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They are edible but have a poor or sometimes even a bitter taste
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In which part of the plant do potatoes store their starch?
well you can eat the potato buns and if you disire you can simply shove the whole potato in your mouth
Why potato is a stem?
Because the part that turn into the potato is a structure off the stem of the plant. You can see this for yourself because the "eyes" of the potato tuber are stem side shoots.
Is a cabbage a root vegetable?
No, cabbage is not classified as a root vegetable. The edible part grows above the ground. Although cabbage has roots, they are not the edible part. Such things as carrot and potato (where the edible parts grow under the ground) are classified as "root" vegetables.
How many potatoes can grow on one tuber?
I think you may be confused, a "tuber" is a swollen, fleshy, usually underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise. Thus onepotato is one tuber.If you meant to ask how many potatoes (tubers) grow on a single potato plant, then there is no one answer as different varieties produce different yields and sizes of potato.
Are potatoes bugs poisonous?
Yes, this is because the potato plant itself is poisonous. The only non-poisonous part of the potato plant is the starch inside the tuber. You are not even suppose to eat the potato peel. And under non-circumstance are you to eat of the potato fruit. Because the potato bug can eat the potato plant it inherits its poisons. Keep in mind though that "poisonous" does not mean "venomous". The potato bug may be poisonous to eat, but it is not venomous, meaning it cannot bite you and inject venom into your body. The only way you could ever be harmed by a potato bug is if you ate enough of them to become sick from their protective poison.
Why are my potato plants growing what looks like baby potatoes on the plant branches like cherry tomatoes grow?
Potato tubers will form along the base of a growing potaote plant. This is the basis of a trick I use to make harvesting tubers easy- as the potato plant grows, bury the base of the plant in weed-free hay or dirt; then, later in the season, you will be able to reach under the loose soil or hay and pluck baby tubers from the stem. Be sure ands bury tuber-bearing otherwise the tuber skin will turn green; a green tuber contains toxins that can upset your stomach. After potato plants flower, some varieties will produce small green fruits that resemble green cherry tomatoes, each containing up to 300 true seeds. By finely chopping the fruit and soaking it in water, the seeds will separate from the flesh by sinking to the bottom after about a day (the remnants of the fruit will float). All new potato varieties are grown from seeds, also called "true seed" or "botanical seed" to distinguish it from seed tubers. Potato fruit contains large amounts of the toxic alkaloid solanine, and is therefore unsuitable for consumption.
Do potatoes have feelings?
Over several years, Scientists have been trying to prove whether potatoes have feelings and the answer is yes, they do. They have said that if you cut an uncooked potato in half and hold a stethoscope up to the flesh, you can in fact hear it make a high pitches squealing sound. Many people have doubted this, but it has been proven correct.
Do potatoes grow above ground or below ground?
The family of plants commonly known as the potato family are geophytes, ie they grow in the soil. The actual potato that we eat is a starch storage tuber that grows under ground. The roots of the plant are also found underground with green foliage above ground.
Who went to the under world in Greece?
potato
Is potato grown under ground?
in part
Is mint edible by children?
Yes.But not for children under three years.
Is a potato a melon?
No, a potato and a melon are two completely different things. For one thing, a potato grows under the ground, and a melon grows on a melon vine.
