Growing Potatoes?

Question

I am growing some potatoes.

The flowers have finished, and where the flowers were a fruit is growing, what is this fruit?

And how do I know when my potatoes are ready to eat.

Answer 1

maybe it is seeds of potatoes sprouting

Answer 2

They're called 'Potato Apples'.

Don't eat them, put them on the compost heap with the leaves and stems.

Answer 3

If you planted them in April they should be ready now, just dig up a root of them to see. I planted some for my elderly parents in April and they are defffo ready, been eating them for the past week or so.

Answer 4

They are seed pods,You can dig your potatoes up now if you want but,If you leave until the plant dies off they will be bigger,The choice is yours.

Answer 5

I always wait until my potato plants start to turn brown and die back. It usually is a good indication that the plant is done doing what it does.  As far as the fruit, it is a potato apple..not edible however.  

you can poke your fingers in the soil around the plants, and you should feel tubers there.

Good luck!

Answer 6

They are called Potato Apples if your plants are still in good shape and haven't started to fail I think I would leave them for a while. You can test dig a little around the plants to see how they are doing. If they are still a little on the small size leave them as long as the plants are good they will get bigger. If the plants are failing dig them up.