2007 - Potatoes

[Lauren S]

(Stupid question alert) 

Does anyone ever save any of their potatoes to use as seed potatoes for next seasons crops? Is this possible?

Lauren 

[Smileyk]

Just dug up my late crop as blight struck and  they needed to be lifted quickly.  Half of the plants didn't grow as blight set in quickly on those but the first lot did well.  We lifted just over 19lbs of potatoes today

[Clayhithe]

. . . . save any of their potatoes to use as seed potatoes?

Wow,  this is a hot potato

People get very angry with me for saving potatoes as seed.
I often use supermarket pots. (Organic,  obviously)

True Scotch seed is certified as Mosaic Virus-free.
If you save and re-use pots they eventually get the virus (from aphids and such)
but it can take several years.

I reckon that supermarket pots were grown from virus-free stock
so mine are only 1 year down the line.

Or perhaps I'm just cheapskate.