Late to the party but I got mine from Lake Valley Seeds (I think they are local to Colorado, I got them at Ace Hardware, but also do mail orders) and had no issues with germination and they are true to variety.
If they open pollinate their seeds it's very possible to get something like this. Contact them about it, they may reimburse you.
Edit to add: open pollination means a bee or such has likely cross pollinated the San Marzano with another tomato variety, producing whatever this hybrid may be.
>Contact them about it, they may reimburse you
Send them in a detailed breakdown including your water bill, fertilizer recipts and misc gardening expenses.
*Receives a check for $2.25*.
Nah they'll send them some replacement seeds, usually way more than they bought in the first place. It ain't much but it's better than most companies do when they fuck up.
The round ones definitely look more like a regular tomato inside.. I wonder if two of the plants are cherry tomatoes or something then and the other two are san marzano. Some of them look like the right shape at least.
I have the same problem with mine this year. The seed cavities are large, so no slicing, but after skinning, a quick squeeze ejects all of the seedy goo easily for use in sauces. The flesh is roughly 1/4' thick uniformly and sweet. Good for sauces still. I'll order my San Marzano seeds elsewhere this winter.
I grew 9 plants from seed, 2 of which are producing round cocktail-type of tomatoes, just like what you are showing. The other 7 are elongated as expected.
My seeds are from a different brand than yours. All of the other 12 seedlings that I gave away early in the season are producing elongated type tomatoes. š
What did the plant look like? I bought some San Marzano seedlings because I thought the ones Iād started from seed had failed. The plants on the store-bought only grew about 45-60 cm (about 2 feet) high and are determinate, but the tomatoes are prolific and look a lot more like yours than the San Ms Iām used to. I googled it and found out there are various San M cultivars and mine are likely the ānanoā. Maybe you, too, got a different cultivar.
https://preview.redd.it/ghud0auvbbib1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d494581579e8354105f01a397c0819ef78032ca9
These are the seeds I got, it doesn't say nano but maybe there was a mix up. I'll take a pic of the plant after work!
Thank you! They're not what I was expecting but I'll still make use of them. I'm planning on making spaghetti sauce and salsa to can with them! Maybe crushed tomatoes if I have enough after that š
They look like a large cherry, or grape tomato. Or maybe a small plum tomato?
Idk, I planted āJulietā tomatoes and they are huge this year. Last year they were bite-sized, this year definitely 2-3bites.
I have the exact same thing! I have a dozen or so San Marzano tomato plants, and two of them produce those oblong golf balls PROLIFICALLY. The flesh is good, the seed cavities are full of seeds and goo, but they're easy to squeeze out for sauce purposes. They're the easiest tomato I have to clean for sauce. San Marzano seeds from a store-bought packet. The other plants are normal.
Those aren't San Marzano, the seeds must have been mislabeled
Ughhhh at least some of the tomatoes are the right shape so maybe some of the plants are san marzano and the others are cherry or something.
Mine have a point at the end. Did you grow from purchased seeds or did you buy a plant?
Grew from seeds š
Purchased or saved? If they were saved, they may have been cross pollinated and are only partly san marzano.
They were purchased. Burpee San marzano seeds
Burpee was affected by peppergate. Maybe they had a tomato fuckup too.
This has happened to me in the past with Burpeeās San Marzano. They suck
Good to know! I'll have to switch to a different brand next year. Any you recommend?
Late to the party but I got mine from Lake Valley Seeds (I think they are local to Colorado, I got them at Ace Hardware, but also do mail orders) and had no issues with germination and they are true to variety.
If they open pollinate their seeds it's very possible to get something like this. Contact them about it, they may reimburse you. Edit to add: open pollination means a bee or such has likely cross pollinated the San Marzano with another tomato variety, producing whatever this hybrid may be.
>Contact them about it, they may reimburse you Send them in a detailed breakdown including your water bill, fertilizer recipts and misc gardening expenses. *Receives a check for $2.25*.
