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The pomato (a portmanteau of potato and tomato), also known as a tomtato, is a grafted plant that is produced by grafting together tomato plant and a potato plant, both of which are members of the Solanum genus in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. Cherry tomatoes grow on the vine, while white potatoes grow in the soil from the same plant. [1]
The estimated total world production for potatoes in 2022 was 374,777,763 metric tonnes, up 0.3% from 373,787,150 tonnes in 2021. [1] China was the largest producer, accounting for 25.5% of world production, followed by India at 15.0%. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Tater fans will love this guide on how to grow potatoes, including tips on caring and harvesting. Grow them in a small backyard or even in bags on a balcony!
Lazy bed (Irish: ainneor or iompú; Scottish Gaelic: feannagan [ˈfjan̪ˠakən]; Faroese: letivelta) is a traditional method of arable cultivation, often used for potatoes. Rather like cord rig cultivation, parallel banks of ridge and furrow are dug by spade although lazy beds have banks that are bigger, up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) in width ...
These potatoes also have coloured skin, but many varieties with pink or red skin have white or yellow flesh, as do the vast majority of cultivated potatoes. The yellow colour, more or less marked, is due to the presence of carotenoids. Varieties with coloured flesh are common among native Andean potatoes, but relatively rare among modern varieties.
Container gardening or pot gardening/farming is the practice of growing plants, including edible plants, exclusively in containers instead of planting them in the ground. [1] A container in gardening is a small, enclosed and usually portable object used for displaying live flowers or plants.
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Maris Piper is the most widely grown potato variety in the United Kingdom accounting for 16% of the planted area in 2014. Introduced in 1966 it was one of the first potato varieties bred to be resistant to a form of potato cyst nematode, a major pest of potato production in the UK.