The Cheyenne potato is a mid-season variety that has gained popularity for its high yield, disease resistance, and versatile culinary uses. It is known for producing a consistently large crop, making it a reliable choice for both home gardeners and commercial growers.
Tuber Characteristics
- Shape: The tubers are typically round to oval in shape, making them easy to handle during harvesting and preparation.
- Skin: The skin is red, smooth, and thin, which adds to its appealing appearance.
- Flesh: The flesh is white with a waxy texture. This waxiness helps the potato hold its shape well during cooking, making it ideal for boiling, steaming, and roasting.
- Size: Cheyenne potatoes tend to grow to a medium to large size, providing a good yield per plant.
- Taste: The tubers have a mild, earthy flavor, which is slightly sweet and creamy when cooked.
- Disease Resistance: Cheyenne tubers are resistant to common potato diseases like blight and scab, ensuring good-quality potatoes with fewer blemishes.
Resistances and Sensitivities:
- Blight: Resists both early and late blight (a common potato disease).
- Scab: Resists potato scab (a bacterial disease that causes skin blemishes).
- Pests: Less prone to pests like the Colorado potato beetle.
- Stress: Tolerates some drought and heat, but grows best in moderate conditions.
- Waterlogging: Sensitive to too much water; needs well-drained soil.
- Frost: Sensitive to frost; should be planted after the last frost.
- Too Much Fertilizer: Sensitive to over-fertilization, especially nitrogen.
- Heavy Clay Soil: Doesn’t do well in heavy, clay soils that don’t drain well.