All Hail ‘King Harry’

(HIT) - Growing potatoes in the backyard garden just got easier. A new potato variety called ‘King Harry,’ developed by Cornell University and field tested by Wood Prairie Farm, is resistant to the pests that bother Irish potatoes—including Colorado Potato Beetles and Potato Leafhoppers—because they dislike its hairy leaves.

‘King Harry’ is a robust upright plant with prolific pale purple blossoms that yields a heavy crop of bright-skinned tubers with pearly white flesh. The potatoes keep well, so you can enjoy them well past harvest time. ‘King Harry’ has just received an MGA Green Thumb Award from the Mailorder Gardening Association as one of the best new plants for 2007.

A five-pound bag of ‘King Harry’ Double-Certified Organic Seed Potatoes sells for $14.95 from Wood Prairie Farm, 1-800-829-9765, www.woodprairie.com.

Courtesy: Home Improvement News and Information Center