Re: potato "berries"
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- Subject: Re: potato "berries"
- From: S* G* <s*@dial.pipex.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 18:37:58 +0100
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Rich wrote:-
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>The potato plants have flowered and produced fruit...don't recall
>seeing fruit on my potato plants in the past. I assume the fruit
>is harmful to eat and would like to make sure my grandchildren aren't
>tempted when they visit this coming 4th of July. Can I just remove
>the fruit and discard or is the fruit necessary for the production
>of potatoes. I could put up a chicken wire barrier. Any ideas...?
Yes you are right, the berries are very poisonous. However, they have no
purpose from the point of view of getting potatoes. It will do no harm to
the plant to remove them and will put your mind at rest from the safety
point of view.
I would imagine that the children would need to be pretty determined to eat
them as they are very bitter.
Best wishes
Stephen
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Stephen Griffiths. London . UK.
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