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Default I did it. I grew a potato

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2016-07-25 12:50 PM, graham wrote:
> > On 7/25/2016 10:42 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> >> On 7/25/2016 12:21 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>> On 2016-07-25 11:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> >>>>
http://tinypic.com/r/2qxbwgy/9
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sure there are more down there but this one was peeking
> >>>> out. I'll wait a bit until they're larger, not much larger,
> >>>> I hope. Then I'll dig around.
> >>
> >>> Do yourself a favour and dig them up while they are small.... new
> >>> potatoes. They are much tastier than big potatoes.
> >>
> >> That is my goal. I want small potatoes, not even midsize.
> >>
> >> This one was delicious ... and fun to watch in the microwave,
> >> jumping beans got nothing on a tiny potato. Even when cut
> >> in half it still hopped around in there.
> >>
> >> nancy
> >>

> > I think most eat them with the skin on but my father patiently scraped
> > every tiny tater.
> >

>
> That is a good idea if the skins are green because it is a sign of
> solanine, which is toxic. You would have to eat a lot of it to get sick.


When the skin's green, is the skin toxic or the entire potato?