On 2/9/2015 9:00 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
Gary Woods wrote:
"Terry Coombs" wrote:

One of my San Marzano tomatoes has different leaves , heart shaped
rather than lobed like all the rest . Wonder what it'll grow ? Guess
I'll just have to wait and see ... I have that seedling marked , and
plan to keep track of where it gets planted .
Sounds like "Potato Leafed," usually a trait of older heirlooms.
Either a cross or a sport. Could be interesting...

You and George both used the term "sport" . I've heard the term , but am
unsure of it's meaning . These were all open pollinated seeds I got on the
internet and I have been very pleased with the germination rates , easily
99% in the ones i got .
It'd be nice I guess if this were a throwback . It'll be planted and
monitored , it's got me curiouser and more curiouser !

A sport is a natural hybrid, one that mankind didn't breed to be
different. Occurs frequently in nature. When I was hybridizing chile
plants I would occasionally get a plant that was not like the parent
plants in any way. Sometimes they worked out fine sometimes they were
totally useless. Ma Nature works in mysterious ways to confuse humans. I
think it may be deliberate. G

Stay curious and you might find the latest high dollar plant for the
whole world. When early man first began actually planting wild seed to
grow for food he or she also started manipulating the plants to get
better yield, taste, etc. It ain't over yet.