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Tomato-looking fruits on Potato plants
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:33 pm
by David Taylor
The potato plants are doing really well, with only a few slips on the way. However, I've noticed, suddenly, small fruit on the potato plants that look a lot like a tomato. With a quick look I haven't seen any reference to fruit on potato plants. Insight? Should I strip them off?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:59 pm
by Kisal
Yes, remove them. They are not edible, because they contain the same poisonous alkyloid as the leaves and stems. Here's a short article about potato fruit:
https://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2004/7-2-2004/tomatopotato.html
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:50 am
by David Taylor
Good input, Kisal. I'm figuring fruit uses up plant energy, which I would prefer being dumped into the tubers. Today, I'll go strip them off, crush them up and throw them in the pre-composter.