WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

September 2, 1992

 

Potato Freak

 

 

            W.D.B. McIntyre brought to our Sanctum Monday, a new idea, (to the writer, at least,) in regard to gaining time in raising potatoes from seed.  It is this:  Mr. McIntyre discovered a potato blossom that had got “tipped” in the dirt and from the germs of the blossom or seed ball, roots caught and one good sized and one small potato grew. Here is a suggestion, would it not be a good idea for those who want to experiment on raising seed potatoes to watch when the blossom, or potato ball is in the right stage and “tip” them in the dirt.  If the results would prove as this vine shows, a gain of a year would be made in propagating potatoes from the seed.  In the above exhibit as noted, the potato planted was a Hebron.  One of the potatoes that grew from the tip had the appearance of a Hebron and the other looked like a Peerless.