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Lily of the valley - poisonous

tansgreen68tansgreen68 Posts: 1
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I cleared a bed of lily of the valley last Nov/Dec - roots and everything - then put in some home-made compost, and in March this year I planted some new potatoes, which are now ready to be dug up. As lily of the valley is poisonous, is there still a risk if I eat the potatoes ? Thanks

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  • Lena_vs_DeerLena_vs_Deer Posts: 203
    If I'm not mistaken, poisonous plants don't really do anything to soil itself. Take daffodils for example. I think it all comes down to toxicity when the plant itself is ingested
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Your potatoes will be fine to eat.

    Don’t forget that potatoes are of the Solanum family which includes several very poisonous plants … and the fruits of the potato plant, which look like green tomatoes, are themselves toxic. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Where's my manners .... welcome to the forum @tansgreen68 :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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