BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine

Q What are these pods on my potato plants?

- Paula Kovacs, Devon

A MATTHEW SAYS They are potato seed pods. We are so used to starting potatoes from tubers, we forget they can also produce seeds. You can grow potatoes from the seeds, though the resulting tubers may not taste too good. Do be aware that these fruits are poisonous.

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Potatoes produce seeds as well as tubers

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