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Old 11-04-2007, 01:08 PM posted to aus.gardens
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"0tterbot" wrote:

i wouldn't know crap from christmas when it comes to potatoes, but i read
somewhere that potato plants will very, very occasionally make fruits.


It's not *that* uncommon!

does anyone know if the fruits will have viable seeds? how would one tell
when the fruits are ripe? (atm they look not unlike little tresses of green
cherry tomatoes.)


The fruits *can* produce viable seeds, but the plants will not be true to type
afaik, and I believe the viability rate is low.

Can't remember what happens to the fruits. IME the whole plant seems to die
down at once.

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