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minus-squareRangerJosey@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThey can cross pollinate even. But the fruits such a crossbreed produces are not as tasty as they are separately.
minus-squarePyr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months 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-up2·3 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomato
minus-squareJesus_666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYou can do that by grafting a tomato plant on top of a potato plant. It’s tricky, though, and IIRC you can end up with inedible tomatoes.
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
You can do that by grafting a tomato plant on top of a potato plant. It’s tricky, though, and IIRC you can end up with inedible tomatoes.