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Avonnow
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Freaky Pepper & Tomato

Is there something obviously wrong about these two plants. :shock: The tomato is super odd shaped. I do not know what type of tomato, this plant came up and I tended to it and have no idea what it is, some tomatos on it look great, kinda oblong then a few started looking like this . 2nd pic - The peppers on various plants (which have produced normally before) have that little protusion on bottom, again is it laking something or are aliens altering my plants while I sleep. For those of you in the cold, that is sunshine in the second photo. I can't believe Florida has been so warm, while you all get blasted - hope the groundhog is right!

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cool! Let them go and see what happens!! :) maybe you accidentally got yourself a new variety! Last year I has one tomato plant that was making tomatoes that looked like they had a little baby tomato stuck to it on the blossom end. I was convinced I had a new breed I was gonna call "button tomatoes"....but half way through the season it just stopped and I never got another one. Weird. Should have saved seeds from those first 4 or 5 maters.

If that tomato ends up looking really cool and different, save the seeds! You may get a plant that produces all that kind if this plant doesn't.

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Yeah, I'd let it grow and see what happens :). I'm jealous you live in Florida, I can't get away from this snow here in PA.

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You said: "I do not know what type of tomato, this plant came up and I tended to it and have no idea what it is, "

Do you mean it came up in your garden from seed from a prievious planting? If so, no telling what you have. Most of the popular tomato types are hybrids. When you grow the seed produced from a hybrid tomato you may get a variety of different things due to the genetic possibilities. Just watch it and see what you get.

Warm weather sounds very inviting. It got up to 39 here today.

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Yes the seed just spouted and I hate to kill anything, I have enough trouble getting them to live when I plant my own seeds. So I let it grow and potted it and it is doing well except for these freaky tomatos. I will not be harvesting seeds, but I hope they taste alright.



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