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Can the Potato Seeds Grow into Potatoes?

 
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qquito
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:19 am    Post subject: Can the Potato Seeds Grow into Potatoes? Reply with quote
Hello, Everybody:

To actually grow potatoes, we chop potatoes into chunks making sure
that each has at least one sprout "eye" and use these chunks as seeds.

However, I noticed that the potato plants above the ground blossom and
then bear small fruits about the size of cherry tomatoes, and these
fruits have small seeds in them.

What if we plant these seeds into the soil? Will they grow into
potatoes?

By the way, are these fruits edible?

Thanks for reading and replying.

--Roland
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Farm1
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Can the Potato Seeds Grow into Potatoes? Reply with quote
"qquito" <qquito@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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However, I noticed that the potato plants above the ground blossom
and
then bear small fruits about the size of cherry tomatoes, and these
fruits have small seeds in them.

What if we plant these seeds into the soil? Will they grow into
potatoes?

Yes. That is how new varieties of potatoes are bred.

Quote:
By the way, are these fruits edible?

I wouldn't.
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told2b
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Can the Potato Seeds Grow into Potatoes? Reply with quote
On Nov 17, 12:19 am, "qquito" <qqu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote:
Hello, Everybody:

To actually grow potatoes, we chop potatoes into chunks making sure
that each has at least one sprout "eye" and use these chunks as seeds.

However, I noticed that the potato plants above the ground blossom and
then bear small fruits about the size of cherry tomatoes, and these
fruits have small seeds in them.

What if we plant these seeds into the soil? Will they grow into
potatoes?

By the way, are these fruits edible?

Thanks for reading and replying.

--Roland

"The potato fruit are of no value to the gardener. Potato fruit, as
well as the plant itself, contain relatively large amounts of solanine.
Solanine is a poisonous alkaloid. The small fruit should not be eaten.
Since potatoes don't come true from seed, no effort should be made to
save the seed."
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philcooper
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Can the Potato Seeds Grow into Potatoes? Reply with quote
raycruzer Wrote:
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I've heard that many farmers have to hand pull volunteer potatoes that
are discovered in rotational crops such as onions and carrots.
Perhaps
in this situation the use of weed killers is not effective? For some
reason, the farmers remove the entire tuber, not just the green
foliage. My understanding is that these are not organic farmers but
traditional farmers. This is obviously a very expensive operation
because of the labor involved. Why would they hand pull the volunteer
potatoes if it were not necessary for some reason?

I hadn't spotted any farmers hand pulling weeds in the UK, smallholders
may because they are interested in higher quality crops and have smaller
areas to cover. As I said, this also reduces the chances of spreading
soil-borne disease




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philcooper
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