[chris23005]

After my abysmal attempt to grow my own tomatoes from seed, I eventually got some plants via Freecycle. The only trouble was that the lady didn't know what varieties they were!! I think most are probably Gardeners Delight - she mentioned that one might be a plum tomato, but identified that one. However, since planting them out, one looks totally different to the rest - shorter and with broad leaves (photo attached).  I am growing it as a vine tomato rather than a bush tomato and the flowers don't appear to be "all over it" like a bush tomato.

Anyone got any ideas as to what variety it might be?

[8doubles]

Not a clue,  Generally speaking a large flower makes a large tomato so i would wild guess at a beefsteak or large plum variety.

[chris23005]

Checked the flowers and they don't look any bigger than the flowers on the Ailsa Craig plant next door to it. Hmmmm, I guess it is a case of "watch this space" and I will post a pic of the tomatoes when they finally arrive!!!

[gillie]

I think that it is a 'potato leaved' variety.  However there are hundreds of tomato varieties out there and it is impossible to know which this is.

If the stems continue to grow on after a fruit truss it is an indeterminate (i.e. cordon) variety.  If they do not, and you have taken out the side shoots, you have lost a lot of your crop.

Gillie

[DD.]

There's no way us amateurs would really identify it, but it doesn't look like a potato leaf one to me.

[chris23005]

Yes, it does look like a potato leaf and I have now googled for images and it looks exactly the same. I will have a look later at where the flowers are situated. (Babysitting at the moment so not a good time!). Many thanks - I think we are still on a "wait and see" - I do like surprises!

[DD.]

I still don't think it's a potato leaf tomato:

Compare the images on this link:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/tomato/2004111539004321.html

[chris23005]

I still don't think it's a potato leaf tomato:

Compare the images on this link:

http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/tomato/2004111539004321.html

That is the site I originally visited when I googled - the leaves are much more like the potato leaf than the regular leaf. It is after all, in between two regular leaved tomato plants and the difference is quite noticeable. The leaves are a broad spear shape - if it isn't a potato leaved variety maybe it has reverted to type somewhere along the line. Anyway, it is definitely different so in the event of no-one being able to positively identify it one way or another I will have to wait for the fruit to appear! Many thanks all!

[chris23005]

The fruit has now materialised on this plant (actually THESE plants - there is now more than one!). They ALL have potato like leaves and the fruit is plum shaped. No idea how big these tomatoes will be when they have grown, but at least I now have an idea of what I am dealing with.

Do plum tomatoes still need to have their side shoots removed or will I be removing the crop if I do?

Also had a blight watch alert today - but I take it that it just means that there have been conditions which MIGHT lead to blight, not that it is imminent?

[Yorkie]

@chris, yes that's right re blight watch alert