Vitelotte
Variety
Vitelotte
Approved Data
created by Ecki at 09.03.2021
Features
Color
purple
blue
Taste
fixed
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
From France. Dark blue-purple skin and blue-white marbled to purple flesh. Late ripening. Firm cooking. Also called French truffle potato, Négresse, Truffe de Chine, Vitelotte Noire or blue potato. Strong, earthy, chestnut flavor. 150 - 170 days of ripening. (Source: Jeebel Farm)
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Vitelotte needs regular watering to produce good yields.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Seeding distance
35 cm
Row spacing
65 cm
Seeding depth
8 cm
Companion Plants
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Chamomile
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Corn / Maize
Horseradish
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Mint
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Oregano
Pak Choi
Parsnip
Phacelia / Scorpionweed / Heliotrope
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
Black spot of roses
Soft rot
Brown rot
Pests
Ten-lined potato beetle
Nematodes
Aphids
