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Wrong Seeds!

dondattlerdondattler Posts: 11
in Fruit & veg
I bought some seeds on Amazon a few months ago. We paid for Daytona Plum Tomatoes. These are the ones we received fruiting on the vines. I'm pretty sure these are not roma, plum, or their' hybrids. I chose the Daytonas specifically for pastes and sauce and because they have less seeds.

The 3rd part seller disappeared without a trace. 29% sellers rating now.

I've never seen Plum or Roma tomatoes this round. I'm thinking this was an expensive rip-off now, after all the $ and hrs spent preparing the new garden for planting?

I wonder what kind of tomatoes I have now!

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    They’re definitely not Roma, I grow those every year.   Could be anything really. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • WeaveyDaveyWeaveyDavey Posts: 575
    Maybe they'll turn out to be those 'exotic' electric blue or fluorescent purple ones & you'll be the envy of all your gardening friends!!! Bonne chance!!
  • dondattlerdondattler Posts: 11
    Well, On the plus side, there are at least 50 fruit on the biggest plant which is almost 2 meters tall. Much bigger plant than the Daytonas advertised. I'm going to have to thin the garden a lot.
  • dondattlerdondattler Posts: 11
    David Matthews2 said:
    Maybe they'll turn out to be those 'exotic' electric blue or fluorescent purple ones & you'll be the envy of all your gardening friends!!! Bonne chance!!

    Wouldn't that be great? My Better Half would enjoy them. LOL!
  • dondattlerdondattler Posts: 11
    There's a lot of suckers between the branches which to me mean they are an indeterminate Tomato. Daytonas are a determinate plant.   Sighhhh! Maybe they're "Early Girls" since they grew so fast. At least My Jalapeno Ms appear to be The Plants I ordered seeds for. LOL
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Buying seeds online seems to be a bit of a minefield these days.  Even reputable seed companies are becoming a bit hit and miss.
    As @Lyn says - Roma they aren't !
    At least if one plant already has 50 fruit forming, you won't be short of toms - just hope they are tasty :D
  • dondattlerdondattler Posts: 11
    I have an Early Girl tomato plant in the corner of the garden that is fruiting 3 inch toms already. I think I'll just take some 10" cuttings and root them. Much faster than seeds, and a guarantee I have the correct tomato variety. They are a fairly dense 5" tomato with a minimum of seeds. Very sweet if cared for properly, and good for most uses. I grew these before and one plant gave me over 50 kilo of fruit in just a few months. Here in Florida, they are a considered a mild perennial lasting at least a year or 2.
  • depoksharma07depoksharma07 Posts: 38
    I think it could be Roma Tomatoes!
  • depoksharma07depoksharma07 Posts: 38
    edited June 2021
    You have to be careful from third party seller!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    depoksharma07 said:
    I think it could be Roma Tomatoes!
    Definitely not ... they're the wrong shape for Roma tomatoes, which are plum-shaped. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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