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 ????
gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diana
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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.
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.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan
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.
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.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan
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 !
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")
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi
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!!!
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.
balls on the potato plants
Posted - Jul 22 2009 : 09:17:13 AM
