Polarca gave me TPS, the ’ literally everything mix’ it is called. Whatta bangers. Barely two cm in, they start throwing taters out!!!
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First attempt to grow GTS TPS in 2024 was in trays of unheated soil blocks. Only one seed germinated in that trial. The rest of the seeds i put in soil blocks on a heat mat set to 85F. Germination was much better but still only about 30%. Some of the seedlings were so weak and puny I discarded them. I potted up the remaining seedlings to give them some more time to grow on. Lots of variation with a few clearly more vigorous contenders.
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The Potato Lovers Zoom Call is coming up this Wednesday at 5 pm Pacific Time. We have a special guest coming, Curzio Caravati of the Kenosha Potato Project. He’s going to give a little presentation on their collaborative breeding project and seed trains, and be there to answer our growing questions. Very experienced TPS grower. So bring your questions and potato love 
[Zoom link here.](Launch Meeting - Zoom
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I’m growing TPS for the first time. I’m growing at a new place this year so spring time I spent mostly carrying rocks, getting rid of turf and installing drip irrigation. All my plantings and seeding are delayed because of that. I started TPS in cells and have kept them in cold benches over the spring. This week I planted them out interplanted with okra and aubergine.
I have thinned only a little bit. There are still several plants in every cells and I decided to just plant them out like that. We planted them in distances around 20-40cm apart. They will be watered by drip lines. The soil is sandy loam.
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