Thick-stemmed seedlings?

[Mojo]

Okay, this is unusual, for me. I noticed amongst my American Original Beefsteaks (source: Totally Tomatoes) that I had several sprouts that came up late, and with really thick stems. Look:
/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sHZ...ew?usp=sharing <p>

What's going on here?

[b54red]

Looks like they have no growth tips. It happens sometimes but I don't know why. I usually see a few every year. Just pull them up and toss them.

Bill

[salix]

Did you have any dwarf variety seeds in the area?

[KarenO]

The majority are tall and fairly stretched as though they went a while without supplemental light?. These short stocky ones look like seedlings that came up after you put the others under lights a couple days after the stretched ones were growing with a cover on?
KarenO

[Mojo]

Originally Posted by KarenO

The majority are tall and fairly stretched as though they went a while without supplemental light?. These short stocky ones look like seedlings that came up after you put the others under lights a couple days after the stretched ones were growing with a cover on?
KarenO

They were all subject to the same conditions: set up in my garage under a big halogen worklamp about 4' above them, set on a 12hr timer. The stretched ones did come up first, yes. I'm gently repotting the seedlings such that everyone has an individual cell or pot, so we'll see what happens.

[clkeiper]

the late short ones look to be non-starters to me. I have had a few of them myself.. someone called them something a while ago when I asked about them... mules? I can't remember but they never produced anything for me while I gave them the time to produce something. I quit wasting my time and energy on them and tossed them.