Potatoes quiry

chrissie B · « **on:** July 15, 2020, 11:41 »

Not a massive potatoes grower but they are all over this year after last years success having a look this morning I noticed what looked like tomatoes growing off my potatoes pic to follow i never got them the last time is this usual .
Chrissie b

JayG · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2020, 12:09 »

Potatoes are quite closely related to tomatoes and can produce similar looking fruits, although they don't turn red and are also poisonous. Perhaps you are a little later harvesting them this year compared with last?

chrissie B · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2020, 13:06 »

I will nip down and remove them thank you
Chrissie b

JayG · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2020, 13:16 »

Only poisonous if eaten, so you don't have to remove them unless you think there's a risk that someone might do just that.

chrissie B · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2020, 15:08 »

Will they not take anything from the potatoes.
Chrissie b

al78 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2020, 15:18 »

Yes it is normal. Potatoes and tomatoes are from the same family and some varieties of potatoes will produce fruit when they mature. Unlike tomatoes, the fruit is inedible).

JayG · « **Reply #6 on:** July 15, 2020, 15:26 »

Quote from: chrissie B on July 15, 2020, 15:08

Will they not take anything from the potatoes.
Chrissie b

Quite a hotly debated subject at times!

My guess would be that allowing flowering probably doesn't take much out of the plant, allowing them to go on to form fruits probably takes a bit more, although they've usually been harvested before that point is reached.

Removing them probably wouldn't make much difference either way now.

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