Why are my potato plants growing what looks like baby potatoes on the plant branches like cherry tomatoes grow?

Answer 1

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.