Tom Tato?

[phil the shed]

have you seen the new Thompson and morgan plant the Tom Tato.

sweet cherry tomato's on the top and a crop of potato's underneath.

it's not All fools day either.

me you tube link died i'll try again soon

[darcyvuqua]

I've seen it it's cool but doubt I will buy one!


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[phil the shed]

i like the general idea..... while you harvest the tomato the potato grows on underground. what if you need potato's does the whole plant die.
is it good value
approx 25 cherry toms to a punnet in super market at a £1 approx 500 from plant =£20 plus say max 2kg pots £5 return of £25 to £30 on a £15 outlay not VFM for me.








WHAT ABOUT BLIGHT?......................

[Bren In Pots]

I saw that the other day and wondered how you'd manage to harvest your potatoes before the toms, I know you could have a furtle but that would make the plant unstable. Not that I'm thinking of paying £14-99 for the plant.

[Olorin2001]

I'm not thinking of buying these either.
But next year I might try grafting my favourite tomato onto my prefered potato.
Just to see the problems doubling up the crop.

[Mikey]

So if you collect the seeds from the tomato will it grow potatoes? or will it revert back to being a tomato as its grafted.

My only concerns are 1, I can't really grow tomatoes outdoors so how would the potatoes do in the greenhouse, 2, At what point do you harvest the potatoes after the toms have stopped cropping? 3, How likely is it the potatoes will be whole and minus holes by the time you dig them up.

[Ananke]

I got this email too. I was excited at first but it doesn't work money wise for me.

[veggiechicken]

WHAT ABOUT BLIGHT?......................

Its a bit like D&V - it comes out both ends

[veggiechicken]

So if you collect the seeds from the tomato will it grow potatoes? or will it revert back to being a tomato as its grafted.

My only concerns are 1, I can't really grow tomatoes outdoors so how would the potatoes do in the greenhouse, 2, At what point do you harvest the potatoes after the toms have stopped cropping? 3, How likely is it the potatoes will be whole and minus holes by the time you dig them up.

Have a look at the video Thompson & Morgan's TomTato and laugh

[Alison]

My main thought was why would anybody in their right mind spend that much on one plant, especially when I consider some of the poor quality plants I've had from T&M in the past.

[rustylady]

It's a money making gimmick. I wonder how many newbies will be caught.

[Olorin2001]

For someone new to gardening I guess it makes sense - two crops in one plants - but given that one is best grown in a greenhouse and the other is better outdoors, I don't see this as anything more than a value added marketing scheme.

[JoeDaStudd]

I saw the bbc article and it got me really wondering what the benefit actually would be.
If your growing them indoors they would need a lot of water; tomatoes and potatoes get thirsty at the best of times. Growing times would be interesting as well, I've still got tomato plants cropping well which I planted April time. The potatoes I put in around the same time have been eaten and replaced a month or so ago.

[Mikey]

I've still got tomato plants cropping well which I planted April time. The potatoes I put in around the same time have been eaten and replaced a month or so ago.

You did well, it was well into May this year before I felt confident there wasn't going to be anymore frosts to put mine in.

[Paul Bromley]

Beginning to get worried it may lash you across the eyes rendering you blind as you work in the greenhouse !