Question for C or C - Page 2

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"?

Miss_Mudcat · March 16, 2006

Doesn't a defficiency in something cause reduced internodal growth? Zinc maybe.... Don't mean to be the pessimist here, just wondering.

Earl · March 17, 2006

It's got buds about to open. It had buds previously that fell off. Here's one coming directly off the stem.

clay199 · March 17, 2006

Earl,
that new bud looks too far left. You probably shouldn't take any chances with it.

Earl · March 18, 2006

Clay, If it becomes a fruit, I'll save it for Bully. :-) He needs to be moderated a bit.

Lisa, all the plants got the same treatment, so that's probably not the reason. How are your K's doing?

Miss_Mudcat · March 18, 2006

Hi Earl!
It will certainly be interesting to see how your Kimberly turns out. "THE KIMBERLY" that I transplanted has still shown no noticable fruit growth. The plant itself, however, is growing beautifully. I have a few other Kimberlys still growing in their 32 oz. pots that have much larger tomatoes on them. I'm tempted to pot those up to 1 gallon, but I'm afraid it will set the fruits back if I do.

I'll be posting a pic of my largest fruit soon.

Lisa

Earl · March 21, 2006

Lisa, where are those pictures?

I forgot to say that this plant was very small from the getgo. There were two that were much smaller than the others and this one [one posted about] is the smaller of the two. Because it had flowers on it, I planted the next biggest in a container and it's coming along very well. I'll post a picture of it soon.

As small seedlings, one a bit smaller than the other, they were about half size of the others.

Miss_Mudcat · March 21, 2006

Hi Earl!

I posted pictures of Kimberly just today in the Photo Gallery forum.

Let me know what you think.

Lisa

Earl · April 28, 2006

If this link works it should take you to a new picture on my website showing the Kimberly dwarf's growth against another Kimberly plant. So far so good. Dwarf plant is 2 feet tall, compared to 4 feet for the other, and the dwarf is flush with laterals and lots of flowers and several small fruit.

http://home.cinci.rr.com/tomatoes/Ki...%204-28-06.gif

March 16, 2006	#17
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Doesn't a defficiency in something cause reduced internodal growth? Zinc maybe.... Don't mean to be the pessimist here, just wondering. __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

March 18, 2006	#21
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Hi Earl! It will certainly be interesting to see how your Kimberly turns out. "THE KIMBERLY" that I transplanted has still shown no noticable fruit growth. The plant itself, however, is growing beautifully. I have a few other Kimberlys still growing in their 32 oz. pots that have much larger tomatoes on them. I'm tempted to pot those up to 1 gallon, but I'm afraid it will set the fruits back if I do. I'll be posting a pic of my largest fruit soon. Lisa __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

March 21, 2006	#23
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Hi Earl! I posted pictures of Kimberly just today in the Photo Gallery forum. Let me know what you think. Lisa __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

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"?

March 17, 2006	#18
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	It's got buds about to open. It had buds previously that fell off. Here's one coming directly off the stem.

March 17, 2006	#19
clay199 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Beyond Hope, British Columbia Posts: 201	Earl, that new bud looks too far left. You probably shouldn't take any chances with it.

April 28, 2006	#24
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	If this link works it should take you to a new picture on my website showing the Kimberly dwarf's growth against another Kimberly plant. So far so good. Dwarf plant is 2 feet tall, compared to 4 feet for the other, and the dwarf is flush with laterals and lots of flowers and several small fruit. http://home.cinci.rr.com/tomatoes/Ki...%204-28-06.gif