just interested.Once grow seed potato
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oldherbaceous
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Dear Beeman2, there is nothing wrong in saving your own potato seed, as long as there was no disease present during last years growing season.
At least you will know what you are growing, not like when i bought a bag of Kestral seed, when i harvested them they were not Kestral at all.
At least you will know what you are growing, not like when i bought a bag of Kestral seed, when i harvested them they were not Kestral at all.
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Hi Beeman2, I agree with OH. If the plants and tubers were disease free last season there is nothing to stop you using some for seed potatoes this year.
I've checked the ones I saved for re-planting this morning to make sure none are rotten and the Kestrel, Arran Comrade and Shetland Black are already sending out shoots, so I'm going to set them out in egg boxes to chit tomorrow. I usually put a few Charlotte in the greenhouse border too for a nice early crop.
If you do save your own, you don't have to use the small ones. I don't use the largest, but have good results with ones a bit bigger than the seed potatoes you buy (if I haven't eaten all the larger ones that is). I do try to select some good ones and label them in nets and store them separately so we don't eat them. I'm afraid I slipped up and ate all the Red Duke of York this time.
I grew some micro-propagated plants last year and have the seed potatoes that grew from them to plant this year as well as my usual ones, so I've about 17 different varieties to try out. I hope I have enough space.
I'm planning on keeping notes on them all regarding taste, how productive they are, slug damage etc. and then just grow the ones that do best next year.
I've checked the ones I saved for re-planting this morning to make sure none are rotten and the Kestrel, Arran Comrade and Shetland Black are already sending out shoots, so I'm going to set them out in egg boxes to chit tomorrow. I usually put a few Charlotte in the greenhouse border too for a nice early crop.
If you do save your own, you don't have to use the small ones. I don't use the largest, but have good results with ones a bit bigger than the seed potatoes you buy (if I haven't eaten all the larger ones that is). I do try to select some good ones and label them in nets and store them separately so we don't eat them. I'm afraid I slipped up and ate all the Red Duke of York this time.
I grew some micro-propagated plants last year and have the seed potatoes that grew from them to plant this year as well as my usual ones, so I've about 17 different varieties to try out. I hope I have enough space.
I'm planning on keeping notes on them all regarding taste, how productive they are, slug damage etc. and then just grow the ones that do best next year.