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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 01, 2008

This plant was in with our tomato plants and we have know idea what it is. Anyone out there know??

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 01, 2008

one more pic

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 02, 2008

I guess it just a different tomato plant! Somebody probably switched tags.

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glendalekid Tuscaloosa, AL(Zone 7b) Jun 02, 2008

The leaves have a kind of "shiny" look to the surface, so I don't think it's a tomato plant. A melon of some kind maybe? I hope Farmerdill comes by as he will know. I would just let it grow and see what it becomes.

Karen

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AYankeeCat Fairfield County, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 02, 2008

I vote for melon - but then I had to post a pic of a green pumpkin to get it Id'd because I didn't know what it was!

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 02, 2008

It looks like a tomato plant whose terminal bud was damaged and is surviving on one leaf. It happens sometimes. Sometimes they will grow a new sprout, but they are handicapped vs undamaged plants. If you examine it closely where that leaf is attached, you should be able to where the terminal bud should be. The leaf will be offset.

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AYankeeCat Fairfield County, CT(Zone 6b) Jun 02, 2008

Oh thank goodness it wasn't a pumpkin and I didn't recognize it, again! LOL

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CompostR south central, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 02, 2008

If you crush a leaf, does it smell like a tomato? Then it is one. I never heard of a shiny-leaved tomato - are there such things?

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Jun 02, 2008

Looks like a damaged tomato to me too. Rub the foliage and smell it. It will smell like tomatoes.

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 02, 2008

Can it recover or should I just pitch it?

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 02, 2008

Unless you are short on plants, I would pitch it.

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Jun 02, 2008

Thanks!

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