TomTato combines tomatoes and potatoes in one plant
date:Sep 29, 2013



The U.K.-based gardening mail order firm Thompson and Morgan introduced the hybrid tomato-potato TomTato plant on Thursday. The Potato Tom hit New Zealand garden centers earlier this week.

Once planted, the TomTato looks like a standard tomato plant, sprouting more than 500 cherry tomatoes. But pulling it out of the soil reveals a full-grown patch of white potatoes hanging from the roots.

The plant lasts for one season, with the tomatoes and potatoes ripening at the same time. The firm says
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