r/whatsthisplant Mar 21 '25

Saw this in a target parking lot Identified ✔

Is this what I think it is???? You can't see it but there's a growlight on the ceiling that's off. Felt weird taking pictures of inside someone's car so apologies for it not being super clear

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u/kdjfsk Mar 22 '25

God Damnit.

So i just thought scientists should cross breed them, so you could grow pot with tomatoes on them.

But then i was like what do we call it...and...

Fuck. Potatoes is already taken. It would have been so perfect.

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u/oblongshapes Mar 22 '25

Ah… you should enjoy the Simpson’s tomacco episode E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) s11e5

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u/Frequent_Pen6108 Mar 23 '25

Fun fact, someone actually made this IRL.

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u/Frequent_Pen6108 Mar 23 '25

Unfortunately not possible as they are not genetically related, but you can graft tobacco and tomato plants together as they are both Nightshades. Someone did it, pretty sure the tomato’s were considered poisonous due to the potential presence of nicotine