The Irish potato famine a century later resulted in the immigration of over 600,000 Irish men and women to the United States. Finding few big turnips to carve, the pumpkin was adopted for Jack's lantern for the Christian All Hallows Eve festival.
Solanum tuberosum ( Irish Potato )
Solanum tuberosum ( Island Sunshine Potato )
Solanum tuberosum ( Jersey Peach Blow Potato ) ...
and is hence often called Irish potato to distinguish it from the sweet potato.
The nightshade family includes many other important vegetables, such as chile and bell peppers (Capsicum spp.); Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum); eggplant (Solanum melonga); and tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa); ...
Plants grow approximately six to ten feet tall. Mature tubers are like small knobby Irish potatoes. Most are three to four (3 to 4) inches long and half as thick. Several tubers are produced near each flower stalk.
Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans) is the fungal disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840's. It's also very serious on tomatoes when the weather is consistently cool and rainy.
Fire ants can be a nuisance in the vegetable garden. In addition to being a stinging insect, they can damage some vegetable crops, such as okra and Irish potatoes. Occasionally they may feed on tender seedlings of corn, cucumber and watermelon.
ramorum had spread to Big Sur and Berkeley. Sudden oak death syndrome, not previously noted with conifers, was also reported on a redwood. The Irish potato blight reminds us of the social consequences of Phytophthera.
Copper and/or sulfur sprays can prevent further development of the fungus
Late Blight is caused by a fungus, Phytophthora infestans. It's the same disease that led to the Irish potato famine almost 150 years ago.
 See also: Potato, May, Fruits, Vegetables, Tomato
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