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Old May 11, 2013   #30
Durgan
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Originally Posted by NathanP View Post
Yes that is correct. The only way this will work is to find potato lines that set tubers along stolons. Nearly all commercial varieties have been bred to NOT do this.

Traits to look for:
Long season/late season
high setting tubers, close to the ground or above ground level
traditional landraces
wilder types
Nobody has ever seen such a potato plant as you describe. They simply don't exist. Sort of like the unicorn or philosopher's stone. Never has any meaningful picture been posted anywhere indicating the nonsense propagated by the Seattle Times. People have tried to fudge meaningless photos with a bit of Yankee blarney.
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