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Flowering potatoes
My Charlottes are looking great this year (despite the drought). They started flowering in late-April and have now produced some green buds the size of small cherry tomatoes. Are these 'pods' containing the seeds of future potatoes? If not, what?
Thanks for your advice!
Charlie
Thanks for your advice!
Charlie
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.These green buds are the fruit of the potato plant and are toxic. Potato is a member of the deadly nightshade family and this is the poisonous bit.
I think your potatoes are probably ready to dig. Have a little poke around with a small trowel and see if they are OK to harvest If so dig them up and discard the plants with your gloves on.
I think your potatoes are probably ready to dig. Have a little poke around with a small trowel and see if they are OK to harvest If so dig them up and discard the plants with your gloves on.
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