Re: OT-PLANTS: 'taters

I've always heard that it's best to buy "seed" potatos especially for
gardening because most of the grocery potatos are not well adapted to a
wide variety of gardening conditions.  Just think of the regional
differences in performance of different iris cultivars & you get the
idea.

What I've always heard is that Idaho bakers generally do not grow well
in ordinary gardens, at least in this area.  Local varieties that are
sold in this area include Kennebec white potatos and a couple of
different red varieties whose names I can't think of right now.  I don't
know if the red varieties sold for gardening are the same as those sold
in local groceries.

I've also always heard it's not a good idea to plant sprouted leftover
garden potatos because those are likely to be the little leftovers,
which may have come from slightly inferior individual plants.

A couple of years ago, someone was briefly on this list who was actively
involved in potato research & had a few comments about 'genetic drift'
in potatos (also propagated by offsets, like iris).

I think that's what I remember.....
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Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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