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Post by castanea on Apr 26, 2011 0:47:01 GMT -5
Years ago I read about a germplasm release of sweet potaot seed in HortScience I think, and I think it was from a breeder in Georgia. Inluded in the article was the information that to start the population he had to graft some of the origional varieties onto a related species which bloomed readily. Other varieties had bloomed readily under short days in the greenhouse. The breeder had done a few generations of recurrant selection for yield, quality, easy bloom, and such. That is all I remember just now. Interesting. Thanks |
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Post by duckcreekfarms on May 29, 2011 10:54:19 GMT -5
I grow the Charleston Scarlet and listed it in the SSE Yearbook. I have over 150 varieties of sweetpotates and most of them will flower in the greenhouse under short days. I have some that will make seeds. last year one variety made a seed pod at every node and produced 100's of seeds. I have a couple of seedlings growing now, but I just planted them as an after though. LSU produces 1000's of seedlings every year and select ones they want to continue researching. Also NC. I have a friend that goes to NC each fall to help evaluate the seedlings and he says there are many good ones that get tossed, because they don't meet all the requirement for commercial growing....duckcreekfarms.com
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 29, 2011 12:25:09 GMT -5
Greeting DCF. I don't suppose you have any Asian purple sweet potato? I would be interested in acquiring some if you do.
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Post by atash on May 29, 2011 13:29:44 GMT -5
MNJRutherford, I have some bad news about what I think you're looking for.
It's grown throughout tropical Asia and in Hawaii but it's usually known as "Okinawa Purple" in this country. In Asia it's known as "Ube". TTYTT, I suspect a lot of ostensibly "ube" flavored products are full of something else and purple food coloring. They don't look or taste like the real thing to me.
It's a weak grower, is slow to produce, and is not very productive. It needs something like 130 days of hot weather.
You might want to look for comparable purples that are easier to grow. The Koreans seem to have a number of these. Maybe DCF can help. Meristem Labs has some too including Okinawa Purple which she will sell if you really want it but does not recommend. She has others that she recommends as substitutes.
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 29, 2011 16:22:51 GMT -5
I'm interested in getting something different. I like the Korean types, my friend has introduced me to eating them which is why I would want some. However, since my main purpose is to grow something contrary to the "norm", I'd be interested in hearing what the recommended substitutes are. THANKS!
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Post by cortona on May 29, 2011 16:55:23 GMT -5
ok, i'm almost new to sweetpottoes, i've start growing a variety that i've found in a etnic shop but i have a long enough season for lots of different variety.
problem
almost impossible to find interessant varietyes here in italy
can enybody give me a tips or something about how to buy or obtain some sourcematerial to grow and multiply?
buyng from mericlone lab?
somebody here having (at harvest time) some little tubers to excange?(obviusly that wil be a private excange because as usual i think is almost impossible to pass the customer officialy without phytosanitary certificate quarantine ecc ecc ecc.
seeds can be a good way to baypass the problem?
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Post by atash on May 29, 2011 18:07:08 GMT -5
mnjrutherford, I suggest trying "Purple" and "Spotted Purple" for starts. Real Ubes in the market here are in poor shape so I'm not even sure what I'm comparing them to--I say if you try it and like it go for it.
Cortona, it sounds like there might be a need for seed-grown sweet potatoes.
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Post by castanea on May 29, 2011 23:10:56 GMT -5
I grow the Charleston Scarlet and listed it in the SSE Yearbook. I have over 150 varieties of sweetpotates and most of them will flower in the greenhouse under short days. I have some that will make seeds. last year one variety made a seed pod at every node and produced 100's of seeds. I have a couple of seedlings growing now, but I just planted them as an after though. LSU produces 1000's of seedlings every year and select ones they want to continue researching. Also NC. I have a friend that goes to NC each fall to help evaluate the seedlings and he says there are many good ones that get tossed, because they don't meet all the requirement for commercial growing....duckcreekfarms.com Is there any way I can get seeds? |
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Post by duckcreekfarms on May 30, 2011 6:54:12 GMT -5
I don't save seeds as they will not come true from seed.
I am on a quest to find the purple fleshed varieties since they are so trendy right now, however, most of them are not the best flavored compared to what most people think of for sweetpotatoes. Okinawa is very long, hot season and I don't recommend those unless you live in an area like California or southern Florida. I have several trial varieties now in my collection, but I need to grow them out and see.
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Post by castanea on Jun 2, 2011 0:14:23 GMT -5
I want seeds because they WON'T come true.
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Post by cortona on Jun 2, 2011 19:14:21 GMT -5
exactly!!! me too i like it for the same reason! diversity that come from the seual reproduction,virus free clone that come from the same way, and the possibility to grow, experiment, just play with new possible variety.
yes atash sweet potatoes from seeds can simply bypass the import problem!
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 3, 2011 5:19:12 GMT -5
I believe we left some of our tubers in ground last year because I see vines coming up and while some of definitely morning glories, some are definately sweet potatoes... I think. I'll try to watch them for seed.
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Post by raymondo on Jun 8, 2011 7:39:28 GMT -5
My son lives in a warm enough climate that sweet potatoes flower. His did last year but I took no notice. I'll ask him to check for seed this year. Mind you, his came from a single tuber he bought at a supermarket so I hope they are self-fertile.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jun 10, 2011 19:59:36 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but in Ken Allan's book on sweet potatoes, he has a chapter on getting sweet potatoes to flower and set seed in eastern Ontario. He uses an unnamed variety to get Georgia Jet (which is self infertile) to set seed and grafts others that need a longer season on morning glories. It is an EXCELLENT book.
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Post by castanea on Jun 12, 2011 10:45:29 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this but in Ken Allan's book on sweet potatoes, he has a chapter on getting sweet potatoes to flower and set seed in eastern Ontario. He uses an unnamed variety to get Georgia Jet (which is self infertile) to set seed and grafts others that need a longer season on morning glories. It is an EXCELLENT book. I just got the book. It's a shame it's not more widely available. |
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