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Originally Posted by zipcode
I'm not convinced the cold theory is foolproof. Sure, certain conditions accentuate the problem, like humidity, but the first bloom is a megabloom on certain varieties no matter what.
I had late plants that spent their life in great temperatures and they all had it.
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I am not convinced either. The article said it was possible that environmental stress
such as cool weather may contribute to fused blossoms but the main cause was genetics. I tend to believe it is genetics but I have never started a tomato plant in July so I'm not sure.
Was actually thinking about starting a couple of Cherokee Purple in 5 inch pots in late June to find out.But then I would want to plant them. If you see these fused blossoms starting in warm weather then it is probably mostly due to genetics and I agree with everyone, Cherokee Purple seems to always have them.