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Sundrops · March 31, 2011

Greetings all,

I have a friend who called the other day and asked if I wanted some tomato seedlings. "Sure, why not", I said, "I'll just add it to the other 900 I have going". After all what's a few more? I told him truthfully that I did not need any more but that if he would donate them to our Master Gardener Plant Sale then I would take them. He said sure.

He gives me 5 containers of what looks like 1500 tomato plants and 1 container of at least 400 bell peppers. Each container is labeled and are the usuals such as Beefsteak, etc. However, he has one lacy leafed tomato plant that he calls Peruvian. Now, my inclination here is that it is a plant from Peru and the true name could be anything. It is a handsome plant and he says the fruit is quite large and red. I hesitate labeling it Peruvian for the public to purchase but don't know what else to do.

Anyone here have any ideas?

March 31, 2011	#1
Sundrops Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 36	Peruvian tomato? Greetings all, I have a friend who called the other day and asked if I wanted some tomato seedlings. "Sure, why not", I said, "I'll just add it to the other 900 I have going". After all what's a few more? I told him truthfully that I did not need any more but that if he would donate them to our Master Gardener Plant Sale then I would take them. He said sure. He gives me 5 containers of what looks like 1500 tomato plants and 1 container of at least 400 bell peppers. Each container is labeled and are the usuals such as Beefsteak, etc. However, he has one lacy leafed tomato plant that he calls Peruvian. Now, my inclination here is that it is a plant from Peru and the true name could be anything. It is a handsome plant and he says the fruit is quite large and red. I hesitate labeling it Peruvian for the public to purchase but don't know what else to do. Anyone here have any ideas?