I had some good potato berries this year.
So I decided to try my hand I growing potatoes from true seed.
I let the berries ripen for a few months then I ground them up in a blender then let the pulp and water ferment for a week or so. I then poured off the scum and washed the seeds with trisodium phosphate to remove the germination inhibitors followed by a wash in 1:5 bleach solution and a hot water rinse. I then dried them.
I planted them in a warm place, 85 degrees is best.
13 days later I have my first sprouts are coming up. The mother plants were Augusta and Purple Viking so I am hopeful that these are something interesting.
That is very cool. And it sounds like a lot of work. I hope it's a fruitful experience for you.
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of cool to think each seed has the potential to be a wonderful new type. Likely most will be awful though.
ReplyDeleteI like the surprise factor. Best part!
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