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I now have five different types, so I thought I'd give it a whirl! I don't have a lot of space though, unfortunately.
Would growing in pots be viable?
I have collected naturally occurring fruit but never been able to germinate any of the small seeds inside.Not sure if potatoes are self pollinating or not so maybe I should be more proactive and dust some pollen onto stigmas so I know they have been fertilised.I have a couple flowering right now.
Quote from: jimc on January 31, 2015, 02:51:57I have collected naturally occurring fruit but never been able to germinate any of the small seeds inside.Not sure if potatoes are self pollinating or not so maybe I should be more proactive and dust some pollen onto stigmas so I know they have been fertilised.I have a couple flowering right now.Jayb can give you the full information, but in order for the seeds to be viable, you need to leave the potato fruits on the plants for several weeks after they first develop. Maybe, that was the problem, the seed inside weren't ripened enough?I managed to grow my own tps once and left the fruits after harvesting for may weeks, before I extracted the seeds. Until they were quite shrivelled. And the seeds germinated easily, although they are quite small to handle. Jayb is the expert on tps growing.