1884 Purple 'Cherry'? Or something else?

tnpeppers · August 29, 2013

I have a weird one here...I got some 1884 Purple seed in one of the swaps last year. Having heard nice things about this tomato; I decided to make room to grow one out this year. Everything seems to be spot on except for one criteria...size. Beautiful color, tasty, prolific, but none of them progress beyond the 'cherry' stage. They are all uniform in size...a bit larger than a black cherry, and a slight oblate shape to them. Has anyone ever seen tomatoes as described come off an 1884 Purple plant? All other tomatoes in garden are growing true. (I will try to post pics later...haven't tried that before, so I hope I don't screw it up...will follow instructions on 'photo thread'.)

August 29, 2013	#1
tnpeppers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 365	1884 Purple 'Cherry'? Or something else? I have a weird one here...I got some 1884 Purple seed in one of the swaps last year. Having heard nice things about this tomato; I decided to make room to grow one out this year. Everything seems to be spot on except for one criteria...size. Beautiful color, tasty, prolific, but none of them progress beyond the 'cherry' stage. They are all uniform in size...a bit larger than a black cherry, and a slight oblate shape to them. Has anyone ever seen tomatoes as described come off an 1884 Purple plant? All other tomatoes in garden are growing true. (I will try to post pics later...haven't tried that before, so I hope I don't screw it up...will follow instructions on 'photo thread'.)