OK, What is it?

ArcticCat · April 28, 2013

I have 7 tomato plants that are not what I thought they were. They look nothing like the Tiny Tims that I thought they were. All came from a freebee packet I got and out of the 20 plants I that sprouted, 7 of them are defiantly different... WAY different. The other tomatoes pretty sure are Tiny Tims, the plants look like the plants my sister is growing and compare in size. The Tims are roughly 6 inches tall, the mystery mators are 10-12 inches tall already and have a massive root system going. The leafs are not what I call a typical leaf.

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Cole_Robbie · April 28, 2013

It could be any of the potato-leafed varieties. Brandywine is the most common.

ArcticCat · April 29, 2013

Thanks for the reply.

I have started other brandywine about 2 weeks behind these and they are no where near the size these are, but other factors could be the reason for that. (tried a few different potting mixtures). I'll take a closer look tomorrow to see if the leaves are similar.

Any other possibilities?

Ken

**carolyn137** · April 29, 2013

You didn't say it, although I'm assuming, that the freebie pack that you got was labelled Tiny Tim.

If not, all bets are off as I see it and you could have anything in that pack that will be impossible to ID.

Carolyn.

Redbaron · April 29, 2013

Oviously it is Tulips. Because everyone knows Tiny Tim tip toes through the tulips.

ArcticCat · April 29, 2013

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Oviously it is Tulips. Because everyone knows Tiny Tim tip toes through the tulips.

LOL

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You didn't say it, although I'm assuming, that the freebie pack that you got was labelled Tiny Tim.

If not, all bets are off as I see it and you could have anything in that pack that will be impossible to ID.

Carolyn.

Yes, it was labeled Tiny Tim.

ArcticCat · April 29, 2013

doubled

dice · May 9, 2013

It looks like the well-known variety Unknown PL to me. I have two of
those this year, one from Bear Creek seeds and another from
San Francisco Fog seeds. (They cannot be bee-made F1s with
Bear Creek or SF Fog, or they would still be RL.)

I usually grow them out if I can find room, because you never know,
a great flavor may be lurking there.

April 29, 2013	#3
ArcticCat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 46	Thanks for the reply. I have started other brandywine about 2 weeks behind these and they are no where near the size these are, but other factors could be the reason for that. (tried a few different potting mixtures). I'll take a closer look tomorrow to see if the leaves are similar. Any other possibilities? Ken __________________ Just another noob from Michigan! Owner of Summit Metal Designs

April 29, 2013	#4
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	You didn't say it, although I'm assuming, that the freebie pack that you got was labelled Tiny Tim. If not, all bets are off as I see it and you could have anything in that pack that will be impossible to ID. Carolyn. __________________ Carolyn

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Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Oviously it is Tulips. Because everyone knows Tiny Tim tip toes through the tulips. __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

April 29, 2013	#7
ArcticCat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 46	doubled __________________ Just another noob from Michigan! Owner of Summit Metal Designs

May 9, 2013	#8
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	It looks like the well-known variety Unknown PL to me. I have two of those this year, one from Bear Creek seeds and another from San Francisco Fog seeds. (They cannot be bee-made F1s with Bear Creek or SF Fog, or they would still be RL.) I usually grow them out if I can find room, because you never know, a great flavor may be lurking there. __________________ -- alias

April 28, 2013	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	It could be any of the potato-leafed varieties. Brandywine is the most common.