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Weed or Tomato Seedling?

8 years ago

I pulled one of these out of my tomato box thinking its a weed. But seeing another one just like it only bigger I need an experts opinion before I toss them.

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ibraarsla

8 years ago

looks like a tomato seedling to me

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Baby G (USDA:10a, Sunset:21&23 SoCal-NE. Mt Washington, Lo-Chill: 200-400 Hrs, So
8 years ago
Yup, tomato. Looks healthy too. What was there before? An heirloom or a hybrid. Hybrid seeds won't grow true to parent. If the tomato there before it was diseased, it may also have disease, which is why we ferment heirloom seeds when we save them. That said, you might get a nice plant out of it. Tomatoes, btw are heavy feeders and really need fresh (or freshly rotated) soil. I wouldn't put tomatoes in the same spot two years in a row without changing out the soil for a lot of new compost. Plant it in some rich soil up to it's top leaves.
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Hi doubleji, As it happens, I also am growing tomatos and peppers in Jakarta. As this appears to be a rare past time in this town, I thought it would be good for us to compare notes from time to time. I'm in Menteng and have some fruit developing on a smaller cherry variety called something like Masohkta. I have some larger plants which are growing very vigorously (about four foot tall now - planted about 6 weeks ago) and they are flowering but no sign of fruiting yet. I mention this because I harbour a secret concern that Jakarta is probably too hot for most tomatos and I keep expecting the flowers to drop without fruiting. Do you happen to know if anyone's grown many tomatos in Jakarta successfully before? I've never actually seen ANYONE growing tomatos in Indonesia though obviously that happens in the hills somewhere cos that's where those tasteless examples in the supermarket come from. I haven't planted any heirlooms yet - though i now have seeds for a few and have a membership with a seed savers club in Australia. I am a new gardener so I only discovered the whole heirloom thing after planting my garden unfortunately. Do you happen to know of any heirloom varieties which are suited to tropical climates? Or indeed, which vegetables, apart from eggplant, corn and peppers, which would suit? I have planted rocket (arugula) too and silverbeet and both are growing well (had rocket salad as part of a french cheese tasting night last night) but I expect all leaves have to be harvested young so they don't get too peppery in this heat. Anyway, touch base if you'd like to. cheers
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I was just weeding between tomato plants and i found what seems to be a seedling tomato plant. Not sure how it got there. Is it possible for seedling tomato's to pop up from the root system of an established plant?
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lgteacher
8 years ago
Yes, a tomato. If you compost and throw in a variety of tomato scraps, the most likely to grow is the cherry or grape tomato.
tonygarland
6 years ago
Can I jump in on this and ask the same question with my random arrivals

cheers
Josef Becker
6 years ago
Definitely a tomato
ibraarsla
6 years ago
Yup, no doubt. It's a tomato seedling.

I had exactly the same popping out in my garden from seeds from last year :) (a bit too much though).
tonygarland
6 years ago
Awesome. Thanks all. What do you reckon, leave a few in? I only have a small planter and dont want to waste space if they will be duds. How long is a piece of string i guess....
Jeff B
6 years ago
When in doubt on this subject rub the leaves a little and tomato seedlings smell just like tomatoes!
Jherovin Tebrero
6 years ago

is this tomato?
ibraarsla
6 years ago
Yup, definitely looks like a tomato seedling!

Does it smell like tomato?
Megha Khulbe
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I noticed a bunch of seedlings/weed growing in my potted tomato plant. 4 weeks ago the leaves started turning yellow with holes in them. Definitely looked diseased. Today, I finally took out the weed as I think might have caused the plant to be diseased. I know nothing about plants. Suggestions on if this was a good idea? The dark green ones looked like weed to me, so I pulled them out. I might have disturbed the roots🤷🏽‍♀️

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