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Tomatovillian™
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Anyone ever hear of cowhorn potato? I came upon its
name and description and want to see if it is out there. Cowhorn potato - purple skin, yellow flesh, very tasty grows to 10"x2" in size. Any SSE members have it? Peter |
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Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I put together a bit of research on the Cowhorn potato, and condensing it as follows: (Will) Bonsall's potato collection was soon intrigued by the Cowhorn potato, a northern New England heirloom with a long skinny shape like a cow's horn and purple skin. As most folks know, he has been a big SSE member. Cow Horn falls into the category of Specialty potatoes
http://www.jardinpotager.com/2003Cro...plantation.JPG Tom Wagner |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kingston, Ontario
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Peter, no can-do getting potato starts from outside Canada unless you're in the gov or willing to draw from deep pockets to pay the gov for the privilege. If you are a member, you might want to check out the SODC annual and Garrett Pittinger's collection. I'll look into PGRC for you; Will has worked with both Garrett and PGRC's potato genebank in NB in the past.
I'm looking for a good source for Red Gold and Ruby Gold. May end up at U of Goo in the end...but if you know someone selling single drops in PEI, then I'm interested. Thank you, Tom, for providing a wealth of information, as is usual. Jennifer, not willing to admit that she'd be interested in Canuck 'Bear Droppings' :>) but very willing to celebrate 2008 as International Year of the Potato http://www.potato2008.org/
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Tomatovillian™
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Thanks Tom for the fast response and the massive information on that variety. Now I really want it after reading all that data and it's nice to see it is a good baking potato as that's the best way to eat a spud. A pre-1853 variety would be great to grow and share (or just eat).
Jennifer thank's for that info as I was hoping to shop at Tom's Tater-Mater site if it ever opens but now I know I wouldn't be allowed to get them ![]() Those Bear Droppings would be great, but my grand-kids would be sniffing my plate to see if it was real droppings. If you do get some let me know. I bet some of the Americans are thinking that we Canadians will eat anything; anything except hockey pucks! ![]() But the links from both of you are great as once I remember some of my 5 years taking french in school I might be able to translate some parts. That pdf file with the pictures of the varieties is great too. I know 2008 is the year of the spud: make sure everyone knows that PEI grows the best! Peter |
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Crosstalk™ Forum Moderator
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KHUCHI AKITA from Bolivia Looks much like a perfect Cowhorn. This is a fresh potato dug back in July and washed. Left in the ground with the dirt on it would look like the La Crotte d’Ours. I have many many crosses and segregations of this line to get assorted colors and shapes. I would probably put this in the available tubers in a website listing. |
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Tomatovillian™
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Peter, I would like to be a position to PAY Tom for the Canadian rights to his stuff. Sigh. When/if Tom relaunches Tater Mater or =, I'm going to be pounding pavement and doors. Currently, I looking into obtaining the Cdn rights for a USDA certified organic potato sprout inhibitor. I'm not big into controlling patents and rights, but believe that breeders, like farmers, should be paid and recognized, fully and fairly.
With that picture, there's no need for a French translation. Thanks, Tom, I think. :>) Jennifer, who used to live up North in bear country.
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Tomatovillian™
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Tom, that Bolivian potato looks great. I can just imagine
that baked, and split open with a big dab of butter on it. If I only knew someone going to the States this spring I could buy a suitcase full of samples to bring home ![]() Do you sell seed for people that can't get seed potatoes? PM me if that's possible. Peter |
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I find that a lot of the Farmer's Market folks in my local area seem to like my potatoes in the NW Washington area and they claim they have not had any disease problem. Some of my test marketing was done through a Pdf thing called Tom's Taters, but I need to see if I can edit that for this spring.
International border crossing of potatoes is so difficult that I try not to even go there. I have three varieties in nuclear generation seed potato classes, in other words, no detected virus, etc. The rest of my clones are visually inspected by myself in storage, at planting, as the plants grow, and at harvest. I guess by hard work, isolation and experience, I escape many pathogenic problems. The TPS procedure is still the best way for folks to try new types of potatoes. True potato seed works for me since I get disease free plants and generally, disease free tubers unless there is some unknown latent infection. My goal is to put an information website with limited variety availabilities. Tom |
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Tomatovillian™
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An information site would be wonderful, Tom. Please let us know when that happens.
What are the issues of concern with getting starts in vivo? Thanks, Jennifer
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