Description

Pre-nuclear potatoes represent the earliest generation of seed potatoes, grown from tissue culture in greenhouse conditions. Because they have never been grown in native soil, they are free of soil-borne diseases, offering exceptionally clean starting material for planting. These marble-sized tubers are known for their strong vigor and can produce up to 200% higher net weight compared to standard seed potatoes under ideal conditions.

This historic fingerling variety is one of the few potatoes originally imported directly from South America and was not widely grown outside the Makah Nation until the 1980s. It has been recognized for its cultural and culinary significance and was included in the Slow Food Ark of Taste, a catalog of distinctive foods facing extinction. The result is a highly sought-after, productive fingerling known for both heritage value and exceptional eating quality.

The tubers produce thin-skinned fingerlings with creamy yellow flesh and a rich, earthy flavor that makes them especially popular for roasting, boiling, and gourmet dishes. Each set includes 15 pre-nuclear seed tubers.

We are nestled in the Kittitas valley just east of the Cascade Mountains – making shipping difficult at times. If it gets below 32F at night, we will postpone shipping your order. We use a quick reference weather map to help us determine the weather along the route our freight companies use to deliver to you. We do offer winter boxes to ship your perishables. These only hold 10 pounds and will not be shipped if the temperatures dip below 0F at the farm or en route to you.

Unless otherwise specified*, all orders ship UPS ground (average 3-7 business days). Storms and other natural forces may delay your order mid transit.

UPS routes are as follows:

• WA, OR, CA, AZ, NM will follow the I5 corridor south
• TX, OK, UT, CO will be sent to Utah and dispersed there
• All other states will follow I90 through North Dakota and be dispersed in Chicago. If it is freezing along that route, your order will be delayed.

If you would like your perishables shipped later, please email the office to have us split your order for you. *Additional shipping charges may occur. If you do not wish to split your order you have two options: email customerservice@irisheyesgardenseeds.com requesting to ship regardless of temperatures or purchase a winter box for your perishables. Please note that we will not ship winter boxes if it is below zero en route to you.

*For orders under 11 pounds, we will only ship USPS. Orders between 11.1 and 100 pounds will ship UPS Ground. If your order weighs more than 100 pounds, please contact customerservice@irisheyesgardenseeds.com as you may qualify for our Market Grower program.

Farming is not guaranteed. Occasionally crop failures or other factors happen that may reduce our yields. When this happens we will need to contact you to find a substitute item or refund you.

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