Anton
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Post by Anton on Jan 15, 2011 3:55:03 GMT -8
Hi Anton, It's nice to know that I'm not the only one experimenting with TPS in Finland. I have grown potatoes from Tom's TPS 2008 and 2009. I did also get TPS seeds for so called Potato Dance, which I planted 2009. Last year I planted seed potatoes of Lapin Puikula, Blue Congo, Peruvian Purple and eight different varieties grown from TPS. Last spring I had problems with TPS starting and my seedlings died, so I did not grow any TPS. This year I will try again and I have the Potato Dance tubers to plant, of which we tasted just couple. Where in Finland are you located? I live in Vaasa, but my potato field is by my in-laws in Alajärvi. Sari Hi Sari! I've seen pictures of your potatoes over at Tomatoville I think, and it's nice for me too to know I'm not the only one growing from TPS in this part of the world. I live in the southwestern archipelago, in Länsi-Turunmaa/Väståboland. Mandel is very similar to my "Aspargeskartofler" and may be the same. They are also available in Norway: Yeah, that photo looks like it could be Mandel. In Finnish Mandel is known as "Puikula", and is marketed as "Lapin Puikula" ("Puikula of Lapland"), sold in bags like this (not my photo):
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Post by GunnarSK on Jan 17, 2011 3:44:21 GMT -8
I found confirmation on a Danish forum, that Mandel is indeed the same as Aspargeskartofler, and by implication also (Lapin) Puikula and La Ratte. It will be interesting to find TPS from these fingerling varieties, but I know Tom has Mandel crosses, and Tomaat at Tomatoville got TPS from her La Ratte in the Netherlands.
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