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minus-squareRangerJosey@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI love tomatoes. Raw or processed. Cooked however. Almost as versatile as potatoes.
minus-squareTudsamfa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThey are both part of the nightshade family, yes. If you don’t know or can’t pronounce the botanical group, you usually just say they are “closely related (species)”.
minus-squareRangerJosey@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThey can cross pollinate even. But the fruits such a crossbreed produces are not as tasty as they are separately.
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWould definitely be interesting if you could get two crops in one, harvest your tomatoes and then dig up your potatoes.
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomato
I love tomatoes. Raw or processed. Cooked however. Almost as versatile as potatoes.
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They are both part of the nightshade family, yes.
If you don’t know or can’t pronounce the botanical group, you usually just say they are “closely related (species)”.
They can cross pollinate even. But the fruits such a crossbreed produces are not as tasty as they are separately.
Would definitely be interesting if you could get two crops in one, harvest your tomatoes and then dig up your potatoes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomato