Both are from the same species yet they look different, what does that mean?
by Catsoup222
13 Comments
rm3rd
what kind of container is that? TIA
knkyred
Pretty sure the one on the right is not a tomato plant. Did you plant seeds from a pack or from a store bought tomato? If store bought, it could be that it was hybrid and the seeds won’t necessarily grow true to type.
d4nRicks
Is the tomato on the right possibly a variety that grows potato leaves? Some older heirlooms are like this.
rlwarnock
Look like a tomato and a pepper but could be a potato leaf variety on the left. And another normal tomato leaf on the right
Complete-Arm3885
about the biodegradable bags
a lot of store bought flowers and plants come in these type of “death plugs” that don’t actually disintegrate. I would test the kind that you have that they do and in time, before the roots suffocate
bose25
I planted a dozen tomatoes last year and one plant ended up with these same pepper-like leaves.
They were all the same variety and that one plant produced the same tomatoes, only the leaves were different.
No idea what causes it but it seems like a random mutation.
The_Best_Jason
A pepper seed ended up in there. Doesn’t look like a potato leaf seedling at all really.
MadCow333
Was it a grocery store tomato? Those are hybrids, and long discussions on Tomatoville said they aren’t good for harvesting seeds because they’ll more than likely split off into some part of their genetic material at random. If you started with good commercial seeds and saved seeds from that crop you grew, that should be predictable. But the grocery tomatoes , they said, were unlikely to reproduce exactly, and the tomatoes grown from them also may not taste great. I agree that looks like a pepper plant on the right. I’ve not seen a tomato leaf that looks like that.
Scared_Tax470
The one on the right is 100% a pepper, not a tomato. Somehow you got a pepper seed mixed up in there.
QuietWishing
Agree with idea that there may be a pepper there. Note the smooth stem without the “hairs” that tomato stems have.
Used-Feedback-7743
One is a pepper
Cali_Yogurtfriend624
It’s very common for certain varieties to send out both leaf types.
Looking forward to you posting pics of your fruit!
Love the varuety of seeds are they?
mrfilthynasty4141
I would not advise using those biodegradable bags. The concept is nice but they really do not work as advertised. Some may break down and be okay but why even risk it. If anything cut the bag off and plant it directly in the ground or pot when it comes time to transplant.
13 Comments
what kind of container is that? TIA
Pretty sure the one on the right is not a tomato plant. Did you plant seeds from a pack or from a store bought tomato? If store bought, it could be that it was hybrid and the seeds won’t necessarily grow true to type.
Is the tomato on the right possibly a variety that grows potato leaves? Some older heirlooms are like this.
Look like a tomato and a pepper but could be a potato leaf variety on the left. And another normal tomato leaf on the right
about the biodegradable bags
a lot of store bought flowers and plants come in these type of “death plugs” that don’t actually disintegrate. I would test the kind that you have that they do and in time, before the roots suffocate
I planted a dozen tomatoes last year and one plant ended up with these same pepper-like leaves.
They were all the same variety and that one plant produced the same tomatoes, only the leaves were different.
No idea what causes it but it seems like a random mutation.
A pepper seed ended up in there. Doesn’t look like a potato leaf seedling at all really.
Was it a grocery store tomato? Those are hybrids, and long discussions on Tomatoville said they aren’t good for harvesting seeds because they’ll more than likely split off into some part of their genetic material at random. If you started with good commercial seeds and saved seeds from that crop you grew, that should be predictable. But the grocery tomatoes , they said, were unlikely to reproduce exactly, and the tomatoes grown from them also may not taste great.
I agree that looks like a pepper plant on the right. I’ve not seen a tomato leaf that looks like that.
The one on the right is 100% a pepper, not a tomato. Somehow you got a pepper seed mixed up in there.
Agree with idea that there may be a pepper there. Note the smooth stem without the “hairs” that tomato stems have.
One is a pepper
It’s very common for certain varieties to send out both leaf types.
Looking forward to you posting pics of your fruit!
Love the varuety of seeds are they?
I would not advise using those biodegradable bags. The concept is nice but they really do not work as advertised. Some may break down and be okay but why even risk it. If anything cut the bag off and plant it directly in the ground or pot when it comes time to transplant.