TPS growing 2014 anyone?

wmontanez · March 13, 2014

I started about 8 TPS lines, mostly open pollinated
who else out there growing TPS this year?

joseph · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by wmontanez

I started about 8 TPS lines, mostly open pollinated
who else out there growing TPS this year?

I grow a few TPS seedlings every year.

Hermitian · March 13, 2014

I was going to grow some this year, but the trial seeds from Tom Wagner have yet to materialize.

**Tom Wagner** · March 13, 2014

Richard, I have not totally forgotten you...just busy.

I will be in Vista March 25-27 and will be making TPS seedlings available of 71 kinds. I will be transplanting them just outside Vista down-slope from some avocados. PM me for details of how to get ahold of each other. I should have enough plugs for at least a couple of thousands plugs. I have quite a few rare F-1's but lots of OP lines too. If you have some ground prepared...get ready for a visitor. If you want a lot of seedlings you may want to help me separate some of my clustered cells. I know I will have several hundred extra Stina TPS plants. Stina is a Swedish variety from 1976 that is a great bloomer and berry setter with light yellow flesh, floury texture, but needs some improvement on flavor. Maybe some of the seedlings will surprise us. I hope to have a limited amt. of the old Colombian potato CHAUCHA OCA seedling x Skagit Valley Gold hybrid to allow for some good gold flesh lines to show up.

I have 162 lines of TPS sown locally about to emerge, but not waiting for them to germinate I have transplanted 168 seedling Muru's into larger pots in the greenhouse yesterday. They were seeded four weeks ago.

Tired after digging potatoes all day up near Mount Vernon, WA. Best part was digging the Magic Dragon Series which have been 100% of the time in the ground there since three years ago. Great thing is that there were no blemishes from rhizoc, scab, blight, rot, or freeze damage that normally affects most potato varieties. The low temps this past winter was around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Fun way to screen potato clones for the ones that survive anything thrown at them. I dug a three hundred foot row of them representing 144 clones originally. Attrition rate was at least 50%.

Hermitian · March 13, 2014

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Originally Posted by Tom Wagner

Richard, I have not totally forgotten you...just busy.

Sometimes nudging people in public works better than in private.

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Originally Posted by Tom Wagner

I will be in Vista March 25-27 and will be making TPS seedlings available of 71 kinds. I will be transplanting them just outside Vista down-slope from some avocados.

The irrigation run-off from the avocados should make things interesting.

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Originally Posted by Tom Wagner

If you have some ground prepared...get ready for a visitor.

I have a modest 12 linear feet.

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Originally Posted by Tom Wagner

... I dug a three hundred foot row of them representing 144 clones originally. ...

Wow. You're an inspiration.

**Tom Wagner** · March 13, 2014

Richard

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Sometimes nudging people in public works better than in private.

I have so many contacts on my Iphone ...it looks like a phone directory for a medium size town. My main email has 21,000 plus saves, my voicemail is up to 118....yes..
a public nudge is good!

12 linear feet for potato seedlings? Maybe we can agree on maybe 15 select seedlings from 15 origins?

Inspiration? Digging was mostly perspiration and a quick nap in the sun between digging duties.

My donation of the potatoes dug to my intern was worth it. Imagine driving to the field and smelling a freshly boiled Picasso potato weighing 10 oz being eaten.....yes, I recognized the skin color, flesh color, and aroma.

Jayc · March 16, 2014

TPS I've just sown

Azul Rose
Bolivar
Kameraz
Magic Dragons
October Blue
P.I. 225694 x Skagit Valley Gold
Tollocan Fiesta

Bolivian Yellow Hesh
Sarpo Kifli x Tibet
Sarpo Kifli x Skagit Magic
Sarpo Mira
Tibet
and another one I can't remember for a sec

The first group are Tom's, the second either open pollinated saved seed or intentional cross.

I'm also planning on starting some more varieties a little later on for mini tubers. Hoping for some early types and anything that indicates any Late blight resistance.

NathanP · March 17, 2014

I couldn't wait ... I got them all planted last night. 250+ seeds

wmontanez · March 17, 2014

Good job all. Let's make TPS 2014 fun.

Those list Nathan and Jay are impressive!

I am surprised mine started to germinate in 4 days.
I got 3 seedling emerge from Nordic Lumper Open pollinated TPS from 2010....

March 18, 2014

I will be on board this year again too.
This year I will be very busy so I will not have the time to try all my TPS lines but I prepared some interesting red fleshed lines and 2 hybrids between phureja and tuberosum i will try this season.
I will start seeding next weekend.

Jayc · March 20, 2014

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Originally Posted by wmontanez

Good job all. Let's make TPS 2014 fun.

That sounds good to me and thanks for starting this thread

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Those list Nathan and Jay are impressive!

Thank you, I agree Nathan has some fab lines

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I am surprised mine started to germinate in 4 days.
I got 3 seedling emerge from Nordic Lumper Open pollinated TPS from 2010....

They are amazing aren't they, I've just noticed the first of mine coming through - Magic Dragons!

NathanP · March 20, 2014

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Thank you, I agree Nathan has some fab line

I just hope I don't kill them this year

I did not have good luck last year with TPS.

