Are those stalks coming out of the fruit or are the fruits forming around the stalk? It could be seeds sprouting while in the fruit? All in all. They look wild!
Are those stalks coming out of the fruit or are the fruits forming around the stalk? It could be seeds sprouting while in the fruit?
It might be a mutation, but it could just as easily ( in fact more likely in my opinion) be an infection. Certain viruses can cause distortions like this.
It might be a mutation, but it could just as easily ( in fact more likely in my opinion) be an infection. Certain viruses can cause distortions like this.
Wow! No, I sadly don't know anything about it (not that I know much about gardening...I'm a complete novice), but that is very strange, especially considering that it's happening to so many of...
Wow! No, I sadly don't know anything about it (not that I know much about gardening...I'm a complete novice), but that is very strange, especially considering that it's happening to so many of them. Sorry that I have nothing to add, but thanks for sharing. They're neat pictures.
Did you do any thinning? I'm not an expert, and I'm more experienced with other fruit and veg, but I've seen this kind of thing happen when too many fruit are allowed to grow in close proximity....
Did you do any thinning?
I'm not an expert, and I'm more experienced with other fruit and veg, but I've seen this kind of thing happen when too many fruit are allowed to grow in close proximity.
You want to do some 'thinning' usually, where you pick of fruit when it's young, to give what you leave behind more room to grow, rather than allowing them to grow into each other and merge into monsters that taste awful.
While I'd never heard the term fasciation before, I think you're almost certainly correct after following your link and doing some cursory research. This blog talks about a couple heritage...
While I'd never heard the term fasciation before, I think you're almost certainly correct after following your link and doing some cursory research.
I know a little bit about botany. Do you have pictures of the flowers? That might give some insight into why the fruits look the way they do.
Are those stalks coming out of the fruit or are the fruits forming around the stalk? It could be seeds sprouting while in the fruit?
All in all. They look wild!
It might be a mutation, but it could just as easily ( in fact more likely in my opinion) be an infection. Certain viruses can cause distortions like this.
Wow! No, I sadly don't know anything about it (not that I know much about gardening...I'm a complete novice), but that is very strange, especially considering that it's happening to so many of them. Sorry that I have nothing to add, but thanks for sharing. They're neat pictures.
Did you do any thinning?
I'm not an expert, and I'm more experienced with other fruit and veg, but I've seen this kind of thing happen when too many fruit are allowed to grow in close proximity.
You want to do some 'thinning' usually, where you pick of fruit when it's young, to give what you leave behind more room to grow, rather than allowing them to grow into each other and merge into monsters that taste awful.
Looks like fasciation to me.
While I'd never heard the term fasciation before, I think you're almost certainly correct after following your link and doing some cursory research.
This blog talks about a couple heritage varieties of fasciated tomatoes that you can grow: https://laidbackgardener.blog/tag/fasciated-tomato/