Bred a small and sturdy snack tomato mutant
It all started with the seeds I took from a snack tomato and propagating them in the following year. One of the specimen that made it turned in a tomato plant with some curious traits:
- the growth is generally slow and at least 4 weeks behind the other breeds I grow
- the stem grows really thick and is exceptionally stable
- the internodes are really short, resulting in a bush-like appearance
- the leaves are curly
- the plant grows no larger than 50 cm in a season, but due to the small size it can be easily brought into the house once temperatures drop, extending the growth and yield of the plant
- the yield per plant doesn't seem to be affected at all
All these characteristics have held steady for three years despite other tomato plants being around.
Thought you might like my Short King!