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    From Wilson@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 19 09:42:41 2021
    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato seeds.
    I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They produced above ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters. I have
    saved some seed and will try them in the coming season, but I never saw, no less planted, potato seeds before.

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to Wilson on Fri Nov 19 07:46:16 2021
    On 11/19/2021 6:42 AM, Wilson wrote:
    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato
    seeds. I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They
    produced above ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters. I have saved some seed and will try them in the coming season,
    but I never saw, no less planted, potato seeds before.

    Look them up. AIUI, potato seeds will almost never breed true. You are
    highly unlikely to get a "good" potato out of them.

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  • From Wilson@21:1/5 to Bob F on Fri Nov 19 10:56:11 2021
    On 11/19/2021 10:46 AM, Bob F wrote:
    On 11/19/2021 6:42 AM, Wilson wrote:
    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato
    seeds. I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They
    produced above ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato
    clusters. I have saved some seed and will try them in the coming season,
    but I never saw, no less planted, potato seeds before.

    Look them up. AIUI, potato seeds will almost never breed true. You are
    highly unlikely to get a "good" potato out of them.

    Thanks, Bob. I have looked them up got the same info as you just gave me. So hoping someone else has dealt with them before. If Adirondacks are heirloom, the seed my resemble the parent.

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  • From Bob F@21:1/5 to Wilson on Fri Nov 19 08:34:09 2021
    On 11/19/2021 7:56 AM, Wilson wrote:
    On 11/19/2021 10:46 AM, Bob F wrote:
    On 11/19/2021 6:42 AM, Wilson wrote:
    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato
    seeds. I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They
    produced above ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato
    clusters. I have saved some seed and will try them in the coming
    season, but I never saw, no less planted, potato seeds before.

    Look them up. AIUI, potato seeds will almost never breed true. You are
    highly unlikely to get a "good" potato out of them.

    Thanks, Bob. I have looked them up got the same info as you just gave
    me. So hoping someone else has dealt with them before. If Adirondacks
    are heirloom, the seed my resemble the parent.

    Why do you think that?

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Wilson on Fri Nov 19 16:24:22 2021
    Wilson wrote:
    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato seeds.
    I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They produced above ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters. I have
    saved some seed and will try them in the coming season, but I never saw, no less planted, potato seeds before.

    were there other kinds of potatoes being grown in that
    area and blooming at roughly the same time?


    songbird

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  • From Wilson@21:1/5 to songbird on Sat Nov 20 11:09:57 2021
    On 11/19/2021 4:24 PM, songbird wrote:
    Wilson wrote:
    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato seeds. >> I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They produced above >> ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters. I have
    saved some seed and will try them in the coming season, but I never saw, no >> less planted, potato seeds before.

    were there other kinds of potatoes being grown in that
    area and blooming at roughly the same time?


    songbird


    I actually had some red-skinned potatoes that escaped the fall harvest last year and came up on their own. Something else I never saw happen before.
    Those red potatoes bloomed, but I can't say they were blooming at the same time. Many seeds about the size of a sesame seed in each fruit. Going to experiment and see what happens.

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  • From Gary Woods@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 20 12:44:08 2021
    On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:42:41 -0500, Wilson <nowhere@nearyou.com>
    wrote:

    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato seeds.
    I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They produced above >ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters.

    I remember that Luther Burbank's "Burbank" potato came from one of the
    seeds from a rare potato fruit. And I met a fellow at the Seed
    Saver's Exchange summer meet that breeds potatos (and tomatos) by
    cross pollinating and growing out the resulting seeds. He had a
    number of potato colors bred from Peruvian wild stock.

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  • From Wilson@21:1/5 to Gary Woods on Tue Nov 23 10:24:25 2021
    On 11/20/2021 12:44 PM, Gary Woods wrote:
    On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:42:41 -0500, Wilson <nowhere@nearyou.com>
    wrote:

    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato seeds. >> I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They produced above >> ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters.

    I remember that Luther Burbank's "Burbank" potato came from one of the
    seeds from a rare potato fruit. And I met a fellow at the Seed
    Saver's Exchange summer meet that breeds potatos (and tomatos) by
    cross pollinating and growing out the resulting seeds. He had a
    number of potato colors bred from Peruvian wild stock.

    Thanks Gary. I have no real expectations, but a strong curiosity about
    things grow-able. I'm always collecting things in the wild and sometimes
    even get to plant them. If I planted 15 seeds and had anything come from
    them, I would be happy. If I had 15 different types of potatoes, I would be ecstatic.
    Thanks for that info.

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  • From Wilson@21:1/5 to Gary Woods on Tue Nov 23 10:23:59 2021
    On 11/20/2021 12:44 PM, Gary Woods wrote:
    On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:42:41 -0500, Wilson <nowhere@nearyou.com>
    wrote:

    Not a misprint Just wondering what other's experience is with potato seeds. >> I tried some Adirondack blue seed potatoes this summer. They produced above >> ground fruit that looked like dark-green cherry tomato clusters.

    I remember that Luther Burbank's "Burbank" potato came from one of the
    seeds from a rare potato fruit. And I met a fellow at the Seed
    Saver's Exchange summer meet that breeds potatos (and tomatos) by
    cross pollinating and growing out the resulting seeds. He had a
    number of potato colors bred from Peruvian wild stock.

    Thanks Gary. I have no real expectations, but a strong curiosity about
    things grow-able. I'm always collecting things in the wild and sometimes
    even get to plant them. If I planted 15 seeds and had anything come from
    them, I would be happy. If I had 15 different types of potatoes, I would be ecstatic.
    Thanks for that info.

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Wilson on Tue Nov 23 18:50:25 2021
    Wilson wrote:
    ...
    Thanks Gary. I have no real expectations, but a strong curiosity about
    things grow-able. I'm always collecting things in the wild and sometimes
    even get to plant them. If I planted 15 seeds and had anything come from them, I would be happy. If I had 15 different types of potatoes, I would be ecstatic.
    Thanks for that info.

    Wilson, send me a PM (the e-mail i use for this group is
    valid) and i will send you some further links to explore on
    the topic. :)


    songbird

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