Growing vegetables in a Childcare Centre

Are tomato leaves and stems poisonous? I have conflicting information & need to know if they are a safe plant before they are planted.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 04/16/2018 @ 9:12 am

This poison control center lists tomato leaves as “1” on a 0 to 3 toxicity scale and tomato vines as “2”:
http://illinoispoisoncenter.org/plant-list ^[1]

There are some safer plants that you might consider. For example, squash leaves and vines are actually edible.

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[1] http://illinoispoisoncenter.org/plant-list: http://illinoispoisoncenter.org/plant-list

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