Saving seed potatoes

Does anyone here have experience with saving seed potatoes to sow the next year's crop?

Oh, I know, the 'popular' advice goes something like this: "Saving your own seed potatoes is generally not worthwhile because viruses and diseases often show up the next year. Purchase certified seed stock that has been inspected for diseases."

I am pretty sure that the Inca gardeners that developed the stock for our current garden potatoes (and more than a few that none of us have ever raised) did not have access to big corporation "certified seed stock". They actually saved tubers from year to year and got on with feeding their families. Thanks to them, WE have potatoes.

In some ways, I have an "opposite" problem to that of my Inca forebears: my garden is small. I have a multitude of potato cultivars from which to chose.

How can I save the best for planting next year?

Anyone here who has experience?

Potagere

You simply save the potatoes from best hill(s) and store them til planting time. That way you are selecting your best producers and can actually improve your plants. If your plants are healthy , no problems. The biggest danger is getting potatoes from disease infested fields and introducing it into your field. That is why seed potatoes have to be cetrified disease free.

OK. About what I figured. But "store them til planting time" exactly how? Especially how to keep them from sprouting?

Root cellar, unfinished basement., a hole in the ground (Well drained) lined with straw. Idea is a cool damp place, but protected from freezing. Since they are designated for planting a few sprouts are not detrimental.

OK. Thanks for the help I'ma give it a try!