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Old 14-08-2015, 05:32 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default What will we have underneath?

In article ,
wawwiz wrote:

What do you mean by "
poisonous 'Green Tomatoes"


Potatoes sometimes (not infrequently) flower. Less frequently, they set
fruit. If you are a potato breeder, this a a good thing, as it's the
only way to do potato breeding and get new varieties, rather than the
clones that everyone else grows from seed potatoes. Those fruit are both
poisonous and similar (looking) to small green tomatoes.

For the rest of us (unless we want to dabble in potato breeding)
removing the flowers is best for potato plant yield, and guarantees no
fruit setting.

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