Margaret Curtain: how did she get that?

charline · August 13, 2015

Margaret Curtain with stripes.
how did she get that and what does it mean?
should I safe seeds from this tomato or is it just a freak of nature?

the stripes were on the unripe fruit and I thought they would go away but they stayed....

amideutch · August 13, 2015

Charline, were they all that way or just the one in the picture. Here is a link to my grow out and you can see stripes.

Ami

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...rgaret+Curtain

charline · August 13, 2015

I have two or three on one plant and the other fruits were normal.
I can see that you had one too. Did you save seeds from this one?

amideutch · August 13, 2015

I would not worry about it. It seems that stripes may be more pronounced on some fruit. Just a characteristic of the variety.

Ami

BigVanVader · August 13, 2015

This is just one of Margaret's more promiscuous children wearing leopard print.

peebee · August 14, 2015

Mine were like that too, I didn't think anything of it at the time. Was my first time growing this variety so I thought it was normal. Sure was a good prolific tomato!

ginger2778 · August 14, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by charline

I have two or three on one plant and the other fruits were normal.
I can see that you had one too. Did you save seeds from this one?

Except for a bee cross, all saved seed from any fruit on a plant are genetically the same as any other fruit on the plant. If you had a cross, it wouldnt show up on the same plant, it would show up in it's offspring, fron the seeds. So the striped ones you see are just variations showing for any of a bunch of different reasons. ( Now I'm sure one of the experts will come by to correct me!

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So, yes, you could definitely save seeds from that one.

SharonRossy · August 14, 2015

I know my toms have stripes but I'll have to check and see if they look like yours.

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charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	Margaret Curtain: how did she get that? Margaret Curtain with stripes. how did she get that and what does it mean? should I safe seeds from this tomato or is it just a freak of nature? the stripes were on the unripe fruit and I thought they would go away but they stayed....

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amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Charline, were they all that way or just the one in the picture. Here is a link to my grow out and you can see stripes. Ami http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...rgaret+Curtain __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

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amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	I would not worry about it. It seems that stripes may be more pronounced on some fruit. Just a characteristic of the variety. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	This is just one of Margaret's more promiscuous children wearing leopard print.

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peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Mine were like that too, I didn't think anything of it at the time. Was my first time growing this variety so I thought it was normal. Sure was a good prolific tomato!

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SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	I know my toms have stripes but I'll have to check and see if they look like yours.