One ugly tomato.

[ReslerMomma]

I went ahead and pulled this tomato yesterday because my dog keeps eating them (she once ate an entire pumpkin). After looking at it up close, I realized why she hadn't touched it! Only half red and very funky looking! Anybody have a guess what kind it is? All my labels are gone.

 

[Chuck]

I went ahead and pulled this tomato yesterday because my dog keeps eating them (she once ate an entire pumpkin). After looking at it up close, I realized why she hadn't touched it! Only half red and very funky looking! Anybody have a guess what kind it is? All my labels are gone.

I don't know the variety but it can happen to any. It is called catfacing and is caused by cool weather during blooming or fruitset. Sometimes 2 or more blooms stick together or on freshly set fruit and actually grow 2 tomatoes as one. Usually caused when temperatures go below 50F.

 

[MoonShadows]

Looks like a beefsteak. I have several on my beefsteak vines that look similar, and I imagine from the unusually wet cool weather we've had here in the Northeast this season.

 

[Durgan]

Most of my tomatoes this year are cat faced. Cold nights and much rain is the cause. This is a poor year for tomatoes in my area. This happens I about once in ten.

 

[Belmont]

Most of the tomatoes on one of my plant look like that, must be nearly 20 pounds of them.

 

[Beth_B]

I learned a new term today, thanks for the explainer on catface tomatoes. Many of mine are like that. Generally lousy year for tomatoes here too.
And my cherry tomatoes (sweet 100s and a round yellow variety) barely took off, plus they are really small even for cherry tomatoes.

 

[zigs]

I learned a new term today, thanks for the explainer on catface tomatoes. Many of mine are like that. Generally lousy year for tomatoes here too.
And my cherry tomatoes (sweet 100s and a round yellow variety) barely took off, plus they are really small even for cherry tomatoes.

Bet they're not as small as mine

 

[Chuck]

Bet they're not as small as mine

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Zigs I am impressed. Those are certainly some of the finest currants I have ever seen.

 

[zigs]

Zigs I am impressed. Those are certainly some of the finest currants I have ever seen.

You should see me raisins

 

[Beth_B]

Many of mine are like that, smaller even than grapes!
@zigs what is that they are sitting in?

 

[zigs]

Me grapes are the same size

Taunton sand @Beth_B

 

[Belmont]

Holy smokes, how large is the bigger of those 2 tomatoes??

 

[zigs]

440 grams It's seed sent to me by a member in Bulgaria, she doesn't know the name of it, but her family have always grown them.

There's a bigger one still ripening in the greenhouse

 

[Chuck]

440 grams It's seed sent to me by a member in Bulgaria, she doesn't know the name of it, but her family have always grown them.

There's a bigger one still ripening in the greenhouse

It think it is a Costoluto Genovese. Same size, same shape same color.

 

[zigs]

Ta Chuck