TPS Seedling experiment - Page 3

Medbury Gardens · November 2, 2011

They look nice Wendy

salix · November 14, 2011

Hopefully I can post a photo of some of the tubers from TPS "Designer Roses". Very pretty assortment of pinks, from pale to dark, and one almost white.

DSC00521.jpg

wmontanez · November 27, 2011

Salix, somehow never saw this picture until now. Nice group there. How is the taste so far?

Medbury Gardens · November 28, 2011

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Originally Posted by wmontanez

Salix, somehow never saw this picture until now. Nice group there. How is the taste so far?

Same here Willa sorry.

Hey those potatoes have come out looking so nice and clean skinned,your soil must be reasonably free draining is it?

salix · November 28, 2011

Wendy, so far the ones I have tasted (about half) have been pretty good, not outstanding, but good. I am definitely saving some for re-planting next year.

Richard, I confess to having hosed them off - they were pretty muddy (wet year) and just left them to dry on the grass for an hour or so. In a normal year, they don't need cleaning. Have never had a problem with storage even after a quick rinse, no scrubbing of course!

wmontanez · March 8, 2012

Are any of you folks trying TPS again? Or growing these as 1st year tubers?
Today was 60F here and got spring fever!!

loeb · March 8, 2012

How many TPS do you plant to get 1 seedling? I'm not sure how many of them usually germinate, it is better to put all the seeds from the packet into the soil, or maybe part of them is enough, and the rest can be saved for future?

Medbury Gardens · March 8, 2012

You find that the germination rate for TPS is normally high loeb,well thats what ive found anyway though i'm not sure whether it varies different potatoes.

Wendy- i'm into my third season tubers from TPS and i would have to say that they producing better crops now than i got from the first two seasons,though it has been a great growing season.

loeb · March 8, 2012

Ok, this is good news, so I will plant maybe 5-10 from each packet. That way I will have fun for a few years

bakob · March 8, 2012

I am from Tbilisi, Georgia (GEO. USA, DE, ZIP: 19720 My shipping adress). I bought true potatoes seed from this company 3 weeks ago (+One package free. shippings cost and time Okay!!). I sowed three units seed for the experiment (really sowed time is April). All three seed appeared.
Bako.
I wish Tom Wagner's health!

salix · March 8, 2012

Wendy, I will not be able to do more TPS this year as I have lost a major part of my growing area. Will concentrate my potato efforts on the tubers produced by last year's TPS growouts.

Mark0820 · March 8, 2012

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Originally Posted by Medbury Gardens

Wendy- i'm into my third season tubers from TPS and i would have to say that they producing better crops now than i got from the first two seasons,though it has been a great growing season.

Richard,

For TPS, do you just plant seeds the first year, then save tubers to plant as seed each year there after?

wingnut · March 8, 2012

TPS are the seeds! Some grow from TPS each year, some grow from TPS then save tubers to replant. I have yet to grow any TPS, just the tubers from TPS others have grown that I liked.

wmontanez · March 9, 2012

@wingnut
You haven't? Interesting. Are you trying this year? Well you have Tom's guidance more at hand I am sure you will do a great job. If you do and can share results/post pictures?

Farmette · March 9, 2012

Those of you who have grown TPS. Have you been replanting the saved tubers, planting seed you have saved or sowing more seed from the original packet?

November 14, 2011	#32
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	TPS - Designer Roses Hopefully I can post a photo of some of the tubers from TPS "Designer Roses". Very pretty assortment of pinks, from pale to dark, and one almost white. DSC00521.jpg Last edited by salix; November 14, 2011 at 05:33 AM. Reason: Arg - need to fix

November 27, 2011	#33
wmontanez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 776	Salix, somehow never saw this picture until now. Nice group there. How is the taste so far? __________________ Wendy

March 8, 2012	#36
wmontanez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 776	Are any of you folks trying TPS again? Or growing these as 1st year tubers? Today was 60F here and got spring fever!! __________________ Wendy

March 8, 2012	#38
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	You find that the germination rate for TPS is normally high loeb,well thats what ive found anyway though i'm not sure whether it varies different potatoes. Wendy- i'm into my third season tubers from TPS and i would have to say that they producing better crops now than i got from the first two seasons,though it has been a great growing season. __________________ Richard

March 9, 2012	#44
wmontanez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 776	@wingnut You haven't? Interesting. Are you trying this year? Well you have Tom's guidance more at hand I am sure you will do a great job. If you do and can share results/post pictures? __________________ Wendy Last edited by wmontanez; March 9, 2012 at 06:17 PM. Reason: spelling

November 2, 2011	#31
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	They look nice Wendy

November 28, 2011	#35
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Wendy, so far the ones I have tasted (about half) have been pretty good, not outstanding, but good. I am definitely saving some for re-planting next year. Richard, I confess to having hosed them off - they were pretty muddy (wet year) and just left them to dry on the grass for an hour or so. In a normal year, they don't need cleaning. Have never had a problem with storage even after a quick rinse, no scrubbing of course!

March 8, 2012	#37
loeb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 251	How many TPS do you plant to get 1 seedling? I'm not sure how many of them usually germinate, it is better to put all the seeds from the packet into the soil, or maybe part of them is enough, and the rest can be saved for future?

March 8, 2012	#40
bakob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tbilisi, Georgia Posts: 5	I am from Tbilisi, Georgia (GEO. USA, DE, ZIP: 19720 My shipping adress). I bought true potatoes seed from this company 3 weeks ago (+One package free. shippings cost and time Okay!!). I sowed three units seed for the experiment (really sowed time is April). All three seed appeared. Bako. I wish Tom Wagner's health!

March 8, 2012	#43
wingnut Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: bald hill area thurston county washington Posts: 312	TPS are the seeds! Some grow from TPS each year, some grow from TPS then save tubers to replant. I have yet to grow any TPS, just the tubers from TPS others have grown that I liked.

March 9, 2012	#45
Farmette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 985	Those of you who have grown TPS. Have you been replanting the saved tubers, planting seed you have saved or sowing more seed from the original packet?