Last year I got some Alice's Dream seeds that were the product of an accidental cross pollination and grew a small orange tomato with faint stripes and a dusting of anthocyanin (second photo). Two of those plants had variegated leaves. This year I grew seeds from one of them and selected the three with the most variegation to grow out and these were the results, the F2 generation which produces a wild combination of the parent genetics.
by whatwedointheupdog
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Oh this is exciting! I’m starting my own experiment next year with a few varieties I’ve obtained. Planning to grow Black Krim, Ananas Noir, Brad’s Atomic Grape, Oaxacan Jewel, Pineapple, Rebel Starfighter Prime. Then, cross-pollinate by hand and grow some plants the following year to see what comes up!
Can you talk a bit about cross-pollination? This is my first year gardening so I have a lot to learn.
We grew a couple heirloom tomatoes in the same garden plot and saved their seeds to plant again next year. Is it possible that we won’t get like, pure versions of those tomatoes, but instead weird mixes of them?? I thought you’d have to graft them to combine traits like that.
Or wait no – if the tomato looks normal, then its seeds should make normal plants the next year right? Haha sorry I’m confused