Landrace Gardening: Growing Open Pollinated Landrace Potatoes From True Seeds

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Growing Open Pollinated Landrace Potatoes From True Seeds

What Are True Potato Seeds?
True potato seeds are the seeds harvested from potato fruits. These seeds are also called "botanical potato seed" or "True Potato Seed", or "TPS" to differentiate them from "seed potatoes" which are genetically identical clones produced in large numbers by planting pieces of a potato stem or tuber or through tissue culture.

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Birdfeeding

Today is cloudy and cold.

I've seen a flock of sparrows in the forest garden, but haven't gotten outside to feed them yet. 

Computer Issues

My computer has developed an issue, so we're going to unhook it and take it to the shop.  I expect to be offline the rest of today and part of tomorrow, hopefully not longer.