Some think there is no intrigue in gardening

14 years ago

Today, I was filling a compost bin from a pile of kitchen, lawn and garden debris that had accumulated from late winter/early spring. While doing so, I noticed a particularly long sprout. Upon investigation, it turned out to be a potato sprout about 16" to 18" long. There were several small sprouts along the length of the main sprout (see red arrows, there are several on the underneath side you cannot see). Are they lateral stem sprouts or stolons?

The next two photos are enlargements of the areas of the red arrows. The plot thickens and what timing for my experiments in my journal with potato towers. Stay tuned for further developments. As usual, all comments are welcome. John

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Comments (4)

rachel597
14 years ago
Not me. I am always intrigued with what happens in my garden.

ItÂs been a few days since you posted this and I am very curious. Has there been any progressive growth that you can identify as either lateral stem sprouts or stolons?

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jbest123
Original Author
14 years ago
The tip had been tramped on and the stem was nearly broken in half so it is back in the compost bin cooking.

John

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rj_hythloday
14 years ago
I had a potato stem that was bent over and snapped. I stood it up, packed it w/ straw and it's still growing 2 weeks later.
jbest123
Original Author
14 years ago
The sprout was damaged too bad to replant it so it went back into the compost bin. I started an experiment to duplicate it though' but you will have to go to my journal to see it. I post on four different forums and it would be too time consuming to update the post on all four.

John

Here is a link that might be useful: John's Journal