This is another cross I made a couple of years ago,using two potato varieties I like very much, but for different reasons Blue Belle and Lumper.
Blue Belle, a lovely good all round general purpose potato, very pretty to look at with gorgeous markings. Lumper - well it's lumpy and has a devastating part in history. Perhaps as well, a lasting reminder not to put all your faith in one or few varieties and their limited gene pool. I also made the cross Sarpo Mira x Lumper and have a few seeds to sow maybe next year.
I planted, I think 5 saved mini tubers this year, though sadly I may have to cut the haulms shortly, due to Late Blight arriving. But I’m hoping as they have been flowering for a few weeks there will be something to harvest, otherwise it is back to restarting TPS for this cross next year. I’d love to see a lumpy type with blue coloured eyes! The plants have grown well and are not too tall. Some of the plants have some dark shades on the stems and leaves, which indicates some colouring on the tubers. Flowers are in varying shades of purple-lilac.
Blue Belle, a lovely good all round general purpose potato, very pretty to look at with gorgeous markings. Lumper - well it's lumpy and has a devastating part in history. Perhaps as well, a lasting reminder not to put all your faith in one or few varieties and their limited gene pool. I also made the cross Sarpo Mira x Lumper and have a few seeds to sow maybe next year.
I planted, I think 5 saved mini tubers this year, though sadly I may have to cut the haulms shortly, due to Late Blight arriving. But I’m hoping as they have been flowering for a few weeks there will be something to harvest, otherwise it is back to restarting TPS for this cross next year. I’d love to see a lumpy type with blue coloured eyes! The plants have grown well and are not too tall. Some of the plants have some dark shades on the stems and leaves, which indicates some colouring on the tubers. Flowers are in varying shades of purple-lilac.
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