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Old 18-07-2010, 04:03 PM
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i have tomato looking things on my potato plants, is this normal or am i going crackers or what?

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Hi Tim, they are the seed pods of the potato plant and poisonous!!
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Old 18-07-2010, 09:51 PM
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should i cut them off or leave them? do they effect the spuds below deck??
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Hi hiyatim

Yes cut them off. They, like all seed pods, are taking goodness and water from the plants which should be going into making your spuds
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