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Potato Seeds
Last year I grew Home Guard, Estima and Desiree potatoes; the maincrop
Desirees produced little fruits like green tomatoes. I have saved the small ( c. 1mm ) flattish seeds and they have now germinated into tiny little seedlings ( in the greenhouse in pots of course ). My question is ( and I suppose it may be a little esoteric ), am I likely to get decent potatoes by growing them from actual seed, or shoud I not bother? I understand disease may be a problem, but I'm more concerned with whether seed-set potatoes are actually capable of producing decent tubers ( I wonder if the seeds may be free of disease whereas tubers saved from last year are not necessarily ). Anyone tried this before? Andy. |
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Potato Seeds
"andrewpreece" wrote:
), am I likely to get decent potatoes by growing them from actual seed, or shoud I not bother? You're as likely to get decent potatoes from these seeds as you are to get good apples from planting the pips. Which is to say, not likely but why not? That's where Luther Burbank got the potato that bears his name. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
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Potato Seeds
In article , "andrewpreece" writes: | Last year I grew Home Guard, Estima and Desiree potatoes; the maincrop | Desirees produced little | fruits like green tomatoes. I have saved the small ( c. 1mm ) flattish seeds | and they have now germinated | into tiny little seedlings ( in the greenhouse in pots of course ). My | question is ( and I suppose it may be | a little esoteric ), am I likely to get decent potatoes by growing them from | actual seed, or shoud I not bother? As Gary Woods, it is unlikely but possible. That is how you breed new varieties, but commercial plant breeders reckon to try thousands of crosses for every one that is worth marketing. | I understand disease may be a problem, but I'm more concerned with whether | seed-set potatoes are actually | capable of producing decent tubers ( I wonder if the seeds may be free of | disease whereas tubers saved from | last year are not necessarily ). Seeds are certainly more likely to be disease-free, as many diseases will transmit only via the tubers. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Gary Woods wrote: (Nick Maclaren) wrote: As Gary Woods, it is unlikely but possible. And I have to post a self follow-up: There are a few varieties of potato that breed true from seed. Considerable breeding effort into "fixing" the strain, and still pretty limited. If they can produce a crop in one season, they would be a big break for the growers. If you could get them to do THAT in the UK, you would be able to get two crops a year in many parts of the world! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Potato Seeds
Anyone tried this before?
Andy. According to my father, my grandfather grew some from seeds but it took him a few seasons before he got reasonable sized potatoes. It certainly sounds like an interesting exercise to try. I've grown many an unusual plant from seed over the years and find it quite rewarding to see what happens. -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) |
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