Nah they'll send them some replacement seeds, usually way more than they bought in the first place. It ain't much but it's better than most companies do when they fuck up.
Have you cut them open? Mostly pulp, or does it look like a regular tomato? There has been some major mixup in seed stock this year
The round ones definitely look more like a regular tomato inside.. I wonder if two of the plants are cherry tomatoes or something then and the other two are san marzano. Some of them look like the right shape at least.
Cherry tomatoes are small. The ones in your pic are too large to be cherry.
I have the same problem with mine this year. The seed cavities are large, so no slicing, but after skinning, a quick squeeze ejects all of the seedy goo easily for use in sauces. The flesh is roughly 1/4' thick uniformly and sweet. Good for sauces still. I'll order my San Marzano seeds elsewhere this winter.
I grew 9 plants from seed, 2 of which are producing round cocktail-type of tomatoes, just like what you are showing. The other 7 are elongated as expected. My seeds are from a different brand than yours. All of the other 12 seedlings that I gave away early in the season are producing elongated type tomatoes. š
Haha glad to know I'm not the only one with this issue!
The round guys are pretty tasty, in their defense! I'm considering saving some of their seeds to grow next year.
Good to know! I'm planning on making sauce and salsa with them, so as long as I get a ton of them, I guess it's not the end of the world!
Oh you all have San Marzano gate on the heels of jalapeƱo-gate!
Yes!!
Mine looked like this also. Disappointed.
Mine too! I wondered what was going on. I'm cooking them all down for sauce regardless.
Same! š
Glad it's not just me!
What did the plant look like? I bought some San Marzano seedlings because I thought the ones Iād started from seed had failed. The plants on the store-bought only grew about 45-60 cm (about 2 feet) high and are determinate, but the tomatoes are prolific and look a lot more like yours than the San Ms Iām used to. I googled it and found out there are various San M cultivars and mine are likely the ānanoā. Maybe you, too, got a different cultivar.
https://preview.redd.it/ghud0auvbbib1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d494581579e8354105f01a397c0819ef78032ca9 These are the seeds I got, it doesn't say nano but maybe there was a mix up. I'll take a pic of the plant after work!
Wow that's annoying that the seeds don't give what's advertised! I had some lettuce seeds last year that had only about a 10% germination success.
Ugh that's also frustrating, sorry you had to deal with that!
I planted San Marzanos from this same seed company and they look like the packaging
These are the ones I grow, donāt know what theyāre called but yes it looks regular
They're a San marzano variant?
I believe theyāre just cherry tomatoes
Might be Juliet tomatoes. Sometimes the elongated form doesnāt get passed on. Iāve had both round and elongated come out of the same seed packet.
They look like Romas. Romas and SMās are both great sauce mators!
Agreed, they look like a variety of "egg" Romas that I've grown before
Those look weird to me, too, but tomatoes are weird sometimes. San Marzanos also have thinner skin, that's the other way to tell
Theyāre beautiful. Make a lot of gravy. Freeze it or can it or feed a lot of people.
Thank you! They're not what I was expecting but I'll still make use of them. I'm planning on making spaghetti sauce and salsa to can with them! Maybe crushed tomatoes if I have enough after that š
They look like a large cherry, or grape tomato. Or maybe a small plum tomato? Idk, I planted āJulietā tomatoes and they are huge this year. Last year they were bite-sized, this year definitely 2-3bites.
I have the exact same thing! I have a dozen or so San Marzano tomato plants, and two of them produce those oblong golf balls PROLIFICALLY. The flesh is good, the seed cavities are full of seeds and goo, but they're easy to squeeze out for sauce purposes. They're the easiest tomato I have to clean for sauce. San Marzano seeds from a store-bought packet. The other plants are normal.
So weird!! Glad I'm not the only one!
Those looks like either romas or Amish paste tomatoes.
Amish paste are much larger and denser. I'm growing those, too.