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Purple Majesty Seed Potatoes for Planting
PRE-SALE TO RESERVE — BUT IT SHIPS IN EARLY DECEMBER
Grow your own beautiful purple potatoes right in your backyard garden. Purple Majesty is a unique potato variety known for its striking deep-purple skin and vibrant purple flesh that retains much of its color even after cooking. These potatoes are rich in naturally occurring anthocyanin pigments, which give them their distinctive color. Purple Majesty potatoes are delicious roasted, mashed, baked, or prepared as colorful homemade potato chips. Their beautiful appearance makes them an exciting addition to the vegetable garden and kitchen. This variety is known to grow well in hot climates with mild winters like Florida that grow potatoes during the fall, winter, and early spring.
Solanum tuberosum
SEED POTATO ORDERS DO NOT SHIP IMMEDIATELY.
We are accepting pre-sale orders now so customers can reserve their seed potatoes for the upcoming fall/winter planting season.
📦 Shipping begins in December. Orders will be packed and shipped in the order they were received.
🌱 Seed potatoes will arrive without being pre-sprouted (chitted). Customers will need to prepare their potatoes for planting at home. Instructions are provided below.
Your entire order will be placed on hold until your seed potatoes are ready to ship in December. This includes any seeds, live plants, or other products purchased in the same order.
If you need your other items shipped sooner, please place a separate order or email info@jerrasgarden.com to discuss separate shipping arrangements.
2 LB Purple Majesty Seed Potatoes
A great option for home gardeners with smaller growing spaces, raised beds, or containers who want to try growing this beautiful purple variety.
5 LB Purple Majesty Seed Potatoes
A larger quantity for gardeners who want to grow more potatoes, plant multiple containers, or dedicate additional garden space to potato production.
Seed potato sizes and the number of individual potatoes will vary. Sold by weight, not by potato count.
Not sure how many pounds of seed potatoes you need? Choose the size that best fits your growing space.
2 LB Seed Potatoes — $12.99
Great for smaller gardens, raised beds, and gardeners trying a new potato variety. Depending on the size of the seed potatoes and how they are prepared for planting, 2 lb can produce approximately 10–15 potato plants, enough for about 10–15 feet of garden row.
5 LB Seed Potatoes — $24.99
Ideal for gardeners who want a larger harvest or plan to grow potatoes in multiple beds or containers. Depending on the size of the seed potatoes and how they are prepared for planting, 5 lb can produce approximately 25–38 potato plants, enough for about 25–38 feet of garden row.
Potatoes are grown from whole seed potatoes or cut pieces containing healthy growing points called eyes. Larger seed potatoes can be cut into multiple planting pieces, allowing you to grow more plants from the same amount of seed potatoes.
These estimates assume that larger potatoes are cut into suitable planting pieces and spaced approximately 12 inches apart. The actual number of plants will vary depending on the size and condition of the seed potatoes you receive.
Growing in containers? Potatoes can also be grown in large grow bags and containers. The number of plants per container depends on its size, with approximately one seed piece for every 2.5–3 gallons of growing medium as a general starting point.
Purple Majesty is a specialty potato variety with beautiful purple skin and deep-purple flesh.
Variety Characteristics
Botanical name: Solanum tuberosum
Variety: Purple Majesty
Skin color: Deep purple
Flesh color: Deep purple
Growth habit: Upright potato plants
Maturity: Approximately 80–100+ days, depending on growing conditions
Flavor: Earthy, rich potato flavor
Culinary uses: Roasting, baking, mashing, boiling, and homemade potato chips
Growing season: Cool-season crop, including winter in Florida
The purple color comes from anthocyanins, naturally occurring plant pigments also found in blueberries, purple cabbage, and other colorful fruits and vegetables.
Purple Majesty is an excellent choice for gardeners who enjoy growing unusual, colorful, and delicious crops.
Seed potatoes are actual potato tubers that are used to grow new potato plants. Unlike most vegetables that are started from botanical seeds, potatoes are commonly propagated by planting whole potatoes or pieces of potatoes containing healthy growing points called eyes.
