"Splotchy" green spots on Aztek?

[Greatgardens]

I have very little experience with yellow toms, but thought I'd try Aztek this spring as one of my micros. Good producer, but many of the tomatoes have small green spots randomly distributed on them. Genetic characteristic or something else?

-GG

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by Greatgardens

I have very little experience with yellow toms, but thought I'd try Aztek this spring as one of my micros. Good producer, but many of the tomatoes have small green spots randomly distributed on them. Genetic characteristic or something else?

-GG

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/Aztec

The small green spots are probably Bacterial Speck or Spot.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...k1.IbAnHcNBTyM

and now the links

https://www.google.com/search?q=smal...&bih=788&dpr=1

In the links,please read the very first link from Cornell which in the diagram is already underlined for fruit problems..

Hope that helps,

Carolyn

[NarnianGarden]

The micro Aztek is different than the one in Tania's link. (it's a yellow cherry)

Mine is so far doing well despite the cold weather, but the lack of sunshine eventually will dampen the growth process .. It's like a mini ice age here in Northern Europe. (no global warming whatsoever)

Hopefully next week we'll get some degrees above zero. I have delicious looking fruits on the plant, but they need sunshine for ripening.

[MichelleInWASt]

Originally Posted by Greatgardens

I have very little experience with yellow toms, but thought I'd try Aztek this spring as one of my micros. Good producer, but many of the tomatoes have small green spots randomly distributed on them. Genetic characteristic or something else?

-GG

If you can get some good photos, I'll bet that would help narrow it down.

[Greatgardens]

Originally Posted by MichelleInWASt

If you can get some good photos, I'll bet that would help narrow it down.

Yep -- I was just thinking of that this morning, and I will today... They don't look too much like the photos in the links. Just light green spots on the yellow skin. A picture is worth...

-GG

[Greatgardens]

...and here it is. Two with spots, and two without. Plus the obligatory quarter! Skin issue only. No pits or bumps that I have seen. My guess is genetic, but just a guess.

-GG

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

The micro Aztek is different than the one in Tania's link. (it's a yellow cherry)

Mine is so far doing well despite the cold weather, but the lack of sunshine eventually will dampen the growth process .. It's like a mini ice age here in Northern Europe. (no global warming whatsoever)

Hopefully next week we'll get some degrees above zero. I have delicious looking fruits on the plant, but they need sunshine for ripening.

At the bottom of Tania's page she lists 5 other ones so which one might be the micro one be?

I tried Googling it and no luck.

Just curious but what is the source of seeds?

Carolyn

[Greatgardens]

I think none of those. This is Aztek with a "k", and I got the seeds in a seed swap, so I don't know where they originally came from. I do know that "Bunny Hop"/Heritage has them:

http://heritageseedmarket.com/index.php/product/aztek/

These are truly micro and about 15" tall in a 12" basket for me.

-GG

[gorbelly]

That doesn't look like disease to me. Could be genetic. Or genetic + environmental.

[NarnianGarden]

And my seeds came from Bobby seeds in Germany.

https://www.bobby-seeds.com/en/Veget...ato::2385.html