True Potato Seed Trials

[reed]

I got down on my belly with a flash light to see if I lost any sweet potatoes under the storage bench in the kitchen. I did, and they are perfectly good, wow.

But I also found this. I forgot I put these down there. They are form the only TPS plant I had last year that made seeds from seed. Rather than rotting or drying up the two or three ping pong ball sized tubers converted themselves into a bunch of pea sized tubers and roots. Never saw nothin like it. I wasn't working with TPS this season but guess I have to put these in the ground and see what happens. I got a spot where I been dumping weeds and such so I think I'll just poke em down in it and see what happens. It's in  a little afternoon shade too, maybe that will compensate some for being planted so late. 

[nathanp]

I have seen this before. Usually it is due to tubers that stored poorly, and/or aged seed tubers. It is a survival strategy where the old tuber is trying to produce a new storage tuber before it is too aged. Unless this is a short dormancy diploid, the new tubers here probably will not grow this year without a dormant period. You may be better off separating them and storing them for 30+ days, then planting.

[atilgan]

I have plenty of berries. These are all from billw and its their second year. The ones in the second picture looks like they are almost ripe?

[atilgan]

This one is from nathanp and it is their second year as well.

[jondear]

The kpp tps train stopped here in Maine today. My organizational skills are going to be pushed to the max to keep all the cool stuff I selected sorted out. Should go out to New York tomorrow.

I'm adding some non potato seeds to the box, including leeks, hot peppers, kale x choy, and a black cherry tomato. Please help yourself to these seeds.

It makes me wonder if a Homegrown Goodness seed train would be awesome.

[imgrimmer]

Anyone has ever heard of this? It is a commercial ukrainian potatoe variety propagated by seeds.
It is still ebay but it might be interesting