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Fri, Jun 21, 13 at 12:29
| I didn't know this could happen: I seem to have 3 Sungold tomato plants coming up where I didn't plant anything this year--but had them last year. Is that unusual or normal? I'm a newbie if you haven't guessed. |
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| Totally normal. They're coming up from seeds from some tomatoes that fell on the ground last year. They may not be true replicas of the parents, however. That being said, they'll undoubtedly put on some tasty tomatoes. |
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| Very common. Sometimes it is hard to get rid of them all given where they sprout up. They won't be Sungolds since hybrids don't breed true so whether or not it is worth the effort of growing them is up to you. Dave |
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| Really? So I'll get some kind of mystery tomato? The biggest plant has flowers on it already. Then there are about 3 more smaller plants. Someone suggested that I have a "sacrificial" plant to distract the stink bugs/leaffooted bugs from my newly planted tomatoes--think these would be good candidates? |
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- Posted by michelliot z7 ny (My Page) on Fri, Jun 21, 13 at 15:03
| Funny, I have 3 or 4 Sungold volunteers from last year sprouting as well. If I didn't have landscape material on my beds, I'm sure there'd be several more. Transplanted a couple and waiting to see what develops. Mine are only about 5 inches tall at this point, so it'll be a while.............enjoy, elliot |
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| Cherry varieties are notorious for producing tons of volunteers - sometimes for more than just the following season. All the volunteers is one reason why many older growers refuse to grow cherry types in their main gardens or even grow them at all. I'm sure the stink bugs will love your "sacrificial" plant (aka trap plant). They don't care if the color, size, shape, flavor, skin thickness, etc. has changed from last year. But it won't keep them off your other plants either. They still find 'em. Dave |
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