Around 8 million years ago, an ancestor of modern tomatoes in South America hydridised with a plant called Etuberosum, and this reshuffling of genes gave rise to the potato ...

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 ...

The potato fruit is important to potato breeders, Voyle said, but isn’t a viable way for regular gardeners to grow potatoes as it would take several years to grow to a harvestable size.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.