"Tomatoe Potatoe"
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If you want something exciting and different to plant this spring, you'll be interested in this new "tomato potato" that we recently spotted in the Gardeners' Choice spring seed catalog. It grows potatoes below ground and tomatoes above.
The tomato-potato is made possible by grafting a "Sub-Arctic" variety tomato (noted for extra-early ripening) onto a "Red Pontiac" potato (noted for its good eating and storage quality). According to the company, tomatoes and potatoes are members of the same plant family and look somewhat alike so they have no trouble growing together in the same space. The potato graft produces plump potatoes while the tomato graft grows luscious tomatoes.
One plant sells for $6.98 plus $4.75 S&H. Four plants sell for $14.98 plus $4.75 S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gardeners' Choice, 81961 County Road 687 South, P.O. Box 8000, Hartford, Mich. 49057 (ph 616 621-2481; Website: www.gardenerschoice.net).
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"Tomatoe Potatoe" FARM HOME Food 26-2-30 If you want something exciting and different to plant this spring, you'll be interested in this new "tomato potato" that we recently spotted in the Gardeners' Choice spring seed catalog. It grows potatoes below ground and tomatoes above.
The tomato-potato is made possible by grafting a "Sub-Arctic" variety tomato (noted for extra-early ripening) onto a "Red Pontiac" potato (noted for its good eating and storage quality). According to the company, tomatoes and potatoes are members of the same plant family and look somewhat alike so they have no trouble growing together in the same space. The potato graft produces plump potatoes while the tomato graft grows luscious tomatoes.
One plant sells for $6.98 plus $4.75 S&H. Four plants sell for $14.98 plus $4.75 S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gardeners' Choice, 81961 County Road 687 South, P.O. Box 8000, Hartford, Mich. 49057 (ph 616 621-2481; Website: www.gardenerschoice.net).
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