Supermarket Tomatoes

[Garf]

After hip surgery, I started a few supermarket tomato seeds and put them into 18 gallon recycling tubs and let them go. One of the older plants has 16 tomatoes on it now. So far little to no disease or insect damage, and this is Miami Florida.

[webmaster]

Oh that is very interesting. Do you think those tomatoes were grown locally, perhaps salt resistant?

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[Lindsaylew82]

Do you remember what kind they were?

One year I had some late winter compari tomatoes I got from the store and the seeds sprouted INSIDE the tomato. It was really strange looking. The momma tomato didn't rot or anything! I think I have a picture somewhere.....

I had 19 seedlings that I planted in TP rolls. I kept 2 and had a really great crop from them! Just like you said... No disease, big bounty. Uniform blemish free fruit... Tasted really nice, too!
ETA:
Here it is!!!


ETA2:
Hmmm....no that's not it.
Try again!

[Garf]

Oh that is very interesting. Do you think those tomatoes were grown locally, perhaps salt resistant?

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It's not salt, I live far from the coast. Many thanks for the posting help.

[Garf]

Do you remember what kind they were?

One year I had some late winter compari tomatoes I got from the store and the seeds sprouted INSIDE the tomato. It was really strange looking. The momma tomato didn't rot or anything! I think I have a picture somewhere.....

They were either some generic camperi or labeled "redlands" which is a farming area here in miami-dade county.

[Garf]

My wife just tasted the first tomato to ripen. She loved it. At least 16 more to go and hopefully more to come.

[valley]

They look healthy and happy. Keep it up, what ever it is. Have fun.

Richard

[Garf]

I have picked 2 more tomatoes that blushed. I have the start of both disease and insect damage. I may need to start treatment soon. Plants #3 and 4 have started blooming and have one tomato each on them.

[Garf]

Plants 3 & 4 are loaded with blooms and are starting several tomatoes. I only hope the insects don't find them.

[Garf]

Both disease and insects have found the plants. The insects are black beetles. I will try to post a pic.

[Juliuskitty]

Both disease and insects have found the plants. The insects are black beetles. I will try to post a pic.

I get those horrible things every year.

[Lindsaylew82]

Are they plum curculio?

[Garf]

Plants 3 & 4 have plum tomatoes, I have no idea what variety.

[Garf]

The latest harvest from plants 3 & 4.

[Lindsaylew82]

Plants 3 & 4 have plum tomatoes, I have no idea what variety.

I'm sorry! Those bugs looked like Plum Curculio, but tomato are not their hosts!