Surprise tomatoes.

About two years ago, I got mystery tomato seeds from a seed swap subreddit. I didn’t want to take up garden space on an unknown variety, so I put them in 5 gallon buckets. They did alright, and I sent pics to the person who sent me the seeds, along with a thank you for sharing them. Then my regular garden got hit with wilt, and the summer heat ( zone 9a, southern US ) killed off the rest. I also transitioned into being a caregiver for my mom during her cancer battle, which took any motivation ( or free time ) to garden out of me. After mom died, I didn’t garden at all ( aside from trying to keep her plants alive ), and generally let my garden space become overgrown, and fall into disrepair. I started tomato and pepper seeds a few weeks ago for a spring garden, and began cleaning and repairing my garden. I noticed that the mystery tomatoes in the bucket had one plant that was alive, and vining its way through all of the weeds. This is after two full summers, an almost unheard of ( for this area ) snowstorm last winter, and complete neglect. Today, I saw that it had actually set fruit, even though it’s not exactly a healthy, thriving, plant. I just wanted to share this with everyone, and wish you all the best with your gardens. Sorry about the wall of text.