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See How They Grow
Here is a photo update on how the TPS seedlings are growing. These little plants were just tiny seeds one month ago. (Growing note: I add more soil to the pots as the seedlings get bigger. The pots are about halfway full of soil to start with.)
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Details from First TPS Growing Experience
Attention to detail is a phrase that is tossed about quite frequently. In this case, it means noting and recording the differences of each TPS seedling that is grown out. Since there are variations between each plant, it is essential to record the important details of each one. If you do not know which potato…
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Growing True Potato Seedlings
Last year was the first time I saved true seeds from my potato plants. After harvesting the berries and extracting the seeds it was still only October of 2014. There I was with perfectly good potato seeds and a whole winter to wait before I could plant them outside. So I did what any other…
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How to Save True Potato Seeds
Take a moment to picture a person dressed in a white lab coat surrounded by stainless steel surfaces, glass beakers and test tubes. I am not that person! My goal is to make growing potatoes from true seeds easy and accessible to the home gardener. Extracting TPS from potato berries can be as simple or…
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Potato Berries! Here is where it all begins…
Imagine the possibility of holding hundreds of pounds of potatoes in just one hand. Sounds pretty incredible, doesn’t it? But this is exactly why I am interested in growing potatoes from true seeds. True potato seeds, or TPS, are small seeds that have tremendous potential for home gardeners. Buying traditional potato seed tubers every year from online retailers is prohibitively expensive even before adding…