Potato - strange tomato thing on plant?

[jnkimjones]

I've been growning potatoes for a while, I have never seen these small round tom like things growing from the plant. I understand they are the same family, but I would like to know if this is normal.

[lynda66]

they are the seed pods .... like a tomato but poisonous ...... though you can grow potatoes from them.

[jnkimjones]

Wow.....I had no idea what they were. Thanks Lynda.

[SlugLobber]

Yep, there's a couple of threads on here with similar findings. Thankfully I read them before mine fruited! A few of us on here are keeping them and will try growing spuds from seed as experiments!

[gojiberry]

Just remember that they are very poisonous and to keep them well out of the reach of children.

Ian

[Snadger]

Send em to Flummery.........she fancies adding her name to a NEW potato species!

[Dobby]

we had them last year dont wont to panic anyone but it was just before we got blight
Personaly the next time i see them I'm digging up my spuds dont wont to risk lousing any of my crop