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11 years ago

I was wondering if potatoes were like radish if they have big tops then theyll have small bottoms, small top big bottoms, also i heard you could put tomato seeds into seed potatoes and get tomatoes on top and potatoes on bottom has anyone tried this

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RpR_
11 years ago
Potatoes are not a root crop. The potatoes grow on stolons.

Such plants exist but are not really worth the effort as the few people on the net who have tried them say it is like a weak potato and weak tomato crop.

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