German Butterball

seed potatoes
Solanum tuberosum
Late season, yellow skin, yellow flesh.

These plants produce delectable buttery balls that are hands-down the best-tasting roasting potato in the winter.

With flesh just dry enough for a fry or a hash, the Butterball has high yields, good storage qualities and shows some virus and scab resistance. Susceptible to rhizoctonia.

Large prostrate vines with few white flowers.

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② Family-owned companies or cooperatives, domestic and foreign
ships in spring

7142 German Butterball

B: 2.0 lb
$7.50
sold out
C: 10.0 lb
$16.50
sold out
E: 45.0 lb
$42.00
sold out

Also Available As

German Butterball
organic seed potatoes
ships in spring

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Quick Details
Skin Color
yellow
Flesh Color
yellow
Shape
oblong
Yield
medium-high
Storage Potential
excellent
Scab Resistance
good
Texture
dry, medium-dry
Harvest Season
late season
Compare

Compare with other Yellow Potatoes

Variety Skin Color Flesh Color Shape Yield Storage Potential Scab Resistance Texture Harvest Season
Satina
Organic 		yellow yellow round high excellent high moist early to mid
Yukon Gem
Organic 		yellow yellow round-oblong high good high firm, creamy early
Yukon Gold
Organic 		buff yellow oval medium excellent moderate firm, fluffy very early
Carola
Organic 		yellow yellow oblong high good high firm, moist mid
Keuka Gold
Organic 		buff yellow oblong high good high firm, moist mid
Soraya
Organic 		yellow yellow oval high good high firm, moist mid
Natascha
Organic 		yellow yellow oblong high good high waxy early
German Butterball
Organic 		lightly russeted yellow yellow oblong medium-high excellent good medium-dry late
Lehigh
Organic 		yellow yellow round medium-high excellent good waxy mid to late
Belmonda
Organic 		yellow yellow round-oblong high excellent good firm, moist early
Natascha yellow yellow oblong high good high waxy early
Yukon Gem yellow yellow round-oblong high good high firm, creamy early
Yukon Gold buff yellow oval medium excellent moderate firm, fluffy very early
Keuka Gold buff yellow oblong high good high firm, moist mid
Nicola yellow deep yellow long-oval medium-high good good waxy mid
Soraya yellow yellow oval high good high firm, moist mid
German Butterball yellow yellow oblong medium-high excellent good dry, medium-dry late
Lehigh yellow yellow round medium-high excellent good waxy mid to late
Shipping

For orders placed by February 20, 2026, this item will ship on our regular shipping schedule, starting in late March with the warmest states and finishing by early May. Orders placed after February 20, 2026 will be shipped later, and in the order in which they were received. We cannot ship this item any earlier; we regret that we cannot honor any requests to do so.

Additional Information

Seed Potatoes Solanum tuberosum

One pound of seed will usually plant 5–8 row feet, depending on the variety; 10# will usually plant 50 row feet.

  • Early potatoes mature in 65-80 days.
  • Midseason potatoes mature in 80-90 days
  • Late potatoes mature in more than 90 days

See Growing Potatoes for more information.