This year I planted 4 varieties of tomato. Gardener’s Delight cherry tomato, Super Marmande, Rutgers and Cold Set. I started them all from seed in March and along the way, one seedling cup lost it’s label. I guessed at what it was, and planted it with two other Rutgers.
Now that it has grown, it has set a large number of 3 inch pear-shaped green tomatoes. I didn’t plant a pear-shaped tomato seed…on purpose. I don’t even own a packet of this type of seed. Strange things are afoot in the backyard garden.
So what’s more likely? Do you think I got a random seed that was in the wrong packet, or do you think my seed came from a tomato that got cross-pollinated before it was saved?
Green plum tomato...not mine.
This picture isn’t from my garden…I found it here and used it without permission.
You got screwed? O.o
Comment by Shae — July 17, 2008 @ 2:43 pm |
The one in the picture looks a whole lot like our San Marzanos from last year. Weird! I’m growing basil, and there are some green basil seedlings mixed with the purple ones I planted – sort of like the ugly ducklings!!
Comment by mbrianaepler — July 18, 2008 @ 1:08 am |
Sorry, that was me. ; )
Comment by Melinda — July 18, 2008 @ 1:12 am |
San Marzanos maybe? What I’ve read about those sounds like I’ll love them! Great…thank you!
Comment by Jimmy Cracked-Corn — July 21, 2008 @ 1:51 pm |
[...] from the closest corner…Rutgers, Super Marmande, Gardener’s Delight, Cold Set and the mystery pear tomato that snuck into my seed packet. Closer shot of the sad, dying [...]
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