Both flowers from the two plants (from what I've learned from others here) are tomatoes, but the leaves are different. What gives?
[img]https://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u613/myusername22/jaggedtomatoleaf_zps692ef2da.jpg[/img]
These leaves are jagged.
[img]https://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u613/myusername22/cleartomatoleaf_zpsd07523fc.jpg[/img]
These leaves are smooth.
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Yes, tomato plants basically come in two varieties:
regular tomato leaves
[img]https://www.wineanorak.com/blog/uploaded_images/tomatoleaf-768601.jpg[/img]
and potato leaf tomato
[img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vTXtZt50PrM/TbHTOJdBg1I/AAAAAAAAEkk/flJP4V9OSQw/s1600/potatoleaf.jpg[/img]
The differences aren't always quite that dramatic. Since there's a million tomato varieties, some are a little in between, especially some potato leaf varieties aren't quite as smooth as the picture.
regular tomato leaves
[img]https://www.wineanorak.com/blog/uploaded_images/tomatoleaf-768601.jpg[/img]
and potato leaf tomato
[img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vTXtZt50PrM/TbHTOJdBg1I/AAAAAAAAEkk/flJP4V9OSQw/s1600/potatoleaf.jpg[/img]
The differences aren't always quite that dramatic. Since there's a million tomato varieties, some are a little in between, especially some potato leaf varieties aren't quite as smooth as the picture.
If you are still curious about leaf types, Simplycurious, you might try looking here:
[url=https://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-questions.html]Tomato Growing FAQ's[/url]
I like how Gary Ibsen explains things even if I don't always agree. His ideas on "Why are heirloom tomatoes so 'ugly'?" That was well written .
Steve
[url=https://www.tomatofest.com/tomato-questions.html]Tomato Growing FAQ's[/url]
I like how Gary Ibsen explains things even if I don't always agree. His ideas on "Why are heirloom tomatoes so 'ugly'?" That was well written .
Steve
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