From April 25, two Morrisons supermarkets in Coventry will start to sell what has been named the 'Ketchup and Chips' plant, a hybrid which grows tomatoes and potatoes in the same pot.
The two supermarkets - in Skipworth Road, in Binley, and Holyhead Road, in Radford - will stock the plant which comes after research revealed residents' gardens were getting smaller with more and more people living in flats and apartments.
Indeed, 47 per cent of households now only have access to a small balcony - and 11 per cent have no garden area at all.
Green fingered Coventrians aren’t letting a lack of space prevent them from growing their own food and plants, though, and this innovative ‘veg plot in a pot’ can be grown in a large patio pot or 40 litre bag.
Morrisons bosses said: “Many of our customers are green fingered.
"But over recent years we’ve witnessed the frustration of shoppers who have less and less space to grow their own.
"This new plant is just the solution for our shrinking gardens - and will enable everyone to follow their produce from plant pot to plate!”
The plant is available alongside an Egg and Chips Plant, another unique hybrid plant that grows aubergines and potatoes, and both products cost £5.
Source: coventrytelegraph.net