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Old 10-02-2015, 01:13 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default Weird tomato

"Terry Coombs" wrote:

You and George both used the term "sport" . I've heard the term , but am
unsure of it's meaning .


AKA "mutation;" a spontaneous change. More likely, though tomatoes don't
cross easily, a stray grain of pollen from across the field. Things like
this are always fun to follow.

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