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Asked in Potatoes
What is a seed potato?
Asked in Fruits and Vegetables, Potatoes
Where is the potato seed located on the plant?

The potato in a way is the 'seed'. The small root like things or
'eyes' that you will see grow on a potato if you leave it untouched
for a while, those are what cause a plant to grow. When i grew
potatoes i would find the type i wanted at the shops and buy a bag
of them. Then leave the potatoes until the 'eyes' started to grow
on it. Then put the entire potato in the ground.
Asked in Botany or Plant Biology, Gardening
Is it true that a good place to plant a seed is underneath the plant it came from?

That depends. If the plant is dead, then planting a seed beneath
it can be beneficial, because as the dead plant decays, it will
release nutrients into the soil that will help the seed to grow
healthily. Planting a seed under a live plant, however, is
typically unwise, since either the seed will kill the living plant,
or the living plant will kill the seed, or both will survive, but
make each other unhealthy.
Asked in Potatoes
Seed for potato?

If you want to plant potatoes, you would not want "seed" you
would want seed potatoes. If you look at a potato , you will see
what are called eyes, which are actually sprouts. Cut the potato
into 1/4 sections, having several eyes on each section. Plant this
and with ample moisture, it will sprout. Plant approx. 3" deep. If
you leave one in the bag, too long, it can also sprout, but will
not make potatoes. potatoes are a tuber, and new potatoes will form
on the root system in the ground. ( nodules)
Asked in Botany or Plant Biology, Potatoes
When a potato flower is pollinated what do you do with the seed pod?

You could try drying the seeds and planting them just for grins.
There is no way to guarantee you'll get a good plant because it may
have crossed with some other potato and it will likely produce the
potato version of a mutt.
It is best to start your spuds from seed potatos. You cut a
large spud in quarters, each quarter with 2 to 3 eyes, and let them
set in cool storage over the winter. When you plant the seed
potatoes, the result is genetically the same as the original
plant.