With veggie planting time drawing near I found something of interest for those of you with limited space,or those wanting to try something different. The plant in question is the Tom Tato,aka Ketchup and Fries plant. Don't get your panties in a wad,it isn't a product of genetic engineering. The top of a cherry tomato plant is grafted to the bottom of a white potato plant. The concept is far from new,but in the past the results weren't anything to write home about,but now they are producing tomatoes that taste like tomatoes and are ready for the gardening market. Since it is a grafted plant it has to be purchased as a grown plant (rather than grown from seed). One of these plants can produce around 500 tomatoes and about 5 lb of potatoes. Can't wait to for Quayle to be cut loose with spelling this one!
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