Disposal of tomato plants can be toxic 🍅🤮☠️

Just in case you didn't know tomato plants themselves are part of the nightshade family that can cause paralysis of nerve endings and

involuntary muscles of the body, such as the blood vessels, heart and gastrointestinal muscles. Symptoms of deadly nightshade poisoning include dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, headaches, confusion and convulsions.

These small plants produce enough toxin to injure or kill children or livestock such as chickens, ducks, rabbits, dogs, cats, or small goats.

Yes the tomatoes of course have none of the toxin in them and are very tasty and wonderful.

However it's the plant itself that contains the poisonous toxin.

So while they are growing you want to make sure those vulnerable are kept at a safe distance and don't have access to begin nibbling on them thinking they're just another tasty plant.

But most don't think about them much once the growing season is over and most times just throw them to the side or throw them on the compost pile. Well if any of your livestock can get to that area it's a very dangerous plan.

Believe it or not even if it's placed into the center of a compost pile and you have chickens or ducks around they will find it.

So when disposing of those tomato 🍅 plants take caution in they're disposal. 🍅😁👨‍🌾