[Bluedave]

Hi all,

Thaks to peapod I now know that I have seed pods developing on my potatoes. Is it possible to use these for growing potatoes next year? If so, how do I go about it?

I know there's probably a lot of hassle involved but I hate things going to waste!

Anybody any ideas?

[DD.]

American site, but this will give you a good insight:

http://www.growseed.org/potato-breeding.html

[Bluedave]

cheers DD - i'll have a good read

[Cazzy]

Very interesting, anyone here tried it?

I have what looks like berries on my Maris Piper plants, I feel an experiment coming on 

[solway cropper]

It's much more fun using 'tattie apples' as ammunition in a catapult.

sighs wistfully and remembers his childhood.

[Cazzy]

It's much more fun using 'tattie apples' as ammunition in a catapult.

sighs wistfully and remembers his childhood.

Lmao, i musta had a right boring childhood, i've never heard of them.  My sister in law was asking me about some wine I have in a demijon and I told her it was rosehip, she asked what they were and laughed when I told her............ she says ahhhhhh 'itchy coos', they put them down each others shirts lol.

[sunshineband]

Just taken loads off to save the plant using energy there -- might think about trying to grow some tuberlets next year.

Sounds interesting. If any grow on the Mayan Golds though, I might give it a go this year 

[solway cropper]

Cazzy, we used to do that with rose hips. Squash the seeds and pith out of the berry...boy, does it itch and we didn't just put them down each others shirts 

Growing up in the country in the  1950s was a fantastic experience

[sunshineband]

Glad I'm not the only one who remembers that rose hip itch 

[Bluedave]

well I have loads developing, will take them all of this weekend and definitely gonna try something with them. I'll keep you all posted.

[Cazzy]

Cazzy, we used to do that with rose hips. Squash the seeds and pith out of the berry...boy, does it itch and we didn't just put them down each others shirts 

Growing up in the country in the  1950s was a fantastic experience

I missed out on soooo much lol

Well i've been reading up quite a bit on growing from True Potato Seed (TPS)  It sounds fairly simple and I'm gonna give it a try.

I will take most of the tattie apples off the plants this week but will leave one or two that i will use for planting.

As far as I can tell each 'apple' has up to 200+ seeds so won't need many.

Anyone tried this before?

[peapod]

We need Iain JBA to answer that (where is he these days?)

[TheSpartacat]

Wont the seed be a potential hybrid of other strains that might have cross pollinated??
Oooh.... can first earlies cross with maincrop? I wish I could have Kerr Pinks that arrive quicker!! lol

[Cazzy]

yeah, as far as I understand it, each seed will produce a brand new variety of spud.

You can cross them yourself but I don't know how involved that would be...... i'll start off by leaving it up to mother nature and see what I get, i'll pick the tastiest of those and use them as my following years seed potatoes.

Its all very exciting 

[gowing238]

I think Iain might be keeping his nose out of this one!!! he doesnt want us knowing all his secrets!!! Lol!!