TEMPO.CO, Suffolk - A British gardening company has successfully combined two plants in one. It has tomatoes on one and and potatoes on the other. Although this seems incredibly strange and experimental, the TomTato is completely natural.
"Each TomTato plant is specially grafted by hand to create this unique double cropping feature. There’s no genetic modification – it’s an all-natural, and safe process," said Paul Hansord, horticultural director of mail order gardening company Thompson & Morgan, as reported by Daily Mail on Wednesday.
Each plant can yield more than 500 sweet cherry tomatoes as well as a decent crop of white potatoes. It is produced using a hi-tech grafting process and was unveiled to the public on Tuesday before going on sale to gardeners in the UK for the first time.
The idea began 15 years ago when Paul was on a trip to the US. He spotted a potato plant growing separately under a tomato plant and learned that it is possible to graft the two together because they belong to the same family.
The TomTato – which has been dubbed a ‘veg plot in a pot’ – can be grown inside or outside, in a large patio pot or 40-litre bag, on the allotment or in the vegetable patch, says Ipswich-based Thompson & Morgan.
Thompson & Morgan will start selling the plants starting next spring for £14.99 each, or two for £29.98 plus one free, via www.thompson-morgan.com. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like this will be available in Asia any time soon. Or will it?
DAILY MAIL | ANINGTIAS JATMIKA
