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Re: A Potato Question



vradelis@mail.bright.net wrote:

> I planted Yukon Gold potatoes as recommended here. Some of them are
> dying back so I decided to dig them up. They look wonderful.
>
>         On some of the still alive plants there are "berries" - look like small
> greenish yellow tomatoes (they're in the same family, no?) about 3/4
> inch in diameter. Are they edible?

NO! THEY ARE NOT EDIBLE! Potatoes are members of the highly poisonous nightshade
family and anything but the tubers should NOT be eaten.

> Should I save them/the seeds and
> plant them next year? I'm really curious!

So am I - I thought potatoes setting seed was rather rare - but every source I have
read says that seedling potatoes vary greatly from their parents. You may get
something better, you'll probably get things that are worse, but you may not get
very many plants that resemble the parent.

Ben

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