Do you think these are tomato plants?

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Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 1:43

You know you are a neophyte gardener when you can't identify your own plants!!....some time back I started some seeds and they didn't grow, so I planted some more seeds, then everything started growing. Now, I can't figure out whether I have tomatoes growing or not. Learned the hard way to always always identify your plants!

Do you think these are tomatoes??? There are three of them that sprung up in pots that had been used for other veggies.

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Posted by mickyfinn6777 UK (mickyfinn6777@googlemail.com) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 2:01

No"- the first photo look more like Dahlia seedlings to me.

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Posted by sheri_ok 6 (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 2:11

It looks like a weed to me. Hope I'm wrong.

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Posted by tetrazygia (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 2:35

They look like a nightshade to me--could they be potatoes?

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Posted by sckitchen_gardener_8 8b (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 9:34

Eggplants?

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Posted by jwmeyer Z8 OR (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 10:11

not tomatoes.

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Posted by helenh z6 MO (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 10:28

I also thought eggplant; not tomatoes.

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Posted by suddensam 10 Boynton Beach (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 11:30

Those are eggplants.
Plant em if you got em.
Sam

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Posted by tomtuxman 6bNY (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 24, 11 at 11:40

Those look like mighty healthy eggplants. If you're going to keep them in pots, they'll need about a 5 gal container each. In any case, don't just leave them crowded in one pot; they either need repotting or setting out.

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Posted by firsthouse_mp (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 25, 11 at 0:28

Seriously eggplants? Yeah!!!! I can't remember ever planting them, but I am willing to give them some space and a bit of time to develop. If there's even a small chance they become something edible, I'm willing to set them out in an irrigated area. Will keep you posted--thanks everyone!

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Posted by seysonn 8 GA (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 25, 11 at 1:17

The second picture is questionable to but the rest most probably are eggplants. NOT tomatoes, definitely.
Eggplant, pepper, tomato seeds are very similar in shape and sizes. But it is amazing to have them germinate and grow this size, by themselves, by this time, in zone 8 outside. Eggplant seeds are the most demanding when it comes to the soil temperature, more than peppers and much much more than tomatoes.Unless you had the containers in greenhouse or somewhere?

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Posted by mrdoitall 7 (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 25, 11 at 4:50

I would also say eggplant. Please let us know what they are later this year.

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Posted by buford 7 NE GA (My Page) on
Mon, Apr 25, 11 at 6:48

They look just like my eggplant leaves. Good Luck! I already have one flower/fruit.

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Posted by firsthouse_mp (My Page) on
Tue, Apr 26, 11 at 19:31

I have chickens who give me awesome manure and add quite a bit of great nutrition to the compost pile....these sprung up in my wintersowing milk cartons. I re-used some older soil that had been sifted with new compost and planted with cukes....and my cucumbers died because of a unexpected freeze here in the CA Bay Area. Then I just left the jugs alone and up popped these! I transferred them to a raised bed thinking they *might* be "something". I hope hope hope I get eggplants :)

Thanks everyone!

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Posted by soonergrandmom Z6 Grove (My Page) on
Tue, Apr 26, 11 at 21:02

I would also say eggplant.

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Posted by angie83 9 (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 27, 11 at 12:51

I think eggplant too.
Angie

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Posted by bluebirdie Z8 SF E Bay (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 27, 11 at 21:14

I guess eggplant too. Please show pictures with flowers soon. The suspense is killing me.

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Posted by greentiger87 none (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 29, 11 at 18:47

There's one with the obvious eggplant foliage, but the others look like they could easily be the weed... American nightshade (especially the first picture).

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