Comments on: Potato fruit http://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 22 May 2012 22:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: GBreischhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-119647 GBreisch Sun, 13 May 2012 18:50:23 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-119647 Was strolling in my garden on May 13th, 2012 at about 12:54 PM (Mother's Day) when I came across some attactive flowers on top of my Potato plants at about lat/lon 36.120615/-96.144974 neare the end of a long row I planted in early spring. They were red potatoes. If you have never planted potatos, I recommend the experience. I recall planting potatoes many years ago but, I was much younger and did not take the time to observe the things that make a garden much more colorful and interesting. In my retirement I have learned to stop and observe the many details that make a garden more interesting. I searched for "Potato Flowers" on Google and "behold!!!" there they were, identical flowers that i had seen on thos red potato plat green leaf tops.Oh the joy of discovering the many details of nature!Be sure to show the location of your discoveries in your comments or blog posts. I personally like the latitude & longitude in decimal degrees that you can find using Google Earth. Let me know if you need help with that and find me at by searching for gbreisch with Google. Was strolling in my garden on May 13th, 2012 at about 12:54 PM (Mother’s Day) when I came across some attactive flowers on top of my Potato plants at about lat/lon 36.120615/-96.144974 neare the end of a long row I planted in early spring. They were red potatoes. If you have never planted potatos, I recommend the experience.

I recall planting potatoes many years ago but, I was much younger and did not take the time to observe the things that make a garden much more colorful and interesting. In my retirement I have learned to stop and observe the many details that make a garden more interesting. I searched for “Potato Flowers” on Google and “behold!!!” there they were, identical flowers that i had seen on thos red potato plat green leaf tops.

Oh the joy of discovering the many details of nature!

Be sure to show the location of your discoveries in your comments or blog posts. I personally like the latitude & longitude in decimal degrees that you can find using Google Earth. Let me know if you need help with that and find me at by searching for gbreisch with Google.

]]> By: Glennhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-117616 Glenn Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:42:27 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-117616 Thanks for article. I've had what looks like a potato plant grow from a pile of compost in my yard; when small green fruit appeared a week ago I started to doubt it was a potato plant after all. Thanks for article. I’ve had what looks like a potato plant grow from a pile of compost in my yard; when small green fruit appeared a week ago I started to doubt it was a potato plant after all.

]]> By: Mary Ann Warnerhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-114147 Mary Ann Warner Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:28:13 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-114147 Our first year gardening in Taos, NM and planted many kinds of potatoes, noticing these green fruits that look similar to green cherry tomatoes. These were on just about every kind of potato, however, maybe not on each plant: Red Rose, Yukon Gold, Banana Fingerling and some kind of Red Fingerling ...and Blue Potatoes! I was wondering if our elevation, 7,200 ft. had anything to do with their appearance? I collected a few when I first noticed them but they seemed to disappear but when digging up potatoes noticed a lot of these seed pods on top of soil under the plants. I collected most of the fruits. Interesting that the fruits from the Blue Potatoes were also dark blue instead of bright green like the other fruits. Now that I know they are seed pods, will save seeds and plant next spring. Glad to find this info and solve the mystery of the potato fruit. Our first year gardening in Taos, NM and planted many kinds of potatoes, noticing these green fruits that look similar to green cherry tomatoes. These were on just about every kind of potato, however, maybe not on each plant: Red Rose, Yukon Gold, Banana Fingerling and some kind of Red Fingerling …and Blue Potatoes! I was wondering if our elevation, 7,200 ft. had anything to do with their appearance? I collected a few when I first noticed them but they seemed to disappear but when digging up potatoes noticed a lot of these seed pods on top of soil under the plants. I collected most of the fruits. Interesting that the fruits from the Blue Potatoes were also dark blue instead of bright green like the other fruits.
Now that I know they are seed pods, will save seeds and plant next spring. Glad to find this info and solve the mystery of the potato fruit.

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]]> By: Carolinehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-114069 Caroline Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:39:27 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-114069 I have had potatoe fruit 2 years running in my small garden in Fleet, Hampshire, UK.  I'd previously planted shop bought Desiree potatoes that had 'eyes and shoots'.  I've just separated the seeds too and will now take the advice of drying them out and planting next March. I have had potatoe fruit 2 years running in my small garden in Fleet, Hampshire, UK.  I’d previously planted shop bought Desiree potatoes that had ‘eyes and shoots’.  I’ve just separated the seeds too and will now take the advice of drying them out and planting next March.

]]> By: Kimhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-113108 Kim Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:35:16 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-113108 Don't eat them, they are very bitter. Licking them will not give you any taste.. You can squeeze out the seeds after they are ripe, on   a plate, let them dry, and plant them next year.   I harvested my 3rd generation of Blue Victor potato from the seed, and they are still a vey light purple, so they seem to be keeping one of the parents traits, harvest not too bad either, size med to large with smaller ones .   Kim Don’t eat them, they are very bitter. Licking them will not give you any taste.. You can squeeze out the seeds after they are ripe, on   a plate, let them dry, and plant them next year.
 
I harvested my 3rd generation of Blue Victor potato from the seed, and they are still a vey light purple, so they seem to be keeping one of the parents traits, harvest not too bad either, size med to large with smaller ones .
 
Kim

]]> By: cassidyhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-113105 cassidy Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:22:31 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-113105 we found the fruit on potatoes in a field and a bunch of people were tasting and licking them i licked the fruit to!!! WILL ANYTHING HAPPEN TO ANYONE OF US!!!!!!!!P.S. they taste like kiwi!!! we found the fruit on potatoes in a field and a bunch of people were tasting and licking them i licked the fruit to!!! WILL ANYTHING HAPPEN TO ANYONE OF US!!!!!!!!

P.S. they taste like kiwi!!!

]]> By: Annehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-112580 Anne Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:52:50 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-112580 We just discovered our little green fruits on our one (volunteer) potato plant.  I don't even  know what type it is,  I have been waiting to dig up the potatoes.    I thought that it smelled like a kiwi fruit somewhat.   My husband tasted it (just a tiny bit) so now I am glad to get the info on the poisonous fruit!  We just discovered our little green fruits on our one (volunteer) potato plant.  I don’t even 
know what type it is,  I have been waiting to dig up the potatoes.    I thought that it smelled like a kiwi fruit somewhat.   My husband tasted it (just a tiny bit) so now I am glad to get the info on the poisonous fruit! 

]]> By: Maxhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-110952 Max Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:02:42 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-110952 wow, i'm amazed to find all this info,  i thought at first that they were tiny spuds had come to the surface as i'd not earthed up enough, (as they came up having been left in the soil by accident from last years crop.) then today i noticed they were next to the flowers, rather than from under the soil. i'll keep a few to see how they go on next spring! wow, i’m amazed to find all this info,  i thought at first that they were tiny spuds had come to the surface as i’d not earthed up enough, (as they came up having been left in the soil by accident from last years crop.) then today i noticed they were next to the flowers, rather than from under the soil.
i’ll keep a few to see how they go on next spring!

]]> By: Wessiehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/potato-fruit/#comment-110489 Wessie Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:55:55 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1675#comment-110489 Well that's fine but will be growing cabbages next year in that part and don't really want potatoes coming up. Well that’s fine but will be growing cabbages next year in that part and don’t really want potatoes coming up.

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