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ontariogirl Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 09:17:13 AM
Hello everyone
My garden is doing great this years so far but....there is always a but . My potato plants have little green balls on them any ideas what they are ????
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Bellepepper Posted - Jul 24 2009 : 08:57:02 AM
Sarah, how do you do that? Plant the potatoes under the tomatoes? When do you harvest the potatoes? We harvested out potatoes weeks ago and the tomatoes are just now comming on. In fact I just planted my fall crop of potatoes.

Belle
FebruaryViolet Posted - Jul 23 2009 : 07:18:15 AM
Sarah! What a great idea! Especially because with all the rain we had this year, my potatoes are CRAZY big. I mean the actual plant itself. They've taken over everything!!!




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4HMom Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 10:15:14 PM
Even if you don't have tomatoes close to your potatoes, it's not unusual to get the potato "fruits". The tubers below ground are actually modified stems and not "fruits". They don't have anything to do with the flowers, who's ultimate goal is to produce seeds for the next generation (which are in the "fruits")

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quiltin mama Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 8:35:08 PM
Yep, I have them too. 3 to be exact but only on one plant. It started as a pretty purple flower and turned into green balls!

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Marybeth Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 6:37:17 PM
I was just going to say what Sarah said. All the same family. I had never seen it before until this year.. MB

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ontariogirl Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 2:50:53 PM
Thank you all for the info. It must be because I did plant tomatoes close this year..phewwwwwww was a little confused as never have seen them before. Thank you all !
chaddsgirl Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 1:01:40 PM
Jonni, did you know that if you plant your potatoe eyes in the dirt under your tomatoe plants you can grow potatoes in the roots and tomatoes on the plant? My dad taught me this. Huge space saver for small garden areas. :)

And Lisa, these "tomatoes" will not hurt your potatoe plants or crop. It's just one of those interesting things that happens.


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FebruaryViolet Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 12:50:30 PM
I think it's what Sarah says...this post jarred my memory of finding something VERY similar last weekend. I thought it was a tomato...and this makes perfect sense based on Sarah's description.



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chaddsgirl Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 11:19:50 AM
Do you have tomatoe plants close to your potatoes? Since both are nightshades they will cross pollinate and your potatoe plants will try to grow tomatoes.

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gramadinah Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 09:48:11 AM
On the leaves? If itis a leaf all balled up you have a bug. they destroy the leaf to make a home. I have seen it never had to treat it.

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