Sweet baby

[Ceres]

Checking through my compost and last years pots when I found this little sweet baby Tom from last year that escaped the cleanup! It's growing should I give it a chance?

[Nicos]

Yeh!...why not!

It's hard to chuck away a seedling isn't ?

[Ceres]

Especially one that is so eager to get going, I've eased it into a pot so fingers crossed it continues its enthusiasm.

[Bren In Pots]

You've nothing to lose only a bit of time and compost but you could gain a early tom plant.

[Ceres]

I'm really pleased if it does as this plant was so prolific last year and the loveliest little tomatoes.

[ancee]

I would - give him a chance!

[chris]

Your hands look incredible large there.

[Ceres]

Gee thanks! Haha
It's such a tiny sprout I had to get close. Ie big hands in comparison.
Quite happy with this years progress in the back ground you can see my other toms getting their first set of true leaves already.
AND overwintering chillies all growing their leaves back now (first successful year)
I'm taking this all as very good signs.

[Kristen]

Was the original variety an F1? If so you might get something inferior; if an open pollinated / heirloom / non-F1 variety then worth growing on

[Ceres]

I don't know, the packet is long gone I only know its called sweet baby. What might happen as I grew all sorts near it last year including yellow stuffer, yellow pear and plum tomatoes. Would I get some strange hybrid?

[Bill HH]

Looks to me like you might get several plants off this. You just have to give it a chance.

[Ceres]

I have turned the case inside out and put it all into compost it does look like there may even be up to 10 shoots in there! I will just grow on the strongest couple.

[Kristen]

I don't know, the packet is long gone I only know its called sweet baby.

Sorry Mea Culpa! - I thought you were meaning a "Dear sweet little baby tom" rather than that that was the variety name!

T&M and Suttons both list it and both say nothing about F1

What might happen as I grew all sorts near it last year including yellow stuffer, yellow pear and plum tomatoes. Would I get some strange hybrid?

Most people (or so it seems to me) on the forums take the view to "have a go" - including trying pips from Peppers in Supermarket, Garlic cloves, and so on.

I take the view that I don't want to spend precious time and greenhouse space growing a plant / crop only to find that it is inferior, so I prefer to start with known seed / varieties / Garlic cloves bred for UK growing

But new varieties are discovered by people having-a-go of course.

Tomatoes are self-pollinating, and rarely cross-pollinate, so the chances are high that your tomato will be true to self (particularly as it does not appear to be an F1)

[AllInContainers]

Nah, whack it with a shovel and put it out of it's misery

Kidding of course, if you've got the space - go for it! I hope it does as well this year for you as it did last year

[Ceres]

Oo your cruel!
I'm curious how it will do since its had no nurturing from me yet. I am a nurse and just can't leave it to die when it so obviously wants to live.