garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down18
arrow-up1344arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.
I was referring to the fruits that grow off of the potato plant, they look a lot like tomatoes but IIRC only the root is edible.