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It is time to think about getting your potato seeds!

We are very excited to offer pre-orders this year! Use this link to place your order. Please come to pick up your potatoes on
May 13, 2025 1:00pm-6:00pm or
May 14, 2025 9:00am-6:00pm or
May 15, 2025 9:00am-6:00pm
at the Extension Building (344 HWY 84 Pagosa Springs, CO 81147).

Everyone’s orders will be laid out on the tables with your names and an envelope for you to leave your money in. There will be extra potatoes for you to purchase if you would like, just weigh them out and change the pounds indicated on your envelope and add the extra money. Please bring the exact change. All potatoes are $2 per pound. There will be a box for you to put your envelope into.

The Colorado Master Gardner’s and Cindi Galabota, our CSU Extension Director, will be available to answer any questions you may have about growing potatoes.    

The price this year is $2 a pound.  We will take cash or checks. We will not be able to make change.

Potatoes must be picked up
May 13, 2025 1:00pm-6:00pm or
May 14, 2025 9:00am-6:00pm or
May 15, 2025 9:00am-6:00pm or
Anything left after 6:00pm on the 15th will be donated.

Variety’s that we officer this year are:

Click here to order your potatoes!

Please Make sure your soil temperature is at least 55F during the day and 45F at night. Click here to check out CSU Potatoes in the Home Garden – 7.617 fact sheet for more information on how to plant/grow potatoes successfully!

Keeping ahead of COVID-19

This rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) has imposed an unsettling, fluid situation upon our community and its businesses. While the team here still aims to maintain a “business as usual” approach, we are making a number of significant changes to our operations to account for a situation that is far from normal.