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Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

I had tomatoes growing in three different areas last year. I had thousands of strawberry (cherry) tomato blossoms with bumblebees working the blossoms every day. These were about two hundred feet away from the competition tomatoes. And this year two of my plants appear to be competition tomato x strawberry tomato! I didnt realize how easily they cross pollinate, with the help of insects. I figured self pollination was more likely than bee-crossed pollination. I figured wrong.

7/22/2020 11:27:04 AM

Greenbud

Coventry Rhode Island USA

Hey maybe you will grow a record size cherry tomato !

7/22/2020 11:29:59 AM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Yep...lol I do have a ten oz 'cherry tomato' on one plant! And could have some bigger ones possibly, too. But overall... To me they just interesting & useless plants. Huge plants, but not very productive... the tomatoes are sparse. In my opinion, although they are interesting, they dont deserve any garden space.

7/22/2020 12:26:08 PM

Zeke

Team Canuckle Heads

A few years back I gave tomatoes a try when I really didn't have the room. Grew 5 plants and ended up with 5 cherry tomatoes. Found out the grower had his competition tomatoes real close to his eating tomatoes.

7/22/2020 12:30:07 PM

irischap

Guelph, Ontario

You could always self one of these and see if you can get a giant with more foliage

7/23/2020 7:41:16 AM

Little Ketchup

Grittyville, WA

Plenty of foliage. The fruit set isnt impressive. But yes x self again could, with some luck, get a better plant

7/23/2020 1:17:27 PM

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