Has anyone grown potatoes from seed? (TPS)

[Sally PB]

Has anyone grown potatoes from True Potato Seed (TPS), ie, from a seedball the plant grew? I got three seedballs last year. I've never gotten one before, and so I thought it would be fun to grow a few. The seeds are tiny, and they'll be a breeding experiment, as I have no idea which variety pollinated the one that grew the ball. An uncontrolled breeding experiment.

I'm hoping someone here has done this and will share their experience.

 

[sourland]

I didn't even know that potatoes set seed.

 

[Sally PB]

I'd heard of it, but never gotten any seed balls. They look like a tiny green tomato.

 

[Acre4Me]

We’ve had some potatoes set seed balls, but haven’t tried to plant any seeds. Maybe I’ll have to read up on it sometime.

this year, I’m going to try to start onions from seed, so that’s my new-to-me trial this year.

I’ve ordered seed potatoes, 3 kinds, so it will be interesting to see if they produce any seed balls.

 

[HillGuy]

I planted potato seeds. Started them under lights indoors when I started my tomatoes. Moved them outside into bags and treated them like regular potatoes. The plants were not as strong and productive as plants from seed potatoes. Didn't bother doing it again. Hindsight, might be worth starting them indoors much earlier.

 

[Sally PB]

My potato seeds have sprouted! I didn't get a pic, so I'll try to remember when I go back out there this afternoon.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

We’ve had some potatoes set seed balls, but haven’t tried to plant any seeds. Maybe I’ll have to read up on it sometime.

this year, I’m going to try to start onions from seed, so that’s my new-to-me trial this year.

I’ve ordered seed potatoes, 3 kinds, so it will be interesting to see if they produce any seed balls.

I always plant onions from seed randomly all over my garden beds to help deter bad insects

 

[sourland]

We're still waiting on those pictures.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I just noticed this thread. I agree, it would be interesting to see photos from @Sally PB

While we are waiting I'll copy a link to a thread on the sister gardening site with photos where a member did grow and harvest potatoes from seeds. Post #17 has the photos.

https://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/tps-growing-potatoes-from-seed.21891/page-2

 

[Sally PB]

The biggest

The littlest.

They are nowhere near as big as the the ones I started from potatoes. And the very biggest plant I have is from a volunteer.