I had a single plant last year that did this to 50% of the tomatoes. The rest were fine, and it was touching other plants that had normal tomatoes, so i dont think it was a disease. It was also a roma variety, either san marzano or matinos roma. I used the tomatoes, and they were fine.
PB1200
Not a tomato guy but this looks more like an incomplete pollination issue, or fertilization/nutrient issue to me.
AccomplishedRide7159
I am sorry, but too many tasteless one liners keeping popping up in my mind….
LordBaritoss
Catfacing?
Mondkohl
This isn’t really a mutation I don’t think. That little bit of brown you can see is a dried up flower. It just didn’t fall off and got stuck, and the tomato grew through it. My San Marzano does this a lot.
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What variety is it?
I had a single plant last year that did this to 50% of the tomatoes. The rest were fine, and it was touching other plants that had normal tomatoes, so i dont think it was a disease. It was also a roma variety, either san marzano or matinos roma. I used the tomatoes, and they were fine.
Not a tomato guy but this looks more like an incomplete pollination issue, or fertilization/nutrient issue to me.
I am sorry, but too many tasteless one liners keeping popping up in my mind….
Catfacing?
This isn’t really a mutation I don’t think. That little bit of brown you can see is a dried up flower. It just didn’t fall off and got stuck, and the tomato grew through it. My San Marzano does this a lot.