Volunteer Potatoes

**Tom Wagner** · February 17, 2008

Volunteer potatoes are largely thought of as weeds. Acedemiacs and other professionals have pressed within potato growing articles to eliminate volunteer potatoes as a source of disease. No argument there, but without volunteer potatoes many historic potatoes would have dropped off the face of the earth!

This is a lead-in for the defense of the underdog volunteer. I am not taking the time to answer why the volunteer needs some undue praise right now, but will leave it as an opening for someone who understands nature as to why this feature of survival is so important.

Pros and cons of any principle allows for one to get a better grasp of the issues involved.

Tom Wagner

February 17, 2008	#1
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	Volunteer Potatoes Volunteer potatoes are largely thought of as weeds. Acedemiacs and other professionals have pressed within potato growing articles to eliminate volunteer potatoes as a source of disease. No argument there, but without volunteer potatoes many historic potatoes would have dropped off the face of the earth! This is a lead-in for the defense of the underdog volunteer. I am not taking the time to answer why the volunteer needs some undue praise right now, but will leave it as an opening for someone who understands nature as to why this feature of survival is so important. Pros and cons of any principle allows for one to get a better grasp of the issues involved. Tom Wagner