Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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May 29, 2018 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: montreal
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Natural genetic variations
From all these years of growing plants this is a first for me. I have this tomato plant in my garden it's an Italian heirloom it's growing multiple branches from the mainstem: Usually as a plant grows it makes new set of leaf by pair of two that eventually becomes the branches but mine makes it by 4!! I am growing 6 from the same seed source (a tomato) this is the only one who has this mutation.
It's a little shorter than the others but I guess it just need more energy to grow like that. Can't wait to see it flowering |
May 29, 2018 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Indiana
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Could you post a picture?
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May 30, 2018 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Romania/Germany , z 4-6
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Is that happening just below the first flower truss? If so, it's not so unusual, it's related to the same problem that creates those huge first megablooms.
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May 30, 2018 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: connecticut,usa
Posts: 1,150
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that one may be worth cloning.
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May 30, 2018 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Cool! Signing me up for the updates.
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May 30, 2018 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: montreal
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IMG_20180530_072315.jpgYou guys might enjoy some pics..
I am a little old school my phone is an old flip flop and my only camera and internet source is my old tablet with a single side camera. Trying to get perfect picture while laying on the ground looking at my screen for decent angle and everything makes it hard but anyway here are some fresh from this morning. |
May 30, 2018 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: montreal
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Zipcode: plant is still young and just over one foot tall. No flower trusses on this one yet but the way grows It looks like it's gonna be massively blooming.
Last edited by cassiani; May 30, 2018 at 07:44 AM. |
May 30, 2018 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Wow! Very cool, and very short internodes. Gotta love a compact plant... Are they determinate or indeterminate variety?
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May 30, 2018 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New Mexico
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Those leaves look to be PL (potato leaf). Very cool. I'm not aware of any Italian varieties that are PL, which means there could be dozens.
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May 30, 2018 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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That will be fun to watch. I had similar last year in a micro that struggled to produce any fruit. Less dramatic
than yours. And this year in a dwarf that looks like Stick. (I've never grown Stick but via photos) It has a very tight top growth like a pom-pom. Pics are great even with a struggle.... |
May 31, 2018 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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Here is mine that is similar. It was an odd seedling from the get go.
It dropped the lower leaves on its own a week or so ago after potting up. |
May 31, 2018 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
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oops, here is a pic
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May 31, 2018 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Oakley that's pretty awesome... would make a very cool ornamental. Even more so if it flowers and fruits of course!
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May 31, 2018 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: montreal
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Very nice! It looks a lot like mine. Let's keep posting pics as the season goes!
Anyone else had similar?? |
May 31, 2018 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: connecticut,usa
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Years ago on a multiple cotyledon seedling.
The plant had 30% more foliage compared to it's siblings. |
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