vegetable variety
Yukon Gold
Potato · Solanum tuberosum
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 3b–8a
- Days to harvest
- 70 to 120
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- annual
At a glance
Buttery, smooth, slightly sweet; yellow-fleshed all-purpose potato. Mashing, roasting, frying, gratins. The home-garden standard, stores well.
Growing Yukon Gold
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Yukon Gold by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other potato varieties
4 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Adirondack Blue
Earthy, slightly nutty, holds purple color when cooked; blue-skinned blue-fleshed novelty. Roasting, oven frie…
- Kennebec
Smooth, balanced flavor, all-purpose; classic American main-crop white potato. Mashing, frying, baking, storag…
- Red Norland
Waxy, moist, mild flavor; thin-skinned red new potato. Boiling, salads, roasting whole. Early variety, can dig…
- Russet Burbank
Dry, fluffy, classic baking potato; the McDonald's french fry variety. Baking, mashing, frying. Long-storage m…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Yukon Gold potato grow in?
Yukon Gold grows in USDA zones 3b through 8a.
- How does Yukon Gold compare to other potato varieties?
Yukon Gold is one of 5 potato varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full potato variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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