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Eating potatoes that may have come from a plant with wilt

peapod026
9 years ago

Hey there!
My potato plants died unexpectedly, before they flowered. It was either due to a lack of consistent watering (they were in burlap sacks and lost water quickly) or possibly fusalarium wilt (though I can't indentify that's the cause of their death for sure, but the seed potatoes were mushy as if it were a bacterial affliction [though the tubers themselves were not]). The plants produced a few spuds, which I harvested after the plants had died back. These spuds have been in the ground for a couple weeks, and most of their skins are cracked. I'm not sure if this is due to the inconsistent watering, or due to a possible infection or disease that killed them.
Is it ok to eat these potatoes produced by these plants? I definitely will not save them for seed potatoes, but would like to eat them if it's not dangerous! Thanks guys!

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