Accidental Cross

rsg2001 · July 22, 2006

Last year, I was growing a couple of containers of Raspberry (tomato), seeds courtesy of Carolyn. Raspberry is a pink small tomato (not a cherry), around the size of a Lime Green Salad tomato - bigger than a cherry but not full-sized.

I saved some seeds from one of the plants. This year I am growing two plants from the saved seeds. One is definitely a Raspberry. The other one is a very vigorous grape tomato (color unknown so far).

While I did have 1 Grape (red) tomato in my garden last year, also in a container, I did not save any seed from it. So I can only assume that either the original Raspberry seeds were unstable or that they accidentally crossed. What do you think the odds are that the ones I'm growing represent a cross? And, once the tomatos ripen, what color do you think they will be? I garden in a small area and the plants are relatively close to each other.

Robbin

rsg2001 · July 23, 2006

Interesting! Thanks for that possible explanation. I saved seeds from more than one of last year's Raspberry tomatoes. I will report back in when they start to ripen. The plant itself seems much more 'indeterminate' (bigger) than the Raspberry was.

Robbin

July 22, 2006	#1
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Accidental Cross Last year, I was growing a couple of containers of Raspberry (tomato), seeds courtesy of Carolyn. Raspberry is a pink small tomato (not a cherry), around the size of a Lime Green Salad tomato - bigger than a cherry but not full-sized. I saved some seeds from one of the plants. This year I am growing two plants from the saved seeds. One is definitely a Raspberry. The other one is a very vigorous grape tomato (color unknown so far). While I did have 1 Grape (red) tomato in my garden last year, also in a container, I did not save any seed from it. So I can only assume that either the original Raspberry seeds were unstable or that they accidentally crossed. What do you think the odds are that the ones I'm growing represent a cross? And, once the tomatos ripen, what color do you think they will be? I garden in a small area and the plants are relatively close to each other. Robbin

July 23, 2006	#2
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	Interesting! Thanks for that possible explanation. I saved seeds from more than one of last year's Raspberry tomatoes. I will report back in when they start to ripen. The plant itself seems much more 'indeterminate' (bigger) than the Raspberry was. Robbin