THOSE DEADLY NIGHTSHADES! Both tomatoes and potatoes are members of the deadly nightshade family, the same family as that most poisonous perennial, Atroppa Beladonna, a.k.a. “deadly nightshade” or “belladonna.” (Eating a single leaf can be fatal for an adult; 2-4 berries, fatal for a child.) Plants of the nightshade family produce glycoalkaloids, bitter […]