Do you plant any fingerling potatoes? I am going to have seed potatoes here for them. Here is all about them.

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     Good morning…it is darn cold here in Northern Iowa, but I heard from our daughter in Wyoming and they are at -4 this morning, so we can’t say darn cold I guess.  Temperature is at 15 degrees with it only warming up to 22 degrees.  IT will be colder than normal till Sunday but all next week we will have the above normal temperatures so that gives us the average for the month when we are below normal at some time, we will be above normal. 
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      I am thinking about order these potatoes.  What do you think?  Do you grow them?  Let me know. Potato Fingerling Russian Banana  This attractive all-purpose fingerling potato has yellow skin with yellow flesh and a distinctive nutty flavor. Potatoes have a firm texture and are about 4-5" long. Banana Fingerling potatoes are perfect for baking, boiling, frying or even in salads due to their firm texture. Approximately 10 seed potatoes per pound. Supplied as certified seed potato.
Here is how to grow them.
What Are Fingerling Potatoes: Tips For Growing Fingerling Potatoes
Have you noticed that potatoes have moved beyond baked, split, and buttered? For some time now, potatoes have taken on a kaleidoscope of colors, shapes, and sizes. Many have them have always been around but just fell out of favor. Take fingerling potatoes, for instance. What are fingerling potatoes? What are fingerling potato uses? Read on to find out how to grow fingerling potatoes and other fingerling potato info.
What are Fingerling Potatoes?
Fingerlings, like most potatoes, originated in South America and were brought to Europe. European immigrants brought them to North America. They are heirloom potatoes with long, knobby finger-like shapes. Some say they look like adorable, chubby baby fingers, but some of them more resemble the gnarled fingers of a Disney witch. To each their own.
Regardless of how you view them, the fact is that these spuds are delicious and are featured more often with restaurant cuisine, but they may be found at the local grocers too. They are naturally small when mature with a thin skin and smooth, moist texture.
Fingerling Potato Info
Fingerling potatoes often come in colors such as yellow, red, and even purple. Scientists have shown that these colors are more than just pleasing to the eye. Brightly colored crops have more nutrients than their drab counterparts, so eating fingerlings will provide you with an extra helping of phytonutrients, the natural compounds found in fruits and vegetables that promote good health.
Yellow fingerlings produce carotenoids or pro-vitamin A and the red and purple varieties produce anthocyanins, which act as antioxidants and fight free radicals that, in turn, may offer anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-cancer benefits.
Fingerling Potato Uses
Because of their thin skins, fingerlings do not need to be peeled. They work well in any way a potato can be used, from roasted, baked, broiled, and grilled to steamed, sautéed, and boiled. They complement salads, purees, soups, and sauces.
How to Grow Fingerling Potatoes
If you’ve seen fingerlings at the grocers or the farmer’s market, then you know that they cost more than the basic baking potato. This is no doubt because the thin skins make them less storable than other types of potatoes. No worries, you can easily grow your own. It’s no different than growing any other potato.
Some gardeners begin growing fingerling potatoes in summer for a fall harvest that can be kept throughout the winter months. This works well for folks that live in warmer regions, but for those in colder areas, plant them in early spring. They take 120 days from planting to harvest. Select disease free certified seed potatoes.
Prepare a bed for your spuds that is deeply dug and free of large debris. It should be moderately fertile with a pH of 6.0 to 6.5. Plant the seed potatoes two weeks after the last frost free date for your area. Plant them 2-4 inches (5-10 cm.) deep and a foot (30.5 cm.) apart in rows that are about 30 inches (76 cm.) apart.
As the plants grow, hill up around them with soil [3] to keep the spuds from getting green [4]. Potatoes do best in cool, moist soil, so mulch the hills with hay or straw to keep them cool and retain moisture.
Taken from Gardening Know How: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa  beckmall@netins.net  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365