Celebrating our Irish roots...er root crops

cdntomato · March 17, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/op...in&oref=slogin

Happy St Patrick's Day!!!

Jennifer

blatanna · March 19, 2008

Hi Jennifer and a belated St. Patricks day to you and anyone with Irish roots. That was a very interesting article about the famine. Its not often you get some background info on where it began or what other countries it affected. Hope you gad an enjoyable day. We had a hugh and very colourful parade here with many american and canadian bands here. It was also a bank holiday monday so the whole weekend eas given over to funfairs, fireworks, parades and many other events. We irish know how to enjoy ourselves.

**Tom Wagner** · March 21, 2008

Every day is like a St. Patrick's day to me in my potato research.

I am getting ready to plant some of my Irish Potatoes (Lumpers) grown my most Irish up until the 1845 start of the potato famine. My Lumpers are certified by me on organic grown to be free of disease. My start came from Ireland via Canada, then through a lab in Colorado and now in Washington. It is an expensive process to do this.

My Lumpers is a white potato but I am rapidly using it in introgression with many other varieties in a breeding project. Lump O'Gold is my best to date.
I like the yield and flavor, yellow flesh, LBlight res cross from Lumpers to Tollocan from Mexico. This spring I am growing from true seed the Lump O'Gold crossed to Tom Kaighin. Tom Kaighin is my best flavored potato to date, and was named for my Grandfather Kaighin's grandfather Tom Kaighin, born on the Isle of Man, an island in the middle of the Irish Sea. He spoke nothing but Manx, but his words of wisdom on planting potatoes was passed down to me.

If anyone wants to plant certified Lumpers potatoes, give me a Private Email.

Tom Wagner

March 17, 2008	#1
cdntomato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 554	Celebrating our Irish roots...er root crops http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/op...in&oref=slogin Happy St Patrick's Day!!! Jennifer __________________ There is no sincerer love than the love of food. -George Bernard Shaw

March 19, 2008	#2
blatanna Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 150	Hi Jennifer and a belated St. Patricks day to you and anyone with Irish roots. That was a very interesting article about the famine. Its not often you get some background info on where it began or what other countries it affected. Hope you gad an enjoyable day. We had a hugh and very colourful parade here with many american and canadian bands here. It was also a bank holiday monday so the whole weekend eas given over to funfairs, fireworks, parades and many other events. We irish know how to enjoy ourselves. __________________ Blatanna

March 21, 2008	#3
Tom Wagner Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 8407 18th Ave West 7-203 Everett, Washington 98204 Posts: 1,157	Every day is like a St. Patrick's day to me in my potato research. I am getting ready to plant some of my Irish Potatoes (Lumpers) grown my most Irish up until the 1845 start of the potato famine. My Lumpers are certified by me on organic grown to be free of disease. My start came from Ireland via Canada, then through a lab in Colorado and now in Washington. It is an expensive process to do this. My Lumpers is a white potato but I am rapidly using it in introgression with many other varieties in a breeding project. Lump O'Gold is my best to date. I like the yield and flavor, yellow flesh, LBlight res cross from Lumpers to Tollocan from Mexico. This spring I am growing from true seed the Lump O'Gold crossed to Tom Kaighin. Tom Kaighin is my best flavored potato to date, and was named for my Grandfather Kaighin's grandfather Tom Kaighin, born on the Isle of Man, an island in the middle of the Irish Sea. He spoke nothing but Manx, but his words of wisdom on planting potatoes was passed down to me. If anyone wants to plant certified Lumpers potatoes, give me a Private Email. Tom Wagner