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Sunday, July 24, 2016
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Dustin
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Morgantown, WV
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Here is the other pot. One stem failed on this plant. Every time I took the humidity dome off, the tomato top would wilt, but then stiffen back up as soon as the dome was placed back on. I can only imagine that the tomato was healthy and able to pull moisture from the air, but not lined up well enough to get any from the potato stem. 75% success from tomato to potato is a win as far as I'm concerned for my first attempt. The potato suckers have been culled as they form to see what root growth can be driven by tomato foliage only, as well as seeing what tomato production can be driven by potato roots. This root ball fell apart when transplanting from 2 gal to 10, and so far there are only fibrous feeder type roots unlike the thick runners that grow potatoes. The potato rotted out, and the initial sprout looks like it's been screaming to send out potato foliage. My only guess is that I will not get potatoes unless some potato foliage is allowed to grow underneath the tomato plant.
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