Two fruit types on one vine??

[Tom C zone 4/5]

In the past when ever I have gotten a mixed up batch of seed there have been two (or more distinct) kinds of plants. The mature plant(s) were different in size, fruit type, leaf type even.

This year I grew out Verja's Paradajz an' I really think I did get two different fruit shapes on most of the plants. I didn't think plants could do that.

Now Carolyn-Craig before you fall down laughing, I'm getting told this in earnest.

I'm at a loss.
Tom C[/u]

[carolyn137]

Tom, go to the thread here about can't find plum tomatoes and you'll see I jsut posted about Mama Leone and talked about two different fruit shapes for that one.

And Prue and Matt D'Imperio, both varieties I really like, also give variable fruit shapes as well. As do quite a few other varieties.

But Vera, the one you're talking about, is one I introduced and it's a pink heart, and I don't think I ever saw anything other than pink hearts. My original seeds were from a person I knew at another website and I liked it and listed it in the SSE Yearbook a few years ago and am still listing it there. There are other pink hearts I do like better, but Vera is pretty darn good.

What other kinds of shapes did you see on the same plant?

Where did you get your seeds from if I may ask?

[Tom C zone 4/5]

Hi Carolyn, The seed pack was handwritten and had no legend.

I'm going to have to build something to get around shy seed swappers.

I have been building typed envelopes for the seed I send out to shorten the lag between what I'm doing, and what subsequent generations make. But I haven't always been proactive enough I guess.

About half of the seed I've gotten over the years has come to me with darned little to run with. I threw out a couple springs ago several packs of tomato seeds that literally had nothing to descript them. Nothin' not even a cultivar name.

[Tom C zone 4/5]

I got a red-pink large tomato. Oh say seven parts oblate beefsteak shaped, two parts oxheart shaped, and the odd compound bloom monster.

The color and taste was consistant overall.

Thanks
Tom C

[carolyn137]

Tom, as you know I don't trade seeds and what you've said as to how you got your Vera seeds just reinforces that decision that I made many many years ago.

When I do get sent seed I ASAP write on the pack the contact info for the person who sent it to me.

And there are places where, if you have the variety name, you can get more info about it, or let's say you can get info about many many varieties.

That being said, I'd be glad to send you some Vera seeds for you to try again, if you wish. Just send me an e-mail, not a PM, with your address and I'll get some off to you. I may well tuck in there some seeds of some pink hearts I like better. I don't know about that b'c I can't remember, sitting here, what's still left in the envelopes and vials from my recent seed offer here that are sitting out in the back room where I do all my tomato seed packing.