Each healthy seed piece can develop into a new potato plant that produces additional potatoes underground.
Seed potatoes are intended for planting rather than immediate consumption.
Your seed potatoes will not be intentionally pre-sprouted before shipping. You can encourage them to develop sprouts at home before planting through a simple process called chitting.
Step 1: Unpack Your Potatoes
Remove your potatoes from their shipping packaging as soon as they arrive. Place them in a shallow tray, egg carton, or open container with good airflow.
Step 2: Place in a Cool, Bright Location
Keep your potatoes in a cool area with bright, indirect light. Temperatures around 50–60°F are ideal.
Avoid direct sunlight, excessive heat, and dark storage conditions that encourage long, weak sprouts.
Step 3: Allow Sprouts to Develop
Over the next few weeks, small sprouts should begin emerging from the potato eyes. Chitting commonly takes approximately 2–4 weeks, although the time varies depending on dormancy and storage conditions.
Step 4: Check for Healthy Sprouts
Ideally, your potatoes should develop short, sturdy sprouts approximately ¼–½ inch long.
Step 5: Prepare for Planting
Small potatoes can be planted whole. Larger potatoes can be cut into pieces, with each piece weighing approximately 1.5–2 ounces and containing at least one or two healthy eyes.
Allow freshly cut surfaces to dry and heal before planting to help reduce the risk of rotting.
Chitting is optional, but it can help encourage earlier growth. Potatoes that have not been pre-sprouted can also be planted when conditions are suitable.
Sunlight: Choose a location that receives at least 8 hours of direct sunlight daily.
Soil: Plant in loose, well-draining soil enriched with organic matter. Potatoes prefer slightly acidic soil, approximately pH 5.0–6.0.
Planting Depth: Plant seed pieces approximately 3–4 inches deep.
Spacing: Space plants approximately 10–12 inches apart, with enough room between rows for hilling and harvesting.
Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged. Even moisture is especially important as potatoes begin forming underground.
Fertilizing: Potatoes benefit from balanced nutrition and sufficient potassium. Avoid excessive nitrogen, which can encourage leafy growth at the expense of tuber production.
Hilling: As the plants grow, gradually mound additional soil around the stems to keep developing potatoes covered and protected from sunlight.
Harvesting: Depending on growing conditions, potatoes are generally ready to harvest approximately 70–110 days after planting. For mature storage potatoes, wait until the plants naturally yellow and die back, then allow the skins to set before harvesting.
Pre-Sale: Orders are being accepted now for the upcoming planting season.
Expected Shipping: December
Order Fulfillment: Orders will be packed and shipped in the order received.
Shipping Costs: Seed potatoes are heavy and require special shipping rates. Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your delivery location and order weight.
Tracking: You will automatically receive an email with your tracking information when your shipping label is created later on closer to the shipping day. Please allow additional time for your package to be packed and handed over to the carrier. Tracking will update once the carrier scans your package.
Combined Orders: Orders containing seed potatoes and other items will be held until the potatoes are available. Please place separate orders if you need other products sooner.
Important: Unpack and inspect your potatoes promptly after delivery. Do not leave them sealed in shipping packaging for extended periods.
Seed potatoes are a natural agricultural product. Individual potato sizes, shapes, and appearances will vary. Small eyes or sprouts may already be present upon arrival.
Potatoes are living planting material, and successful growth depends on temperature, soil conditions, watering, storage, and proper handling.
Chitting and planting instructions are provided to help you grow successfully, but harvest quantities and growing results cannot be guaranteed.
Please check your local planting calendar before purchasing to make sure the shipping schedule aligns with your growing season.
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Reports made after 24 hours of delivery will not be eligible for a refund or replacement. We are unable to replace or refund plants reported outside of this timeframe, as plant health after delivery is influenced by factors out of our control such as handling, environmental conditions, and care once received.
We are not responsible for lost, delayed, or damaged packages caused by USPS or UPS once the package is in the carrier’s possession. Shipping carriers are responsible for transit-related issues.
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