**Tom Wagner** · March 21, 2014

This picture of some F-2 Muru TPS sown about a month ago shows how bottom heat stretches the seedlings to grow tall. These seedlings were potted up not so long ago with barely any tops showing...these will get potted up again burying most of the bottom leaves again. Muru is a very upright potato vine anyway and is a late maturing clone.

wmontanez · March 24, 2014

My TPS are getting close to first "bury" once I see 4 new leaves, after that last time they took off quickly

gardensup · March 24, 2014

All of this discussion and pictures of newly emerged potato seedlings is making me anxious for spring. As I look out my window I see the snow is still 2 metres (6 feet) high at the end of the driveway so I must resist the temptation to start anything for at least another week.

Having said this, here are some of the varieties I plan to evaluate this year:

Sarpo Axona (OP)
Sarpo Mira (OP)
Sarpo Mira x Vitelotte Grande #1
Sarpo Mira x Vitelotte Grande #2
Hedge Rose
Cieter's Gold
Howie Mandel
Fiesta Gold
Boyd Dude

Every year is a surprise. Often the ones I expect will be great end up being just average while others, for which I have low expectations, turn out to be the winners.

March 13, 2014	#3
Hermitian BANNED Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 1,112	I was going to grow some this year, but the trial seeds from Tom Wagner have yet to materialize. __________________ Richard _<\|\|>_

March 17, 2014	#9
wmontanez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 776	Good job all. Let's make TPS 2014 fun. Those list Nathan and Jay are impressive! I am surprised mine started to germinate in 4 days. I got 3 seedling emerge from Nordic Lumper Open pollinated TPS from 2010.... __________________ Wendy

March 13, 2014	#1
wmontanez Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 776	TPS growing 2014 anyone? I started about 8 TPS lines, mostly open pollinated who else out there growing TPS this year? __________________ Wendy

March 13, 2014	#4
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	Richard, I have not totally forgotten you...just busy. I will be in Vista March 25-27 and will be making TPS seedlings available of 71 kinds. I will be transplanting them just outside Vista down-slope from some avocados. PM me for details of how to get ahold of each other. I should have enough plugs for at least a couple of thousands plugs. I have quite a few rare F-1's but lots of OP lines too. If you have some ground prepared...get ready for a visitor. If you want a lot of seedlings you may want to help me separate some of my clustered cells. I know I will have several hundred extra Stina TPS plants. Stina is a Swedish variety from 1976 that is a great bloomer and berry setter with light yellow flesh, floury texture, but needs some improvement on flavor. Maybe some of the seedlings will surprise us. I hope to have a limited amt. of the old Colombian potato CHAUCHA OCA seedling x Skagit Valley Gold hybrid to allow for some good gold flesh lines to show up. I have 162 lines of TPS sown locally about to emerge, but not waiting for them to germinate I have transplanted 168 seedling Muru's into larger pots in the greenhouse yesterday. They were seeded four weeks ago. Tired after digging potatoes all day up near Mount Vernon, WA. Best part was digging the Magic Dragon Series which have been 100% of the time in the ground there since three years ago. Great thing is that there were no blemishes from rhizoc, scab, blight, rot, or freeze damage that normally affects most potato varieties. The low temps this past winter was around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Fun way to screen potato clones for the ones that survive anything thrown at them. I dug a three hundred foot row of them representing 144 clones originally. Attrition rate was at least 50%.

March 16, 2014	#7
Jayc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 319	TPS I've just sown Azul Rose Bolivar Kameraz Magic Dragons October Blue P.I. 225694 x Skagit Valley Gold Tollocan Fiesta Bolivian Yellow Hesh Sarpo Kifli x Tibet Sarpo Kifli x Skagit Magic Sarpo Mira Tibet and another one I can't remember for a sec The first group are Tom's, the second either open pollinated saved seed or intentional cross. I'm also planning on starting some more varieties a little later on for mini tubers. Hoping for some early types and anything that indicates any Late blight resistance.

March 17, 2014	#8
NathanP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: RI Posts: 183	I couldn't wait ... I got them all planted last night. 250+ seeds

March 18, 2014	#10
aletheia Guest Posts: n/a	I will be on board this year again too. This year I will be very busy so I will not have the time to try all my TPS lines but I prepared some interesting red fleshed lines and 2 hybrids between phureja and tuberosum i will try this season. I will start seeding next weekend.

March 21, 2014	#13
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	This picture of some F-2 Muru TPS sown about a month ago shows how bottom heat stretches the seedlings to grow tall. These seedlings were potted up not so long ago with barely any tops showing...these will get potted up again burying most of the bottom leaves again. Muru is a very upright potato vine anyway and is a late maturing clone.

March 24, 2014	#15
gardensup Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 8	All of this discussion and pictures of newly emerged potato seedlings is making me anxious for spring. As I look out my window I see the snow is still 2 metres (6 feet) high at the end of the driveway so I must resist the temptation to start anything for at least another week. Having said this, here are some of the varieties I plan to evaluate this year: Sarpo Axona (OP) Sarpo Mira (OP) Sarpo Mira x Vitelotte Grande #1 Sarpo Mira x Vitelotte Grande #2 Hedge Rose Cieter's Gold Howie Mandel Fiesta Gold Boyd Dude Every year is a surprise. Often the ones I expect will be great end up being just average while others, for which I have low expectations, turn out to be the winners.