Home Guard (potato)

Home Guard is a potato variety grown mainly in Ireland. Oval Shape. It is an early variety with moderate to low yields, typically harvested and available in shops by mid May.^[2] The flesh is white or cream coloured, but shows a tendency to discoloration when cooked. It is susceptible to several diseases, including blight, potato cyst nematode and powdery scab.^[3]

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Potato cultivars
List of potato cultivars
Adirondack Blue Adirondack Red Agata Almond Alturas Amandine Amflora Anya Atlantic Austrian Crescent Bamberg Belle de Fontenay Bintje Black Champion Bloomer British Queen Butte Champion Désirée Gala Golden Wonder Home Guard International Kidney Irish Lumper Irish White Kennebec Kerr's Pink King Edward Laura Lenape Marcy Marfona Megachip Melody Mizen Pike Pink Fir Apple Ranger Russet Ratte Red Gold Red La Soda Red Norland Red Pontiac Rooster Russet Burbank Shetland Black Skerry Champion Stobrawa Superior Ulster Emblem Umatilla Russet Villetta Rose Vitelotte Vivaldi Yellow Finn Yukon Gold
Creamer potato Fingerling potato Russet potato