can anybody tell me weather potatoe plants are supposed to flower as i have white and yellow flowers growing on the same plant and what does this mean and can u eat the leaf off the plant too only serious awnsers please?
2007-06-12 04:31:17 · 11 answers · asked by CARA S 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
This means a potato is going to grow out of there. Tomatos, squash, strawberries, blackberries and a large variety of plants flower. I doesn't neccesarily mean you'll have fruit.
2007-06-15 08:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by shhhhhhhhhh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you should have a rather pretty smallish white flower with yellow stamen. If you are growing tomatoes you will notice there is a similarity in the flowers, this is because they are related (they are in the nightshade family).
As soon as the flowers have fallen and first sign of plants withering start digging for small new spuds, leave in the ground for larger baking spuds.
Try not cooking with mint, fresh potatoes really do not need any cooking additives. Good eating.
2007-06-12 04:48:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes potatoe plants will flower and will also make seeds.the seed pods look like tomatos and are poisonous.if a plant seeds it will stop growing so I always remove the flowers as soon as they appear to keep the plant growing strongly.
as to the two coloured flowers plants can do this from time to time.I have never heard of anyone eating the leaves so I would thing it is not a good idea.
2007-06-12 04:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is completely normal for potato plants to flower as you describe.They may get little green apple like fruits after the flowers.These are not edible.Potatoes and tomatoes are members of the same family of plants as deadly nightshade.Whilst the tubers(potatoes) are absolutely safe to eat,providing they are not green,the stems and leaves are not edible.With main crop potatoes it is the usual practise to let the plant bloom and the haulm to start to wither before harvesting the crop.
2007-06-12 04:42:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the flowers are the blooms and that mean that your potatoes are fixing to start making potatoes and if you pick off the flowers you will not have any potatoes and I would suggest not eating the flowers for that reason.
2007-06-12 05:05:23 · answer #5 · answered by sis4christ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes potatos will flower and no don't eat the leaves, they're poisonous. Potatos are in the Nightshade family and are closely related to tomatos.
2007-06-12 04:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by tropicalturbodave 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THE FLOWERS ARE FINE LEAVE THEM,ONCE THE FLOWERS DIE OFF AND THE STEMS START TO WILT SLIGHTLY THIS IS THE TIME TO LIFT YOUR POTATOES MINE ARE AT THE EXACT SAME STAGE THIS NOW I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE EATING OF THE LEAF !!!!
2007-06-12 04:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't eat the leafs and yes they flower some are white some are yellow. some change color as they age
2007-06-12 04:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by specail ed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well every plant have a diffrnet life to to live in his way potates maybe need a rainy weather
2007-06-12 04:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by lovelygirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey Cara,
just answered your question about digging them up - dont eat the leaves and when you do dig them up dont compost them either - chuck or burn them.
2007-06-12 11:39:53 · answer #10 · answered by Dingo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