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Post by kevin8715 on Jan 20, 2014 22:10:55 GMT -5
Hello,
I am a bit new here. Nevertheless, I was curious if anyone would be interested in true sweet potato seeds as a collaboration project. I'm going to try to produce true seeds in my 10a and 266 day frost free growing season for short season varieties. Your very own variety if you help grow them out. I'm not completely sure if I can share widely after this season, but I just want to see a list of people interested in this project. When I do have enough seeds to share widely (could be after this growing season, 2 or even 3 growing seasons), the deal will be you send me tubers back for me to try. Slowly we can undo the damages of this crop from being grown vegetatively.
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Post by steev on Jan 20, 2014 23:27:53 GMT -5
Sounds like a lovely project; I'm not sure my current climate (drought) would serve, but I'm interested. Keep us posted, please.
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Post by samyaza on Jan 21, 2014 2:28:51 GMT -5
+1 I'll try grafting it on Ipomoea tricolor. I read an article once that said it tends to induce flowering the best compared to other species in Ipomoea genus. Seeds are largely available in stores everywhere here.
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Post by cortona on Jan 21, 2014 9:01:43 GMT -5
im interested in this progect too!
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Post by imgrimmer on Jan 21, 2014 13:42:19 GMT -5
that`s what I was waiting for! I am interested too, but I have to say my climate is not really suitable for sweetpoatoes at least for existing varieties. I`d like to try it with true seeds.
If that`s okay for you.
Michael
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Post by blackox on Jan 21, 2014 14:27:13 GMT -5
I'm interested! I can see good things coming from this one! As Steev said, please keep us posted.
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Post by kevin8715 on Jan 21, 2014 17:55:31 GMT -5
I haven`t mentioned who is already involved. Joseph is first on the list for seeds. I would also love if anyone elae can help grow true seeds. Here is my summary of online readings: lots of varieties, long growing season, pollinators, drought helps by stressing, soil fertility low in nitrogen, and high humidty (I will have to mist probaly). Here is the source of my info: faculty.agron.iastate.edu/fehr/HOCP/46HOCP.pdf |
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Post by billw on Jan 21, 2014 17:58:38 GMT -5
Let me know if you find one that thrives at 60 degrees! I've love to grow sweet potatoes, but they just shiver and then die.
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Post by steev on Jan 21, 2014 22:30:27 GMT -5
Put me on the seedlist. This past year was the first I had good results from sweets, but I think I've got it down, now. Put me at the end of the list, as the current drought makes things very iffy.
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Post by ferdzy on Jan 22, 2014 15:29:55 GMT -5
Hi Kevin;
I'll be following this with interest, although as a Canadian I don't think I can be part of the exchange (I'm pretty sure that customs would take a dim view of my trying to mail live tubers to the U.S.)
We'll be planting two kinds of sweet potatoes this summer; one of them has bloomed profusely in the past but we have yet to find a partner for it. We are kind of trying a new one every year to see if we ever get lucky and if not, well, we try new sweet potatoes.
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 22, 2014 17:02:11 GMT -5
I'm hoping eventually to get some true seeds so am interested in watching this. Fedzy: I also had a prolific bloomer. We may need to partner up. Do you know the variety.
I have great luck with Georgia Jet and unknown one (I think that's one with all the flowers). It has creamy/orange flesh and red/tan skin. Part of me thinks it's a sport of a sport. It also tuberizes very well here.
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Post by ferdzy on Jan 22, 2014 18:15:10 GMT -5
Yeah, Ottawagardener, my prolific bloomer was Georgia Jet. Your other prolific bloomer may be too... Georgia Jet is known to mutate pretty freely.
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Post by kevin8715 on Jan 22, 2014 21:06:44 GMT -5
Oh, I forgot to mention. Please list any varieties that in your experience flowers vigorously. Preferably shortt season ones.
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Post by steev on Jan 22, 2014 21:42:04 GMT -5
The only sweet I've had success with is Beauregard; can't say it flowers vigorously, as I'd never noticed it before the subject was raised.
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Post by khoomeizhi on Jan 23, 2014 5:24:13 GMT -5
the purple one i grow flowers pretty well every year. i think it's just called 'purple'.
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