r/plantbreeding

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!

Mutant Grape Tomato Pollen x Striped Roman F2

If it aint odd its gotta go to the compost box to feed the weirdos is my motto as of now due to scale and lack of space haha, sooo we have THE BEFOREEE then im keeping a good bit of all green bonnies simply because i didnt have any in my collection and none of my friends have them either so ill be giving them out to family/friends but they also come from 2 different crosses pic 2 is all green standard leaf spider plant x white midline bonnie spider plant. Pic 3 is white edge standard leaf spider plant x white midline bonnie spider plant

Now these ones are my ‘ oddities ‘ so far, pic 4 is the only seedling that grew out of a pod that had 4 fully formed seed chambers instead of the normal 2-3 chambers. And i legit had a 900+ pod sample size, it being the ONLY 4 pod to appear. So this one visually isnt distinct yet although it did randomly pop a splotch of white on one of its leaves? Its really being kept in hopes that it continues to reproduce 4 pod seed chambers instead of the standard 3 max. Its also an all green standard leaf spider plant x white midline bonnie spider plant seedling.

Pic 5 ( and 7 ) are of an all green standard leaf spider plant self fertilized and both are showing striping that is not in the middle nor edge but still faint in color

Pic 6 ( and 8,9,10 ) are of all green standard spider plant x white edge standard leaf spider plant. 8 are of the ones currently showing up noticeably lighter than the rest of them - 9 sprouted out some random lines out of nowhere because its first like 4-5 leaves were just normal green lol - 10 has shown odd striping since leaf 1, actually its first leaf was almost a halfmoon so its slowly been reverting to either all green or normal line since it was a baby.. i still carry hope that it gets weird again as it matures though because IMAGINE A HALFMOON SPIDER PLANT!! Wow…

Pic 11 BONUSSS!! My main main oddity in the middle with hawaiian to the left and an all green to the right, figured id throw it in so yall could see what i see or call me crazy hahaha, to me its objectively different even down to when you zoom into the leaves like the veins look different but im also very very hopeful for oddities and the mind is powerful i could be tricking myself hahahaha

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE UPDATE!! More to come((:

And saved its seeds and now can confirm all those seeds are coming true. It’s genetically heritable. I’m sure many people already found this trait and I want to read more about it. Is there a repository of pea phenotypes and genotypes, with some deep write ups of each trait?

Has anyone here have experience with this trait?

K26-52 somehow survived everything she went through? From low light situations, weak and spindly stem because of that, and an accidental replanting when trying to save her. My idea of prioritizing her as she was the only one that sprouted seems to have worked, and the extra light she's getting now have strengthened her growth!

She displays strong genetics all over: quick sprouting, resilience, and an adaptability. In a way I am happy only she sprouted as she is clearly hungry for life.

Will be continuing growing her until she is big enough to be transfered into a growing tent, then I will repeat my experiment with better seeds to get a mate for her!

I will hybridize 5 of the following species to determine which combinations work and to breed new, improved lines:
Physalis Pruinosa(Ground Cherries), 1st Image
Physalis Ixocarpa(Tomatillos, I chose a variety with giant fruits), 2nd Image
Physalis Virginiana(a rhizomatous perennial adapted to temperate climates that can survive down to zone 4), 3rd Image
Physalis Peruviana
Physalis Alkekengi(also a rhizomatous perennial, I know this species probably won't hybridize with the other because it is the only species that isn't native to the americas which makes it quite distant)

I found a greenhouse in the STL area who had some absolutely *phenomenal* petunias. (not pictured)

Genuinely, I had never seen healthier petunias. I was shocked, and sad I didn't have more money.

But I saw this tray with petunias and other plants in it. i marveled at how small the cells are.

And it got me wondering, can I grow petunias, from seed, in this tray long enough without needing to up-pot, to reach the flowering stage?

I have a 4x2 grow tent, so maximizing my space is an absolute must!