Potato plants appear to be producing little green fruit, about the size of a large cherry tomato. These round, green berries are actually the fruits of the potato plant. It’s not surprising that they ...

Potato flowers are similar to tomatoes but seldom set fruit due to hot temperatures. This year, however, we experienced cooler weather and adequate rain during the latter part of June, which ...

And if you plan to grow as much of your festive dinner as possible, you might be wondering when to plant potatoes for Christmas. Yes, there’s nothing quite like growing your own fruit and ...

Love growing potatoes and tomatoes? This spring, gardeners in the U.S. (and Europe) will be able to get both tuber and fruit from a single plant. It even has a catchy name: Ketchup 'n' Fries.

Potatoes are perhaps the easiest vegetables to grow in Southern California and may be planted at any time. However, they favor cool soil so this month and next are the best months for planting them.

NPR reports that the TomTato isn't actually a new idea: In the early 1900s, botanist Luther Burbank successfully grafted a potato top onto a tomato root, creating a viable plant -- except that it ...

They also produce seeds, which, if left to grow for several years, would produce potatoes. Any such plants would not be the same as the “Rose Gold” potatoes that produced the fruit.

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum, created by Penn State biologists, helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes ...