniform tubers store extremely well and resist late blight. Kennebecs are high yielding, resistant to dry spells and the last potato taken down by the leaf hopper.
Shows susceptibility to verticillium wilt and rhizoctonia. Get your fields on a 4–7 year rotation to avoid this variety’s tendency to scab. Large plants have a dense canopy of white flowers.
The name “Kennebec” comes from the Eastern Abenaki kinipek, meaning “large body of still water, large bay.” Late Blight Resistant. Indigenous Royalties.①②
For orders placed by February 21, 2025, this item will ship on our regular shipping schedule, starting in late March with the warmest states and finishing by early May. Orders placed after February 21, 2025 will be shipped later, and in the order in which they were received. We cannot ship this item any earlier; we regret that we cannot honor any requests to do so.
Additional Information
Seed Potatoes Solanum tuberosum
One pound of seed will usually plant 5–8 row feet, depending on the variety; 10# will usually plant 50 row feet.
This item is certified organic