Question for C or C

bcday · March 16, 2006

Just one more thought, Earl, last year I had a Humph plant do that.

It had short internodes, thick dark quilted-looking leaves, thick stem, and the whole plant was half the size of the others.

I didn't know what to think, because the seed came from a bagged blossom and I never grew any dwarfs that could have crossed with its parent anyway. Everything else was the same for it as for the other plants, potting soil, growing conditions, everything.

The plant didn't stay dwarf. Over the summer, the internodes near the growing tip became normal length, the leaves began to look normal, and by the end of the season that plant looked just like all the others.

I saved seeds from it separately anyway just in case there really was something genetically odd about it.

Just wanted to let you know, so you can decide now if you want to keep saved seeds from this plant separate even if it begins to look normal later.

And does "Life is never duff growing tomatoes" mean the same as "Life is never dull growing tomatoes"?

March 16, 2006	#16
bcday Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY z5 Posts: 1,205	Just one more thought, Earl, last year I had a Humph plant do that. It had short internodes, thick dark quilted-looking leaves, thick stem, and the whole plant was half the size of the others. I didn't know what to think, because the seed came from a bagged blossom and I never grew any dwarfs that could have crossed with its parent anyway. Everything else was the same for it as for the other plants, potting soil, growing conditions, everything. The plant didn't stay dwarf. Over the summer, the internodes near the growing tip became normal length, the leaves began to look normal, and by the end of the season that plant looked just like all the others. I saved seeds from it separately anyway just in case there really was something genetically odd about it. Just wanted to let you know, so you can decide now if you want to keep saved seeds from this plant separate even if it begins to look normal later. And does "Life is never duff growing tomatoes" mean the same as "Life is never dull growing tomatoes"?